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"Her astonishing optimism in the face of evermore dire circumstances is a trait of which I am in awe."

"Abortion just isn’t something teens (or anyone) seem to talk about a lot."

"I started asking myself what it means to be a strong black woman."

"People can, and will, go on about how social media is ruining everything. But I’m here to tell you it’s not. It’s a saviour to many."

"Climate change is looking likely to be the most important crisis of the next century, if not the most important crisis this millennium."

My Top Five YA Thrillers (For Old Farts – And Everyone Else)

"Like the Darling children’s and Brody’s adventures, escaping into stories won’t ward off any real-life challenges –but perhaps it can leave us feeling a little more prepared to face them."

"I want the beautiful and the ugly and all the in-betweens."

From Rome, With Love by Louise Leverett When the earth’s population is over seven billion it might seem ridiculous that you could ever find yourself alone. I live in London: as some might say, the hard-faced concrete jungle where…