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This post was written by Tanvi Berwah, author of Monsters Born and Made. Fantasy creatures have been around for as long as humanity could tell tales. Around the fire, chalk figures in caves, ancient Greek dramas, ancient Japanese…

Teen gods, K-Drama stars, aspiring writers, deadly assassins, witches in training... these September 2022 YA releases have it all and more and we can't wait to start reading. Mindwalker by Kate Dylan (1st September)…

This post is sponsored by Scholastic. Expertly weaving together inner-city life and fairytale kingdoms, and written in both prose and poetry, Ella McLeod's genre-bending debut, Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair, is a unique and powerful…

My debut YA novel Seton Girls comes out August 30 and I am incredibly excited for people to get the chance to read it. It’s a twisty, dual-timeline narrative that tells the story of a 12-year undefeated football team at an elite prep…

This post is sponsored by Penguin. Set in the crumbling, mafia ruled Italian city of Castello, With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte is a truly impossible gothic romance with a supernatural twist. With secrets, love, powers and war,…

If you're looking for a wholly original and superbly written futuristic witchy read that's the dictionary definition of 'impossible to put down', Liselle Sambury has you covered with her Blood Like duology. With the much anticipated release…

This post is sponsored by Scholastic. Expertly subverting the classic Rapunzel fairytale we all know and love, Ella McLeod's lyrical debut YA novel written in both verse and prose, Rapunzella, Or Don't Touch My Hair, is a dream read for…

Following James, the first Black king of England, after his boyfriend goes missing and royal secrets only he knew about the royal family begin to leak to the public, Benjamin Dean's YA debut, The King is Dead, is a thrilling royal read rife…

This post was written by Grace K. Shim, author of The Noh Family. I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that RICH…No, these are not the lyrics to a remix of Lizzo’s Truth Hurts. But I couldn’t help parody the song when I noticed the…

This post was written by Jesmeen Kaur Deo, author of TJ Powar Has Something to Prove. Have you ever heard that traditional wisdom that goes: ‘Raising girls is hard’? Even if I had a week I couldn’t unpack all the problematic implications…

Powerful, moving and painfully relevant, Samira Ahmed's new YA novel, Hollow Fires, is an expertly crafted and truly unforgettable teen detective story you won't be able to put down. Hollow Fires is one of the most impactful and gripping YA…

This post was written by Lynn Slaughter, author of Deadly Setup. I’m super excited about the July 5 release of my YA novel, Deadly Setup. When readers ask me what it’s about, I usually explain it’s about Samantha (Sam), a teenager who goes…

This post was written by Kristina Forest, author of Zyla & Kai. In my new YA novel, Zyla & Kai, Zyla, a love cynic, and Kai, a hopeless romantic, meet one summer, fall in love, and then break up and run away together while on a…

If you loved Kalynn Bayron's YA debut, This Poison Heart as much as we did, prepare yourself to be totally blown away by its newly released sequel, This Wicked Fate. Following on from the events of book one, This Wicked Fate is filled with…

Following daughter of failed revolutionaries, Vesper Vale, as she sets out to save her father from the same deadly fate as her mother by cheating her way into prince’s elite squad of soldier-sorcerers and his cold heart, Sunya Mara's epic…