Books

This post is sponsored by Penguin. Set in the crumbling, mafia ruled Italian city of Castello, With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte is a truly impossible gothic romance with a supernatural twist. With secrets, love, powers and war,…

"I think that being 'good enough' is perhaps the most important factor in human relationships – everything being perfect doesn't work."

So the tip is: calm down, relax, you don’t need to hoard all the food at once out of fear of missing out – more always comes round.

If you're looking for a wholly original and superbly written futuristic witchy read that's the dictionary definition of 'impossible to put down', Liselle Sambury has you covered with her Blood Like duology. With the much anticipated release…

This post is sponsored by Scholastic. Expertly subverting the classic Rapunzel fairytale we all know and love, Ella McLeod's lyrical debut YA novel written in both verse and prose, Rapunzella, Or Don't Touch My Hair, is a dream read for…

Following James, the first Black king of England, after his boyfriend goes missing and royal secrets only he knew about the royal family begin to leak to the public, Benjamin Dean's YA debut, The King is Dead, is a thrilling royal read rife…

We had the honour of chatting with Natasha Bowen on her West African mythology-inspired story Skin of the Sea.

"Some think the grandfather paradox forbids it (i.e. you could go back in time and kill your grandad, he wouldn't have slept with your nan, which means you wouldn't have been born, which means you wouldn't have gone back to kill your…

"By making their blood invisible I was highlighting their oppression, their forced silence. But silence is never empty…it holds secrets."

This post was written by Grace K. Shim, author of The Noh Family. I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that RICH…No, these are not the lyrics to a remix of Lizzo’s Truth Hurts. But I couldn’t help parody the song when I noticed the…

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating is as heartwarming as it is fun: Everyone likes Hani Khan - she's easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they don't believe her,…

This post was written by Jesmeen Kaur Deo, author of TJ Powar Has Something to Prove. Have you ever heard that traditional wisdom that goes: ‘Raising girls is hard’? Even if I had a week I couldn’t unpack all the problematic implications…

'othing warms my heart like seeing someone online say something like, “I’ve read this book five times a year for thirteen years and I only just now got this reference on page X.”'

We chat with Katrina Northern at Vintage Books about the market campaign behind Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.

Powerful, moving and painfully relevant, Samira Ahmed's new YA novel, Hollow Fires, is an expertly crafted and truly unforgettable teen detective story you won't be able to put down. Hollow Fires is one of the most impactful and gripping YA…