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Margot Harrison on true crime and her new YA thriller, Only She Came Back
"A lot of people, especially women, say their true crime fixation is a coping mechanism, a way to deal with their own fears of becoming a victim of violence."
Not too late for more spooky reads
Halloween might be over but we are back with 5 more spooky reads that we think you should read in November!
Tricia Levenseller on writing an assassin who actually kills in Vengeance of the Pirate Queen
Tricia Levenseller's famous for her YA fantasy books and she is here to chat her latest standalone, Vengeance of the Pirate Queen.
Kylie Lee Baker on her dazzlingly dark new YA fantasy novel, The Scarlet Alchemist
"I also really enjoy historical fiction because it lets you imagine history from the perspective of marginalized people, who historically didn’t leave much of a paper trail."
Win 1 of 3 Christmas romance book bundles
Enter for your chance to win two Christmas romance must reads!
Abiola Bello on writing Only for the Holidays outside of Christmas
Abiola Bello, author of Love in Winter Wonderland, is back to chat about her latest Christmas romance novel, Only for the Holidays.
All the new UK Percy Jackson covers by Khadijah Khatib
Let's take a look at all the new Percy Jackson & the Olympian covers done by Khadijah Khatib for the UK edition.
Susan Lee shares her must watch K-Dramas for fans of The Name Drop
"There is something so incredibly addictive to how K-dramas manage to weave tension into every episode and how the relationships between characters in these shows leave you hungry for more."
Robin Stevens on (re)writing history in The Body in the Blitz
Robin Stevens on how she makes history work in The Ministry of Unladylike Activity and The Body in the Blitz.
Read an extract + Win 1 of 5 copies of When We Became Ours
In honour of World Adoption Day, we are giving 5 readers a chance to read When We Became Ours, a YA anthology on adoptee experiences.
2023 Holiday Gift Guide: 12 Children & YA books
Welcome to our holiday gift guide, where we introduce 12 children & YA books perfect for book lovers around you.
Amber Smith on the inspiration behind her new YA novel, The Way I Am Now
"I wanted to show what healing and love and justice can look like through the lens of this relationship, between these two people who each have known their own traumas."
Win the entire set of the Inheritance Cycle reprint
Christopher Paolini is releasing a new book in the Inheritance Cycle universe. To celebrate, we are giving away a set of the new reprint.
Kayvion Lewis on Thieves’ Gambit being adapted into a movie
Kayvion Lewis on how she would describe Thieves' Gambit, and how she researched all the tricks in her exciting book.
Asha Ashanti Bromfield on her powerful new YA novel, Songs of Irie
"I decided to be my own hero – and it’s helped me create characters with so much more nuance, heart and real guttural strength."