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"One of the things a conquered people lose first is their language, so keeping a hint of that language in the narrative is very important to me."
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WIN a set of Heartstopper books by Alice Oseman
Win a set of Heartstopper books, the graphic novel behind the beloved Netflix adaptation.
Exciting new YA reads for June 2022
2022 has already gifted our bookshelves with countless new YA reads to fall in love with and despite the year…
Every Line of You is a thriller about a girl who uses AI to cope with her grief, except the project becomes bigger than she ever anticipated...
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Finn Longman talks compassion, hope and dealing with pain in their debut YA novel,…
"Compassion, because Isabel is human and deserves second chances and deserves safety, and hope, because there is…
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock chats small towns and linking short stories in Everyone Dies…
"Short stories, like radio, need to be succinct and every word must be essential."
"Hope is knowing that there is always another day, another minute, another second to make things right."
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“I like books which grab you on page one and don’t let you go – and that…
The Queen of YA fiction is back.
David Valdes on his queer time travelling YA debut, Spin Me Right Round
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Following modern day gay teen, Luis Gonzalez, after he finds himself having…
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If you're in the market for a laugh out loud, rom-com with a charismatic main character with a passion for music, Christine Pillainayagam's brilliantly funny debut, Ellie Pillai is Brown, is the book for you. The perfect summer read, Ellie Pillai is Brown will leave…
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Everything You Need to Know about Ghosted by Emily Barr
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We are back again with another Penguin Platform book club read-along.…
Kat Cho talks K-Pop, dream casts and her gorgeous new YA contemporary, Once Upon a…
To all K-Pop, K-Drama and childhood-friends-to-lovers fans out there, consider this your warning that author, Kat…
"Be realistic about what travelling solo means – are you prepared to feel lonely sometimes?"
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Simon James Green talks school drama, elections campaign for the LGBTQ+ club and…
Gay Club! is a hilarious story about LGBTQ+ students fighting to win Presidency at the club's election.
Bryony Pearce talks necromancy and her new book, Raising Hell
I start my stories with a ‘what if?’ In this case it was ‘what if magic suddenly started working?’