Books

From volcanic eruptions and inter-dimensional parasites to scrabble companions and debate teams, April is covering all its bases with these upcoming YA releases and we have a feeling it's going to make for a sensational month of reading!…

This post is sponsored by Chicken House Books. Captivating, thrilling and beautifully written, Aneesa Marufu's YA debut, The Balloon Thief, is a must read for anyone wanting a read featuring friendships, adventure, magic and fantastic…

To celebrate the release of her fabulously creepy debut YA sapphic horror, My Dearest Darkest, we had the pleasure of chatting with author, Kayla Cottingham, all about YA horror, writing inspirations, book recommendations and more.…

Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix recommended 10 books written by women authors on TikTok. To save you time, we have compiled the list here, complete with book titles and synopses.

From an author-curated playlist, to a livestream, to a quiz, join our Penguin Platform March Book Club read-along!

This post was written by Ryan Douglass, author of The Taking of Jake Livingson. Jake Livingston is an average teenager who’s struggling to fit in at a new high school. To make matters worse, Jake can see the dead living their final moments…

Everyone belongs to one of the four Hogwarts houses and this week is the week of celebration for them all.

Read an excerpt of Baby Love by Jacqueline Wilson, her first novel aimed at YA readers in nearly 15 years.

If you've found yourself within the online book world at all in the past year, it's likely you've heard all about Olivie Blake's epic new sci-fi, The Atlas Six. After going viral on TikTok, The Atlas Six has been one of the most talked…

This post was written by Aneesa Marufu, author of The Balloon Thief. Sponsored by Chicken House Books. When I first sat down to write The Balloon Thief back in 2018, my intention was simply to quell my obsession for things that fly, but as…

Spanning multiple years, realms, relationships and quests, Sue Lynn Tan's debut fantasy novel, Daughter of the Moon Goddess, is a captivating and sweeping legend of epic proportions and we're so excited to have had the chance to chat to Sue…

This post was written by Amélie Wen Zhao, author of Crimson Reign The era of the traditional divide between Good Hero and Evil Villain has ended; enter the age of the morally gray. In the Blood Heir trilogy, my protagonist Anastacya…

This post is sponsored by Faber Children's. To celebrate the release of Serendipity, a new YA anthology edited by Marissa Meyer and featuring stories from Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Sandhya Menon,…

The UK has so many wonderful YA authors, so narrowing this list down wasn’t easy. But here are five writers whose stories refuse to be ignored. Sarah Ann Juckes I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Sarah Ann Juckes is one of…

Murder and mayhem is on the rise… at least in the YA fiction charts. So if you’re hooked by twisty stories like One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder there’s good news – more dark secrets, masked assassins and creepy…