YA Under My Skin

This has been an amazing year for books. I've been to lots of events, met some lovely people and read so many good books. Some highlight...

The award-winning author of The Hate U Give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech and fighting for your dreams...

I had an amazing time at the BBC National Short Story and Young Writers' Award 2018 ceremony in October and I'm thrilled to be an ...

Sisters Lu and Min have always known their places as princesses of the empire. Lu is destined to become the first female emperor, while...

I'm delighted to join the blog tour for ROSIE LOVES JACK by Mel Darbon. I've heard wonderful things about this book and I'm...

Today I have a Q and A with Julie Kagawa to celebrate the release of Shadow of the Fox . The cover of this book is gorgeous and I can...

Charlie hopes that the school ski trip will be the escape from his unhappy home life he so desperately needs. But there is something ...

The drought—or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it—has been going on for a while now. Everyone’s lives have become an endless list of don’...

They called us the Mercies, or sometimes the Boneless Mercies. They said we were shadows, ghosts, and if you touched our skin we dissol...

The Red Eye books from Stripes are some of my favourites, so it's my pleasure to feature a guest post from Gabriel Dylan, author o...

“We don’t pick and choose what to be afraid of. Our fears pick us.”  Tash Carmody has been traumatised since childhood, when she witnes...

A thriller inspired by a tragic true event in the author's past. Allan Wolf examines the circumstances of one boy’s inexplicable murd...

I had a fantastic time at the BBC Short Story and Young Writers' Awards on Tuesday and I'm thrilled to share the winner of the Youn...

Roa and her sister Essie were born with a bond so strong that it forged them together forever. It was a magic they cherished - until the ...