12 spooky season books to get you in the Halloween mood

Halloween is almost upon us and there’s nothing better than curling up with a suitably…

Jennifer Lane: 6 witchy YA reads perfect for Halloween

As a practising witch, Halloween is my busiest time – it is the Witches’ New…

Book Review: Upon A Frosted Star by M. A. Kuzniar

When struggling artist Forster finds an invitation to an enchanting annual party at a sprawling…

Book Review: Wildfire by Hannah Grace

Returning to a fictional universe you love is one of the most rewarding bookish feelings…

G. M. Linton on how the Windrush generation and self-identity inspired her Sunshine Simpson series

I nagged my parents for a typewriter for my sixteenth birthday; they duly saved up…

Book Review: The Night Hunt by Alexandra Christo

If there’s one thing that Alexandra Christo – author of the Hundred Kingdoms and Into…

Jasmine Richards: 5 middle grade fantasy books with Black characters

To celebrate the release of The Myth Keeper, the fast-paced middle-grade fantasy sequel to The Unmorrow…

Derek Landy on sharing storytelling responsibilities and relinquishing control

I’m quite used to being the emperor of my own empire. I’ve been writing the…

Rebecca Netley on the difficulties of writing ghost stories

As a long-time lover of supernatural and ghost stories it had always been my burning…

The Wheel Spins: Writing My Mystery Novel The Murder Wheel

It’s funny, but whenever a reader or interviewer describes my Joseph Spector books – Death…

10 romance books to add to your autumn reading list

The end of summer and arrival of autumn might signal a shift towards darker, cosier…

Kayvion Lewis on writing her cinematic YA heist thriller Thieves’ Gambit

Thieves’ Gambit is a glamorous round-the-world adventure about nine teen thieves from nine different countries…