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This guest post was written by Catherine Barter, author of We Played With Fire.
The story of the Fox sisters begins in 1848, in a remote farmhouse in western New York State. A bitter, brutal winter and strange rapping sounds heard from within the walls. John Fox’s two youngest daughters, Maggie and…
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Loan Le on being a child of immigrants and her debut YA novel, A Pho Love Story
To celebrate the release of her delicious new YA contemporary debut novel, A Pho Love Story, we had the pleasure of…
5 reasons Bad Habits is the feminist book you need to read in 2021
It’s not often you pick up a book with such a strong message that also has you laughing from the very first…
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.
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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…
30+ YA book releases for February 2021
Whether you're looking to fill your February with chilling thrillers, epic fantasies, heart-fluttering romance or…
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.
Decide the role magic will play in the story
Will it be…
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Samantha Shannon on The Mask Falling and the stigmas of being a female fantasy…
For fans of Samantha Shannon's The Bone Season series, the four year wait for the fourth instalment has been a long…
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…
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 adaptation and the release Thomas' second YA novel, On The Come…
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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…
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…
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 positive YA titles featuring plus sized characters and 10…
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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,…
Billie Eilish announces the release of her new photo book
Time to make room on the coffee table to display this work of art.