POSTED ON: May 29, 2019
FILED UNDER: News, Uncategorized
TAGS: Fantasy, Sandhya Menon, St Rosetta’s Academy, Young Adult
By Maddy Marshall
We are thrilled to announce a brand-new contemporary young adult series by Sandhya Menon, the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi. In a universe described as ‘Gossip Girl with a dash of magic’ the St Rosetta’s Academy series is s …
MOREPOSTED ON: May 2, 2019
FILED UNDER: Fun Stuff, Uncategorized
TAGS: Fantasy, Latin, Nocturna, Young Adult
By Maddy Marshall
Prepare to be swept off your feet by Nocturna! We were so enthralled when we discovered this beautifully written, incredibly lush Latin-inspired fantasy by Maya Motayne. The writing is so evocative and rich and we loved the way that magic is portrayed within the story. But don’t just take our word for it!
MOREPOSTED ON: April 23, 2019
FILED UNDER: Books, News
TAGS: Book Extract, Fantasy, Young Adult, fantasy books
By Maddy Marshall
Ever since we first entered Stephanie Garber’s incredible novel Caraval we have been bewitched by the magical world, beautiful descriptions and vivid characters. Suffice to say – we were hooked!
MOREPOSTED ON: March 1, 2019
FILED UNDER: Books, Fantasy, News, Young Adult
TAGS: Fantasy, Magic, Young Adult
Books, Fantasy, News, Young Adult
By Maddy Marshall
Nocturna is coming . . . (and isn’t the cover beautiful!?) We’re completely obsessed with this magical YA fantasy by Maya Motayne, which will be published in May 2019. An incredibly lush and gorgeously written Latinx-inspired adventure bursting with vi …
MOREPOSTED ON: September 12, 2018
FILED UNDER: Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult
TAGS: Kass Morgan, Science Fiction, Young Adult, the 100
Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult
By Maddy Marshall
Light Years is the first book in a thrilling new sci-fi series by Kass Morgan, bestselling author of The 100 series. It follows a group of teenage cadets who attend an interstellar military academy in a galaxy far away. From very different planets and …
MOREPOSTED ON: July 3, 2017
FILED UNDER: Books, Fun Stuff
TAGS: Callie Bates, Fantasy, Mushrooms, The Waking Land, Young Adult
By Callie Bates
I love fungi, as anyone who’s read my novel The Waking Land has probably guessed. Not only are many colourful and slightly bizarre, they have the most fantastical names – like miniature novels filled with magic and whimsy. Here are a few of my favourites, along with the stories they could tell.
MOREPOSTED ON: April 6, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books
TAGS: Science Fiction, Young Adult
By Kate Griffith
Growing up is tough. And growing up in space? Well, it poses some interesting challenges. Getting on with aliens. Starting space rebellions. Life aboard a spaceship at war with itself. It’s difficult, and it’s fun as hell. From dystopian space societies to space battles to space prom, here are 13 young adult adventures that’ll catapult you right into space.
MOREPOSTED ON: November 3, 2015
FILED UNDER: Books, Fun Stuff
TAGS: Horror, Point Horror, Young Adult
By Cynthia Murphy
I’ve been feeling a little nostalgic for my youth recently. Perhaps it’s the fact nineties fashion is back with a vengeance (yes, I wore those slip dresses and tattoo chokers first time around, thank you very much). Or maybe it’s the endless Buffy re-runs I’ve been treating myself to. Chiefly though, I think it was the discovery of some old Point Horrors on a dusty shelf at my parents’ house.
Ah, Point Horror – my sole means of entertainment in the early nineties.
MOREPOSTED ON: July 29, 2015
FILED UNDER: Books, Fun Stuff
TAGS: Events and exhibitions, Young Adult
By Anne Perry
We came, we saw, we YALC’d.
MOREPOSTED ON: July 14, 2015
FILED UNDER: Books, News
TAGS: Book Covers, James P. Smythe, Young Adult
By Fleur Clarke
We’re delighted to reveal the cover for J.P Smythe’s Long Dark Dusk, the action-packed sequel to Way Down Dark and the second book in the Australia Trilogy.
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