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2022 has arrived and it's on a mission to empty our bank accounts and fill our already overflowing TBR's. With YA stories of axe wielding huntswomen, figure skaters, reality TV stars, time travelling monsters, boy bands, aspiring…

To celebrate the release of her mysterious and gripping new YA novel, The Revelry, we caught up with Katherine Webber to chat all things writing inspirations, friendships, co-writing and more. Hi Katherine, we’re so excited to have…

Give me a YA book with a strong romance main plot or subplot and I’m hooked! But there’s nothing as disappointing as shipping two of your favorite characters and they don’t ever end up together. I’m going to pick the brooding bad boy like,…

Fast paced, twisted and addictive, Katie Zhao's YA debut, How We Fall Apart, is a must-read for readers wanting to get their teeth into a gritty and truly page-turning thriller. Having flown through this brilliantly gripping story in a…

This post was written by Jenni Jennings, author of Merry Kissmas to You We all want to treat the ones we love at Christmas but sometimes there just isn’t enough money in the pot to buy the gifts we’d like to. Over the years I’ve learned…

This post was written by Bryony Pearce, author of Savage Island and Cruel Castle It’s interesting to speculate as to why Squid Game has become such a huge hit. Is it the engaging characters? Is it the high-quality filming and…

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Witches, witches, witches – good ones, bad ones, pulled both ways ones, healing ones, avenging ones, accidental ones – I love them all! I love the legacy, the ancestry, the spine-chilling real history, the different ways powers manifest,…

Upon its January 2021 release, Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala quickly became one of our favourite reads of the year. Fast forward to June 2021 and it's still sitting there amongst our favourites. Unabashedly queer, nerdy and honest, Be Dazzled…

Exploring the refugee crisis through the eyes of two teenagers, The Crossing by Manjeet Mann is a lyrical, powerful and hopeful story that will appeal to readers of all ages. We sat down with Manjeet to talk all things writing in verse,…

Exploring coming out, social media, facing your future, first love, friendships and toxic family dynamics, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun, the wonderful 2021 debut novel from Jonny Garza Villa, is both devastating and beyond adorable.…

A bold and powerful story of taking a stand and fighting for what you believe in, Off the Record, is a poignant and empowering new YA novel by Camryn Garrett, that's truly impossible to put down. We're so excited to have had the…

If an f/f rivals-to-lovers romance sparked by a push down the stairs sounds like a story you need in your life, you'd be 100% correct and Not My Problem, the new laugh out loud YA contemporary by Ciara Smyth, is the book for you. We're…

This post was written by Jennifer Dugan, author of Some Girls Do. When I think about popular queer love stories, I instantly think of things like the beloved Ferris Wheel scene in Love, Simon, or everyone absolutely melting over David and…

To celebrate the release of her stunning new YA contemporary novel, An Emotion of Great Delight, we sat down with National Book Award-nominated author, Tahereh Mafi, to talk all things the tough side of writing, inspirations and upcoming…