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With everything from William Shakespeare and Peter Pan retellings to social media influencers and Quinceañera's to pizza parlours and roller derby, March is coving all the bases with these incredible new 2021 YA releases and we're 100% here…

This guest post was kindly written by Ashley Shuttleworth, author of A Dark and Hollow Star ME, FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME By Ashley Shuttleworth Books have always meant a great deal to me. They’ve been some of my best friends; a reprieve…

This post was written by Dana L. Davis, author of Roman and Jewel “Ooooh! He likes you girl!” I said to my friend. My mouth full of braces gleaming under the bright recessed lighting as we stood in a line at McDonalds. I should probably…

After the incredible success of his debut novel, Opposite of Always, Justin A. Reynolds is back and both breaking and mending our hearts once more with his new YA novel, Forever Ends on Friday and we couldn't have been more excited to have…

Courtney Summers is no stranger to devastating her readers. Exploring everything from rape culture to murder to mental health, her books have pushed our emotions in every direction and had our eyes glued to the pages of her stories. And…

This guest post was kindly written by Gita Trelease, author of YA novels Enchantée and Liberté. At first glance, nothing could be more different than Netflix’s historical Bridgerton series, with its candy-colored costumes, elegant sets,…

From To All The Boys I've Loved Before to 10 Things I Hate About You: if you like teen rom coms then we've got a perfect book recommendation for you. Likewise, if you're a YA romance fan you might just find your next favourite rom com right…

“International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick…

This guest post was written by Emily Victoria, author of This Golden Flame. To celebrate the release of her page-turning debut YA sci-fi fantasy, This Golden Flame, Emily Victoria opens up about her experiences as an #OwnVoices aroace…

This guest post was written by J. Elle, author of Wings of Ebony. To celebrate the release of her phenomenal debut YA fantasy, Wings of Ebony, author J. Elle shares her 5 top tips for writing contemporary fantasy for aspiring authors.…

For fans of Samantha Shannon's The Bone Season series, the four year wait for the fourth instalment has been a long one but the wait is finally over. Readers can at last be reunited with Paige Mahoney once again inThe Mask Falling, book…

Do you dream of seeing your book on the shelves one day? Rachel Burge, author of bestselling YA novel The Twisted Tree and The Crooked Mask, shares her dos and don'ts to help you get published. Don’t: make your story too…

Diet culture sucks. Its toxicity surrounds us all day, every day but never more than at the beginning of a new year. So if you’re looking for some fabulous, body inclusive books to counteract the noise, here are 10 currently released  body…

If you've been on the hunt for a deeply chilling and addictively creepy YA horror with retro slasher-movie vibes, you're in luck because Cynthia Murphy's new debut novel, Last One to Die, ticks all the boxes and we were lucky enough to chat…

This guest post was written by Katharine and Elizabeth Corr, authors of A Crown of Talons. 2020 has probably made many of us long for an escape – it’s a cruel irony that holidays have mostly been impossible. Fortunately, there’s no…