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10 fabulous F/F novels to read this February
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK as well as the F/F February reading challenge happening across Twitter and Instagram, here are ten novels both old and new that celebrate F/F relationships.
Emily Victoria on asexual and aroace representation in YA
This guest post was written by Emily Victoria, author of This Golden Flame.
To celebrate the release of her page-turning debut YA sci-fi fantasy, This Golden Flame, Emily Victoria opens up about her experiences as an #OwnVoices aroace…
30+ YA book releases for February 2021
Whether you're looking to fill your February with chilling thrillers, epic fantasies, heart-fluttering romance or empowering contemporaries, you'll find it all and more in this list of new YA book releases for the month.
Fat Chance,…
Wings of Ebony author, J.Elle’s, 5 top tips for writing contemporary fantasy
This guest post was written by J. Elle, author of Wings of Ebony.
To celebrate the release of her phenomenal debut YA fantasy, Wings of Ebony, author J. Elle shares her 5 top tips for writing contemporary fantasy for aspiring authors.…
Samantha Shannon on The Mask Falling and the stigmas of being a female fantasy author
For fans of Samantha Shannon's The Bone Season series, the four year wait for the fourth instalment has been a long one but the wait is finally over. Readers can at last be reunited with Paige Mahoney once again inThe Mask Falling, book…
Rachel Burge’s top tips on how to write a book and get it published
Do you dream of seeing your book on the shelves one day? Rachel Burge, author of bestselling YA novel The Twisted Tree and The Crooked Mask, shares her dos and don'ts to help you get published.
Don’t: make your story too…
WIN: 1 of 5 copies of Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
In 2017, Angie Thomas took the literature world by storm with the release of her groundbreaking debut novel, The Hate U Give. The years following The Hate You Give's unmatched success have been followed by its equally phenomenal film…
Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper graphic novel series gets Netflix adaptation
Alice Oseman announced on Twitter that their long-running graphic novel series 'Heartstopper' would be coming to Netflix for a live-action series adaptation. The series will be written by Alice, produced by See-Saw films, and directed by…
Wibke Brueggemann on why her debut novel is not a coming out story
This guest post was written by Wibke Brueggemann, author of Love is for Losers.
When I started writing “Love is for Losers” many years ago, I knew that I wanted to write a lesbian love story, but I also knew that I didn’t want to write a…
20 Body positive YA books to read in 2021
Diet culture sucks. Its toxicity surrounds us all day, every day but never more than at the beginning of a new year. So if you’re looking for some fabulous, body inclusive books to counteract the noise, here are 10 currently released body…
Cynthia Murphy on her chilling new YA horror, Last One to Die
If you've been on the hunt for a deeply chilling and addictively creepy YA horror with retro slasher-movie vibes, you're in luck because Cynthia Murphy's new debut novel, Last One to Die, ticks all the boxes and we were lucky enough to chat…
Billie Eilish announces the release of her new photo book
Time to make room on the coffee table to display this work of art.
Katharine & Elizabeth Corr on how to build your fantasy world
This guest post was written by Katharine and Elizabeth Corr, authors of A Crown of Talons.
2020 has probably made many of us long for an escape – it’s a cruel irony that holidays have mostly been impossible. Fortunately, there’s no…
35+ YA books coming out in January 2021
2021 has officially arrived and while we all hope it will treat the world with more kindness than its predecessor, the one thing we do know for certain is that the new year will be blessing our bookshelves with hundreds of incredible and…
20 YA standalone novels released in 2020 to read in one sitting
Here are twenty 2020 standalone novels across the popular genres of contemporary, fantasy and historical fiction well worth the read in 2021 - and with the story being contained in a single book, they won't massively add to your TBR.