Books

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…

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…

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…

Time to make room on the coffee table to display this work of art.

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…

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…

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.

With the end of the year coming to a close, so must another Pop-mas and this year we’re ending our string of bookish giveaways by giving one lucky read the chance to win a three month Spearcraft box subscription. As seen in Oprah Magazine,…

For today's bookish Pop-mas giveaway, we're so excited to be giving away an exclusive book bundle featuring three of 2020's most exciting YA releases and two highly anticipated upcoming YA 2021 releases. The lucky winner of this book…

The Pop-mas bookish giveaways are still coming and today we've teamed up with the awesome store, Basically Britt, to give two lucky readers the chance to win one of their gorgeous 'Proud Book Nerd' tote bags. Not only are these totes…

If you’re new to Pop-mas, we’ll give you the lowdown. We’re doing 12 straight days of fantastic giveaways leading up to Christmas! This is your chance to take home some of the best prizes in pop culture. View all the Pop-mas giveaways here.…

If you’re new to Pop-mas, we’ll give you the lowdown. We’re doing 12 straight days of fantastic giveaways leading up to Christmas! This is your chance to take home some of the best prizes in pop culture. View all the Pop-mas giveaways here.…

If you’re new to Pop-mas, we’ll give you the lowdown. We’re doing 12 straight days of fantastic giveaways leading up to Christmas! This is your chance to take home some of the best prizes in pop culture. View all the Pop-mas giveaways here.…

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2020 has been a YEAR, we know. What better excuse do you need to pick up a book and export yourself to a totally different world?