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Quick witted and action packed with a bodyguard romance that's equally as supportive and warm as it is angsty and fun, This Vicious Grace, the debut YA fantasy novel from Emily Thiede is about to become your newest YA fantasy obsession.
To celebrate its release (and to give us an opportunity to…
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Lily Chu on mental health in her wonderful rom-com, The Stand-In
This post was written by Lily Chu, author of The Stand In.
I write rom-coms. Rom-coms are first and foremost…
Kat Dunn talks writing the details of daily life in Glorious Poison, the…
"he details of daily life are what I love about historical fiction – it’s as close to time travel as we can get."
"eenagers experience profound loss and love and stress and anguish in the same way adults do and a lot of the time alongside adults."
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Kathryn Foxfield on making characters tick in her thriller, Tag, You’re Dead
When teen reality star Anton Frazer unveils his latest stunt - a live-streamed, citywide game of Tag in which the…
Kelis Rowe on her stand-out romantic YA debut novel, Finding Jupiter
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Finding Jupiter, the stand-out YA debut from Kelis Rowe is a bookshelf…
With explorations of parental neglect and domestic abuse superbly balanced alongside teen angst, high school politics and A+ detective work, Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson's new YA thriller, The Agathas, is a gripping and highly addictive teen detective story perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide…
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E. Lockhart shares her perfect playlist for her new YA thriller, Family of Liars
Late 1980s fashions are back with a twist — big hair, high-waisted trousers, jean vests, Doc Martens. And though it…
Sue Divin talks the courage to build peace in Guard Your Heart
"Novels teach us through empathy – through our heart. I’m hoping that readers will connect with issues around…
"What I’m interested in people’s ability to do good, regardless of the difficult starts to their lives."
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Katya Balen chats playing with language in October, October
"I also find not thinking about what I’m writing often helps new expressions to flow."
Read an extract from David Valdes’ debut novel, Spin Me Right Round
This post is sponsored by Bloomsbury.
Following gay Cuban-American teen, Luis Gonzalez, as he travels back to the…
"Amidst the trauma and sadness there was humour, and a determination to build new, possibly even better, communities."
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A beautifully written and page-turning exploration of grief, passion, heartbreak…
Finbar Hawkins chats his writing journey before penning his debut, Witch
"Novel writing is about you sitting a desk until that draft is done, so it’s a solitary, immersed process. And then…