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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 always comes round.
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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…
Your fairytale opinions will determine which fairytale world needs you to save it
This post is sponsored by Scholastic.
Expertly subverting the classic Rapunzel fairytale we all know and love,…
Following James, the first Black king of England, after his boyfriend goes missing and royal secrets only he knew about the royal family begin to leak to the public, Benjamin Dean's YA debut, The King is Dead, is a thrilling royal read rife with secrets and scandals and we had the pleasure of…
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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.
Femi Fadugba talks how the past, present and future coexist in The Upper World
"Some think the grandfather paradox forbids it (i.e. you could go back in time and kill your grandad, he wouldn't…
"By making their blood invisible I was highlighting their oppression, their forced silence. But silence is never empty…it holds secrets."
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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…
Adiba Jaigirdar chats how POCs are often generalized in Hani and Ishu’s Guide to…
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating is as heartwarming as it is fun:
Everyone likes Hani Khan - she's easy…
This post was written by Jesmeen Kaur Deo, author of TJ Powar Has Something to Prove.
Have you ever heard that traditional wisdom that goes: ‘Raising girls is hard’? Even if I had a week I couldn’t unpack all the problematic implications in that statement, but it does go to show that growing up as…
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Megan Whalen Turner rates all the covers of her timeless novel, The Thief
'othing warms my heart like seeing someone online say something like, “I’ve read this book five times a year for…
Behind the Marketing Campaign of Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and…
We chat with Katrina Northern at Vintage Books about the market campaign behind Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and…
Powerful, moving and painfully relevant, Samira Ahmed's new YA novel, Hollow Fires, is an expertly crafted and truly unforgettable teen detective story you won't be able to put down. Hollow Fires is one of the most impactful and gripping YA thrillers we've read in a while and we're so grateful to…
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Win 1 of 2 copies of the gorgeous City of Bones 15th anniversary edition
City of Bones, the first book leading to the glorious Shadowhunter world created by Cassandra Clare, was published…
Lynn Slaughter on her new YA novel, Deadly Setup
This post was written by Lynn Slaughter, author of Deadly Setup.
I’m super excited about the July 5 release of my…