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…

Book Review: The Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton

Honora ‘Nora’ Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in Gammanix. Her family…

Read an extract from A Better Nightmare by Megan Freeman

Emily Emerson has the Grimm. A disease nobody wants. Removed to a facility, she becomes…

April Fiction: 6 unputdownable books to read this month

From a speculative murder mystery and a gothic historical thriller to a bookish tale of…

Book Review: Sky Daddy by Kate Folk

Linda is a woman in her early 30s who is sexually attracted to airplanes. Yes,…

Trisha Tobias: What’s In a Name – The Power of Starting Fresh

Honeysuckle and Bone touches on many topics: guilt, shame, grief, secrets. But at its core,…

Maithree Wijesekara: How my work as a dentist has helped me create multi-layered characters in my fantasy world

Writing gore comes easier to me than writing romance. While this is unfortunate from a…

Read an extract from The Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton

At sixteen, Honora ‘Nora’ Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in Gamanix;…