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Larry Hayes on The Fate of Finnegan Quick

“As soon as I start scaring myself too much, I find myself reaching for humour”

I crack jokes whenever I’m nervous, and I just bring that to my writing. As soon as I start scaring myself too much, I find myself reaching for humour. Having a genius editor really helps. Ben Schlank…

Apr 30 2026

Illustration from These Shattered Spires

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Discover your These Shattered Spires discipline!

You awake in the decaying Fourspires Castle. The Slaughter fast approaches, and you're facing down the prospect of having to work with three fellow familiars from rival disciplines. Joy.

Mar 09 2026

Book round-up

Fantastic books for children to celebrate Earth Day 2025

In hope of encouraging love towards a better planet, we have inspiring fiction books from Gillian McDunn and Trang Thanh Tran, plus outstanding non-fiction, such as Finding Home.

Apr 15 2025

Helen Comerford on The Love Interest

“I find the concept of heroism inspiring and endearing”

The Love Interest follows the story of Jenna Ray, a seventeen-year-old swimmer, from the coastal town of Nine Trees, who is the first person rescued by the new hero, Blaze. In their world the hero’s ‘…

Nov 05 2024

Sheena Dempsey on Pablo and Splash

“It’s more fun to illustrate and it’s definitely more fun for the reader”

Pablo and Splash are two Antarctic penguins who are polar opposites but besties for life. Pablo is a home bird who loves everything about life in Antarctica - the penguin huddles, the weather and, mos…

Aug 30 2024

Hollie Hughes author photo, credit Benjamin Turner

Hollie Hughes on The Girl and the Mermaid

“As readers, we need both characters we can invest in, and stories that engage us”

It wasn't really a single thing, more a case of several different ideas smashing together at once. I already knew, when I sat down to write, that this would be my second collaboration with Sarah Massi…

Jul 02 2024

Brigid Kemmerer on Destroy the Day

“I love discovering new stories in all their varied forms”

Tessa and Corrick – and King Harristan! – are not having an easy time of it in Destroy the Day! At the beginning of the book, they’re all divided for the first time, and they need to work with some re…

Jan 17 2024

Emery Lord on All That's Left to Say

“I delighted in writing spiky banter, the magic of live music and a particular party scene”

Emery Lord. Cincinnatian. Art museum adventurer, bookstore wanderer, enthusiastic diner no matter the cuisine. Author of six contemporary YA novels, including The Start of Me & You and When We Col…

Jul 21 2023

Kalynn Bayron on You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

“My hope is that readers get lost in the adventure for a little while”

I was mostly inspired by the slasher films of the 70's, 80's and 90's--Friday the 13th and Sleepaway Camp specifically. I grew up on horror movies and I wanted to write a book that felt just like that…

Jun 14 2023

Trang Thanh Tran on She Is a Haunting

“I’m proud to be writing Vietnamese characters in a variety of stories, because there’s not a singular experience”

How does it feel to have She Is a Haunting out in the world, labelled as a New York Times bestseller and being read by so many people? TRANG: Joy, shock, and gratitude all at once. I never expected th…

Apr 06 2023

Jamar J. Perry author photo, credit Page Gordon

Interview with Jamar J. Perry

“I was considered different because I was a Black boy who loved reading, instead of someone who played sports with the neighborhood kids”

For those unfamiliar with Cameron Battle, how would you describe the story? JAMAR: The Cameron Battle series is about a twelve-year-old boy name Cameron Battle who loses his parents at a young age, wh…

Mar 14 2023

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