Books

This post is sponsored by Bloomsbury UK. To celebrate Pride month coming to a close, we're super excited to be giving three lucky readers the chance to read one of 2022's most unique LGBTQIA+ reads, Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes.…

Filled with heart and sunshine, Phil Stamper's newest YA novel, Golden Boys, is an example of the coming-of-age narrative at its finest. Following four friends for the duration of one summer, Golden Boys is a book about love, self discovery…

"Being an ally is both simple and difficult, and I think You Can Trust Me acknowledges that, which I hope makes it an effective guide."

"Queer people are still people, it's not a magic wand of unique moral perfection... At the end of the day, queer people are not automatically nor exclusively able to be 'kind' or 'accepting'!"

Katya Balen won both the Yoto Carnegie Award and the Shadowers’ Choice Award this year with her beautifully written work, October, October.  To celebrate this year's amazing shortlist titles, we are giving you a chance to win the entire…

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.…

This post was written by Lily Chu, author of The Stand In. I write rom-coms. Rom-coms are first and foremost about love. They are also funny. Neither of these themes should be a surprise to readers as it’s right there in the name:…

"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."

When teen reality star Anton Frazer unveils his latest stunt - a live-streamed, citywide game of Tag in which the prize is to be one of his live-in acolytes - his fans go wild. The whole world is watching. The contestants are kitted out…

This post is sponsored by Walker Books. Finding Jupiter, the stand-out YA debut from Kelis Rowe is a bookshelf must have for anyone looking for a superbly written story of heartbreak, loss, family and finding love when you least expect or…

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…

Late 1980s fashions are back with a twist — big hair, high-waisted trousers, jean vests, Doc Martens. And though it was an era rife with homophobia, sexism and other small-mindedness that I’m glad and hopeful we’re moving past, it was also…

"Novels teach us through empathy – through our heart. I’m hoping that readers will connect with issues around identity and human rights as well as building peace and respect – those concepts can apply much wider than just Northern Ireland."

"What I’m interested in people’s ability to do good, regardless of the difficult starts to their lives."