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"Being able to turn up every week to see the same faces gave a sense of belonging, and helped me tie to something in my early twenties"
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Samantha Markhum on her new YA rom-com, Love, Off the Record
"I did a lot of editing and rewriting around her feelings, trying to get it just right."
Must read 2024 LGBTQIA+ releases for YA readers: January – June
These titles are a TBR necessity.
Bethany Rutter’s must-read books for young people featuring plus size…
"One of the greatest privileges of my life has been to write books for young people that help them to feel seen."
Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet, the playlist by Molly Morris
"In all my writing, music plays a really important role"
Rachel Lynn Solomon on her new YA rom-com, Past Present Future
"I view romance novels as a safe space to explore darker and more difficult topics with the comfort of a guaranteed…
Morgan Matson on her new YA rom-com, The Ballad of Darcy & Russell
"I didn’t meet the love of my life – but I always held onto it as an idea!"
"I wanted to remind myself of the power we all have to rewrite our happy endings."
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Megan Scott chats The Temptation of Magic and the appeal of YA fantasy
To celebrate the release of The Temptation of Magic, Megan Scott is here to chat why YA has such a broad appeal.
Eva Des Lauriers on friends to lovers and her debut YA novel, I Wish You Would
"no matter what you’re struggling through, everyone deserves a love story that feels like a Taylor Swift song."
"I mean, a mysterious, mist-shrouded isle of magic ruled by powerful women? How could you not want to write about that?"
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Lauren Ho on her laugh out loud YA debut, Bite Me, Royce Taslim
"I'd always wanted to write about teenagers who look and sound like me"
Janice Lynn Mather on grief, minor miracles and her YA novel, Where Was Goodbye?
"The assignment is not always about joy. We are no more obligated to write pure happiness than we are permitted to…