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Marisa Linton on becoming a fiction writer after sixty

Looking back, it seems inevitable that I would become a fantasy writer, right from when…

Book Review: The Wycherleys by Annaliese Avery

Seventeen-year-old Aurelia Wycherley is entering her debutante season as a witch. She should be excited…

Good One Review

17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias) expected company her own age when she agreed to go on…

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…

Seeking Mavis Beacon Review

Do you remember those penguins? If you’re of a certain age, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing…

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…