Book Review: Girl, 1983 by Linn Ullman

Linn Ullman is a renowned literary critic and novelist in Norway. However, globally, she will…

Book Review: Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake

When Thayer Wren, the ‘father of modern technology’ and CEO of Wrenfare Magitech, unexpectedly dies,…

Chloe Ford: Reading romance as a teen was better than sex education

I started my romance reading adventure around the age of thirteen. I’d grown up watching…

Rosaria Munda: Stories Are Like Soup

Don’t rush them. The longer they simmer, the richer and more complex they come out.…

Win a copy of Rosaria Munda’s Fireborne and an exclusive Aurelian Cycle pin

To celebrate the publication of Fireborne, the first instalment in Rosaria Munda’s gripping YA fantasy…

Read an extract from Traumaland by Josh Silver

Seventeen-year-old Eli has been in a near-fatal car crash. As the anniversary looms, his therapist…

Annaliese Avery: A Brief Guide To The Most Magical Season

When I set off to write a story I often start with a short concept…

Joanna Nadin: Autistic All Along – Reassessing Characters in the Wake of an Autism Diagnosis

I was diagnosed as autistic in the autumn of 2024, a few years after my…

Lindsey Byrd on pulling the world of science and medicine into the world of magic

When I first applied for university, I went to Alfred State College, a SUNY school…

Bryony Pearce: Why do we love myth?

Myths are tales presented as factual accounts, which focus on gods and goddesses and /…

Alex Summers: The importance of seeing yourself in queer literature

If you can see it, you can be it. It’s always been true – but…

Andy Darcy Theo on the found family trope

The found family trope has long been a beloved staple in young-adult books, and for…