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With stories of brothers and sisters, breakups and make-ups and life and death, these April YA releases are set to make Spring 2021 the best reading season yet.
Mina and the Undead by Amy McCaw (1st April)
New Orleans Fang Fest, 1995.
Mina’s having a summer to die for.
17-year-old…
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Maika & Maritza Moulite on their powerful YA novel, One of the Good Ones
Featuring multiple honest and unique POV's, a genre-bending, time-travelling plot and poignant conversations about…
Must-listen modern musicals inspired by Roman & Jewel
Discover your new favourite musical with this 'Roman & Jewel'-inspired playlist.
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Sara Holland on Phoenix Flame, the epic conclusion to her Havenfall duology
To celebrate the release of Phoenix Flame, the epic conclusion to her Havenfall duology, we caught up with author…
Get in the mood to read Phil Stamper's new YA contemporary, As Far As You'll Take Me, with this playlist featuring LGBTQIA+ artists.
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Namina Forna on the inspirations behind her debut YA fantasy, The Gilded Ones
This post was kindly written by Namina Forna, author of The Gilded Ones
There once was a series of walls so long,…
5 reasons Infinity Reaper is the fantasy you need to read in 2021
“For those who don’t want to keep fighting. Fight on.”
Phil Stamper’s As Far As You’ll Take Me is packed with geeky musical references, an LGBTQIA+ storyline and important topics that aren’t always readily discussed within YA.
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Alexandra Christo on writing strong women in fantasy
This post was written by Alexandra Christo, author of City of Spells.
For a long time, women’s roles in fantasy…
Filmmaking and F/F hate-to-love: A review of ‘I Think I Love You’ by…
Filmmaking and the F/F hate-to-love trope intertwine in this LGBTQIAP+ YA rom-com by debut author Auriane Desombre.…
If a page-turning YA thriller exploring the world of social influencers sounds like a book you need in your life asap, you're in luck because Pretty Little Liars author, Sara Shepard, and social media influencer, Lilia Buckingham, have teamed up to bring you just that with their new YA thriller,…
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5 reasons Gen Z are the chosen ones
This post was written by Lizzie Fry, author of The Coven
It’s no surprise the ‘youth of today’ is not popular with…
Flynn Meaney on her new feminist YA novel, Bad Habits
This post is sponsored by Penguin Random House UK.
To celebrate the release of her fabulously fierce new YA novel,…