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This post is sponsored by Faber. 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…

This post is sponsored by Penguin Books UK. We are back again with another Penguin Platform book club read-along. For those who are new, each month Penguin Platform picks a title from their newest releases. We then get to discuss all the…

With its adorable queer romance, honest mental health representation, heartwarming friendship group and lovable cast of characters, there's no question as to why we've all spent the past few years head over heels for Alice Oseman's gorgeous…

To celebrate the release of her fabulously creepy debut YA sapphic horror, My Dearest Darkest, we had the pleasure of chatting with author, Kayla Cottingham, all about YA horror, writing inspirations, book recommendations and more.…

This post was written by Ryan Douglass, author of The Taking of Jake Livingson. Jake Livingston is an average teenager who’s struggling to fit in at a new high school. To make matters worse, Jake can see the dead living their final moments…

This post was written by Aneesa Marufu, author of The Balloon Thief. Sponsored by Chicken House Books. When I first sat down to write The Balloon Thief back in 2018, my intention was simply to quell my obsession for things that fly, but as…

Spanning multiple years, realms, relationships and quests, Sue Lynn Tan's debut fantasy novel, Daughter of the Moon Goddess, is a captivating and sweeping legend of epic proportions and we're so excited to have had the chance to chat to Sue…

This post was written by Amélie Wen Zhao, author of Crimson Reign The era of the traditional divide between Good Hero and Evil Villain has ended; enter the age of the morally gray. In the Blood Heir trilogy, my protagonist Anastacya…

This post is sponsored by Faber Children's. To celebrate the release of Serendipity, a new YA anthology edited by Marissa Meyer and featuring stories from Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Sandhya Menon,…

The UK has so many wonderful YA authors, so narrowing this list down wasn’t easy. But here are five writers whose stories refuse to be ignored. Sarah Ann Juckes I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Sarah Ann Juckes is one of…

Murder and mayhem is on the rise… at least in the YA fiction charts. So if you’re hooked by twisty stories like One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder there’s good news – more dark secrets, masked assassins and creepy…

Captivating, heartfelt and vividly imagined, Axie Oh's new YA fantasy, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, is a stunningly written story of family, love, sacrifice and the power of taking control of your own destiny. To celebrate its…

Flipping the classic 'monster vs. hero' trope in an exciting and inventive way, Vanessa Len's debut YA novel, Only a Monster, takes you to an alternate monster occupied London, on a time travelling journey filled with secrets, murder magic…

Following three teenagers attending high school on the moon after they stumble upon an exciting secret with the power to change the course of their future, Space Trash, the first volume in Jen Woodall's new graphic novel series, is an…