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Expertly weaving together inner-city life and fairytale kingdoms, and written in both prose and poetry, Ella McLeod's genre-bending debut, Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair, is a unique and powerful new addition to the much loved world of fairytale…
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Sue Divin chats the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the Truth be Told
"Perhaps it’s about allowing the complexity and the messiness of humanity to be real, even though I’m writing…
Becky Jerams and Ellie Wyatt chat writing songs for their YA title, The Songs…
Becky Jerams and Ellie Wyatt are songwriters who have written for films, shows, adverts and more.
My debut YA novel Seton Girls comes out August 30 and I am incredibly excited for people to get the chance to read it. It’s a twisty, dual-timeline narrative that tells the story of a 12-year undefeated football team at an elite prep school, and the group of girls who discover the dark secret that’s…
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Sangu Mandanna on her bewitching new rom-com, The Very Secret Society of Irregular…
Cosy, romantic and perfectly magical, Sangu Mandanna's debut rom-com, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches,…
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Set in the crumbling, mafia ruled Italian city of Castello, With Fire in Their…
"I think that being 'good enough' is perhaps the most important factor in human relationships – everything being perfect doesn't work."
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Simon James Green on juggling canapes, saying yes, and You’re The One That I Want
So the tip is: calm down, relax, you don’t need to hoard all the food at once out of fear of missing out – more…
Liselle Sambury on the conclusion to her incredible YA duology, Blood Like Fate
If you're looking for a wholly original and superbly written futuristic witchy read that's the dictionary…
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Expertly subverting the classic Rapunzel fairytale we all know and love, Ella McLeod's lyrical debut YA novel written in both verse and prose, Rapunzella, Or Don't Touch My Hair, is a dream read for lovers of retellings that turn a classic tale on its head in…
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Benjamin Dean on his royal YA debut, The King is Dead
Following James, the first Black king of England, after his boyfriend goes missing and royal secrets only he knew…
Natasha Bowen chats bringing West African mythology to new audiences in Skin of…
We had the honour of chatting with Natasha Bowen on her West African mythology-inspired story Skin of the Sea.
"Some think the grandfather paradox forbids it (i.e. you could go back in time and kill your grandad, he wouldn't have slept with your nan, which means you wouldn't have been born, which means you wouldn't have gone back to kill your grandad, which means he does sleep with your nan which means...…
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Saara El-Arifi chats worldbuilding behind The Final Strife
"By making their blood invisible I was highlighting their oppression, their forced silence. But silence is never…
Summer YA reads for Lizzo fans – by Grace K. Shim, author of The Noh Family
This post was written by Grace K. Shim, author of The Noh Family.
I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that…