Amber Smith on the inspiration behind her new YA novel, The Way I Am Now
"I wanted to show what healing and love and justice can look like through the lens of this relationship, between these two people who each have known their own traumas."
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Asha Ashanti Bromfield on her powerful new YA novel, Songs of Irie
"I decided to be my own hero – and it’s helped me create characters with so much more nuance, heart and real guttural strength."
Kathryn Purdie on the timeless beckoning of fairy tales and her new YA fantasy, The Forest Grimm
"Their magic and influence is, and will forever be, limitless."
Susan Lee’s playlist for her new YA rom-com, The Name Drop
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David Arnold on his new YA romance novel, I Loved You in Another Life
"Crying has always been part of my process, I made peace with that long ago."
15 must read YA horror books for Halloween 2023
From haunted houses and slasher movies to vengeful monsters and serial killers, these 15 2023 YA horror releases are must reads if you're looking for creepy reads that cover everything from eerie atmospheres to 'hide under the covers and…
Susan Lee on her New York summer YA rom-com, The Name Drop
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Exploring privilege, familial expectations, the treatment of women in the workplace, all set to the back drop of a sweltering New York summer, Susan Lee's newest YA novel, The Name Drop, is an adorable,…
Rebecca Barrow on Self Discovery and her new YA novel, And Don’t Look Back
This post was written by Rebecca Barrow, author of And Don't Look Back.
There’s something about being a teenager that feels hallowed. Maybe it’s the way other people talk about it. People in their twenties, thirties, forties, waxing…
Shelby Mahurin on The Scarlet Veil, book one in her new YA vampire duology
Set in the world of her New York Times bestselling Serpent & Dove series, Shelby Mahurin's newest YA fantasy novel, The Scarlet Veil, is a deliciously dark vampire romance that has all the elements of a perfect autumn read. To celebrate…
Chloe Gong talks Foul Heart Huntsman
Since hitting the New York Times bestsellers list with her 2020 debut novel, These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong has stolen the hearts of readers around the globe with her mesmerising and heart stopping Secret Shanghai series. With its…
Read an exclusive extract from A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Gothic fae lore meets dark academia in A Study in Drowning, a spellbinding new enemies-to-lovers fantasy inspired by Welsh mythology, by Sunday Time bestselling author, Ava Reid. To celebrate the release of this truly tantalising new read,…
Adalyn Grace on Death, Fate and her gothic paranormal romance, Foxglove
Romantic, gothic and unerringly atmospheric, Adalyn Grace's 2022 YA fantasy novel, Belladonna, was the paranormal romance murder mystery we didn't know we needed in our life an it's safe to say the wait for its sequel, Foxglove, has been a…
Lauren Muñoz on detective fiction for Gen-Z and her YA debut, Suddenly a Murder
This post was written by Lauren Muñoz, author of Suddenly a Murder.
Every generation delights in a criminal puzzle, and Gen Z is no exception.
Puzzle culture exploded about a hundred years ago, and with it came the Golden Age of…
Bea Fitzgerald on her Hades and Persephone YA debut, Girl, Goddess, Queen
It's probably not an exaggeration to say we're all pretty much in our Greek mythology retelling era right now and thanks to Girl, Goddess, Queen, Bea Fitzgerald's brilliantly run new YA fantasy rom-com reimagining of the myth of Hades and…
Jamison Shea on monsters and their debut novel, I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me
This post was written by Jamison Shea, author of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me.
MONSTERS FEEL LIKE HOME by Jamison Shea
Surrounded by violent trickster fae, Jude Duarte in The Cruel Prince by Holly Black decides that if…