TIME

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THE BOOKS WE READ WHEN WE’RE young have a special sort of power: they can inspire us to be brave and resilient (Matilda by Roald Dahl), take us on thrilling adventures (Divergent by Veronica Roth) and even introduce us to tragedy (The Bridge to Terab

Writing Magazine

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Odd Voice Out is inviting entries for its Teens of Tomorrow creative writing competition. Odd Voice Out is an independent publisher of diverse YA and crossover stories. The Teens of Tomorrow competition is for futurefocused diverse teen fiction, and

SFX

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Pick of the paperbacks this month? Perhaps veteran author M John Harrison’s latest, THE SUNKEN LAND BEGINS TO RISE AGAIN ( , out now, Gollancz). An oblique book, concerned with a lack of connection, it follows two Londoners whose lives become tinged

NPR

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The Inexplicable Logic of My Life is as much a doorstopper as any young adult fantasy novel, but the world it builds is inside the head of teenaged Sal, who's struggling with difficult new emotions.

India Today

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The great American novel is now a massive international hit YA [young adult] book with film rights and merchandising," an agent tells a struggling writer in the recent Netflix comedy series Friends From College. It's a disparaging statement, but a tr

Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young Teens

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Alexander Selkirk and the fictional Robinson Crusoe both suffered from loneliness and fear before learning to live comfortably on their islands. Both kept cats and goats, dressed in goatskins, hid in trees, feared the arrival of hostile strangers, an

Writing Magazine

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Raven and Drake Publishing is a UK indie ‘focused on supporting and publishing both new and established writers’. Currently closed to novel submissions – which reopen in April – they accept most genres of fiction suitable for children and young adult

Harper's Bazaar India

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Be prepared to laugh-outloud as you follow four geriatrics in an old age home who are determined to investigate a murder. Hilarious and warm, this bestseller will leave you in a good mood. [Penguin] A half-British, half-Indian sorcerer attends a magi

GAY TIMES

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LGBTQ+ young adult romance is thriving. If you don’t believe us, just take a quick look at a few of the viral reads circulating the bookish realms of Tumblr and TikTok aka BookTok and Booklr. Whether it's a beloved frenzy over The Seven Husbands of E

Tatler Malaysia

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From law to literature: How did that transition unfold? I harboured dreams of being a published novelist, but being pragmatic, decided that getting a law degree was safer. I also blame Ally McBeal for glamorising a hard life. Despite the prestige o

The Atlantic

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Daniel Defoe’s novel about London's 1665 plague can help us understand new media. No, really.

WHO

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The best-selling author of Before I Let You Go has just released her new novel, Truths I Never Told You, about a woman who unravels a family mystery. Rimmer, 39, tells WHO about the book that … … first captured her imagination as a young child It

Writing Magazine

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The new PFD Queer Fiction Prize 2022 has categories for LGBTQIA+ adult, young adult and children’s fiction. Launched by literary agency PFD, the prize for new writers is intended to discover emerging talent. The competition is for unagented writers w

Woman's Weekly

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Growing up, sisters Rajni, Jezmeen and Shirina were never close, but, respecting their mother’s dying wishes, they travel to India together to carry out the final rites. In a life-affirming read that’s emotional and humorous, we see tensions play out

SFX

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Novels getting another run-out this month include Alastair Reynolds’s SHADOW CAPTAIN 5 September, Gollancz), the follow-up to his Firefly-esque pirates-inspace book Revenger. It continues the adventures of sisters Adrana and Fura Ness, as they’re pur

Guardian Weekly

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The difficult experience of feeling stuck between seemingly irreconcilable states is at the core of Chibundu Onuzo’s accomplished third novel. The mixed racial heritage of Sankofa’s fifty-something protagonist, Anna Bain, is the most powerful manifes

Woman & Home

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Master storyteller and bestselling novelist Diane Chamberlain is known for writing suspenseful novels with heart. Her new novel, The Last House on the Street, focuses on a town divided by prejudice and a compelling mystery that will keep you turning

The Millions

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When you write a book, there are certain questions you can expect: How long did it take you? Will you write a sequel? And—the inevitable—what is it? What it is: thousands of hours tapping away on a keyboard between swiping student IDs at the Sarah La

Independent on Saturday

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SET in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and London, the debut novel Love Leiyah by Durban author Lishantha Govinthu, under the pseudonym Shan Lee, explores love, family and boundaries in a classic story full of surprises. The novel will be launched at the

WHO

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Karly Lane is surrounded by inspiration on her property on the Mid North Coast of NSW. The women’s fiction writer tells WHO how her passion for the land provided the perfect backdrop for her bestselling books. “A rural-set novel reminds readers of ei

Writing Magazine

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Win $3,000 for the first chapter of a YA novel in the competition from YA literary journal Voyage in the 2020 Voyage First Chapters Competition The competition is international, and open to any writer. Submissions must be the first chapter of a YA no

Total Girl

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We received so many fantastic reviews! Introducing our first lucky winner: here’s what TG reader Sasha had to say about the new book by Jacqueline Harvey! Kensy and Max 5: Freefall. I thought the book was great. Jacqueline Harvey is such an amazing

Writing Magazine

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First prize is £1,000 in the New Welsh Writing Awards 2021. The prize is open to fiction and non-fiction, as long as it has a Welsh theme or setting. Entries should be 5,000-30,000 words. The winner will receive an e-publishing deal and feedback from

You South Africa

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This is a time-honoured tale of a boy’s journey into manhood. The unnamed narrator is a sensitive soul who grows up to be an artist much to the disappointment of his brutish father. He is horribly betrayed by a trusted cousin which leads him on a que

Writing Magazine

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SUBSCRIBER-ONLY COMPETITIO WIN! £275 IN CASH PRIZES & PUBLICATION £150 TO BE WON With its closing date of 15 May, there’s still time to enter last month’s competition for poems on ‘Wordsworth’ themes. Writing for children and young adults requires a

Post South Africa

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TERISHA Govender takes readers on a magical journey in her recently-released book, Clobet Valley – The Durbey Dancer. Govender has also designed a free-game, Clobet Valley War of Science, which is based on the book. Govender, 32, of Durban, who publi

WHO

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Bringing the masterful plotting, thrilling storytelling and emotional insight that his crime stories have become known for, New York Times bestselling author Jo Nesbo delivers an electrifying standalone novel. In a rural village deep in the mountains

Sail

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I am a freshman in high school, and I love to sail. I am writing to you about the article Incroyable (March 2018). I personally love Francois Gabart’s story. The fact that he sailed around the world alone astonished me. When I read that he broke the