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"Our anger is constantly forced downwards, away from our mouths and fists, pressed deep into our bellies, a pressure valve with no release. And we wonder why it so often spills over. We wonder why we feel so evil when it does."

Sal hates standing out. But he lives in a haunted house - and everybody knows it. His oldest friend, Dirk, tries to help... but he wants to stay popular, and Sal isn't helping. Elsie was popular - until recently. Now she's on the outcast's…

This post is sponsored by Faber & Faber Kacen Callender is nothing but a pro at writing novels that make you think, swoon and keep you glued to their pages and Kacen's newest YA title, Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution, is no…

One of the most emotional, moving, harrowing and beautifully written debut's of 2022, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh, tells the story of Salama, an aspiring pharmacist and Syrian teen caught in the middle of Syria's…

All My Rage is an absolutely beautiful story - that took 15 years to complete.

"However these moments, whether they're reflective, elegiac, romantic, epic, or a father-son interlude, are all incredibly important to me."

One of the best pieces of children’s fiction to hit shelves in many many years, B.B. Alston's hit debut, Amari and the Night Brothers, took the world by storm with its 2021 release and we've been more than a little bit obsessed with it ever…

"Perhaps it’s about allowing the complexity and the messiness of humanity to be real, even though I’m writing fiction."

Becky Jerams and Ellie Wyatt are songwriters who have written for films, shows, adverts and more.

"I think that being 'good enough' is perhaps the most important factor in human relationships – everything being perfect doesn't work."

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.

Rising star Alice D has chatted to us following her latest release for brand new single ‘Nervous’.

We had the honour of chatting with Natasha Bowen on her West African mythology-inspired story Skin of the Sea.

"By making their blood invisible I was highlighting their oppression, their forced silence. But silence is never empty…it holds secrets."

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating is as heartwarming as it is fun: Everyone likes Hani Khan - she's easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they don't believe her,…