Author Interviews

We catch up with Atlas Weyland Eden, winner of the 2023 BBC Young Writers' Award, about his writing career.

Deirdre Sullivan on why she uses the horror genre to write about trauma and how Wise Creatures is a story about strength.

Set in the world of her New York Times bestselling Serpent & Dove series, Shelby Mahurin's newest YA fantasy novel, The Scarlet Veil, is a deliciously dark vampire romance that has all the elements of a perfect autumn read. To celebrate…

Alex Sarkis on Something Blue capturing life as a Lebanese in West Sydney and recommending five more Aussie books.

Jean Menzies chats researching for her YA nonfiction collection, Live Like a Goddess, and why we should learn from mythological women.

Since hitting the New York Times bestsellers list with her 2020 debut novel, These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong has stolen the hearts of readers around the globe with her mesmerising and heart stopping Secret Shanghai series. With its…

As we leave August behind and move into the chilly season, it is time to recommend some thrillers and spooky reads.

Liz Kessler on making Code Name Kingfisher relatable to modern readers and adapting her war story to suit a middle grade audience.

Natasha Devon shares what sex ed and LGBTQ+ education was like back in the 2000s and why she explores it in her latest, Babushka.

Lauren Layfield on British Guyanese representation in Indi Raye is Totally Faking it and tapping into her memories to create Indi Raye.

Romantic, gothic and unerringly atmospheric, Adalyn Grace's 2022 YA fantasy novel, Belladonna, was the paranormal romance murder mystery we didn't know we needed in our life an it's safe to say the wait for its sequel, Foxglove, has been a…

Gretchen Rue chats Something Wicked being a low stake, cozy Halloween read, and recommends seven more fall-vibes books.

Suicide Notes came out back in 2008. Michael Thomas Ford finally wrote the highly anticipated sequel, Every Star That Falls.

Kate Goldbeck chats why When Harry Met Sally is such a classic that she decided to reimagine it in her debut, You, Again.

Laura Steven on retelling The Picture of Dorian Gray in Every Exquisite Thing, and writing another dark academia book.