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This post was written by Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Well, That Was Unexpected. 2022 has been such an amazing year in publishing. I feel like everyone's ready to leave the darkness of 2020 and 2021 behind and embrace the sunlight, and to…

This post is sponsored by Hachette Children's Group. New York Times bestselling author, Ruta Sepetys, has once again proved she's more than worthy of her 'Queen of YA historical fiction' with her new and expertly researched novel, I Must…

Pitched as Caraval meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cruel Illusions is the newest from Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things author, Margie Fuston. With everything from secret society's and deadly competitions to vampires and impossible…

Romantic and deeply emotional, Love from Mecca to Medina, the follow up to S.K. Ali's hit young adult romance, Love from A to Z, is a moving and honest love story that easily burrows into its readers hearts, to live there forevermore. To…

When I was 5 years old, I remember watching my grandmother cook impossibly good smelling, crispy hoppers over a rustic stove with real firewood. The wood smoke would curl up into my nose and I remember the fire sputtering away as she poured…

This post was written by Dana L. Davis, author of Somebody That I Used to Know Somebody That I Used to Know is screaming my name. Ok, that was just a shameless plug to mention the name of my new book right away. Truth is, somebody is…

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…

Friends-to-lovers fans, it's time to meet your new favourite book. Relatable, swoon worthy, emotional and beyond adorable, Susan Lee's debut YA rom-com, Seoulmates, is a gorgeous story of love, friendship, family and cultural identity and…

This post is sponsored by Faber & Faber. If, like us, you heart has been well and truly stolen by National Book Award-winner, Kacen Callender's, previous YA novels, This is Kind of an Epic Love Story and Felix Ever After, you might…

This post was written by Nicole Lesperance, author of The Depths. Horror has always been an essential part of YA literature. I was a teenager back in the 1990s, and my sister was a huge fan of Christopher Pike and R.L. Stine. She was what…

With romance, powers, clan wars, secrets and a deeply gothic Italian setting, it's not too far of a stretch to say we're a little obsessed with Kat Delacorte's gripping debut YA novel, With Fire in Their Blood. Set in Castello, a walled…

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…

This post was written by Chaz Hayden, author of The First Thing About You. Throughout the process of writing my debut novel, The First Thing About You, I’d often listen to songs or musicians that set the mood for the chapter I was about to…

This post is sponsored by penguin. Set against the gothic backdrop of Castello, an isolated walled Italian city mysteriously split in two, With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte is one of 2022's most original and exciting releases.…

Joan He is back and this year she's blessing our shelves with Strike the Zither, the first book in what's set to be an epic new YA fantasy series inspired by one of the Four Classics of Chinese Literature, Three Kingdoms. With rivalries,…