Category: Front page news

  • 5 Random Questions with Emily Lloyd-Jones, author of The Wild Huntress

    This month in my newsletter (catch up HERE if you missed it) I interviewed Emily Lloyd-Jones about her latest YA fantasy, The Wild Huntress, in which Branwen – a girl who can see and slay monsters – enters the wild hunt to try to win a cure for her mother’s illness, and has to join…

  • Fictional Hangover LIVE this Sunday!

    This weekend, at 8pm on Sunday 27th October, Dawn Kurtagich and I will be joining Clare and Amanda from Fictional Hangover podcast for a special Halloween LIVE episode on their YouTube channel. We’ll be in full costume, of course, and talking about my newsletter-exclusive short story, Phantom Image, where a teenager’s digital photography project takes…

  • 5 Random Questions with Logan-Ashley Kisner, author of Old Wounds

    In the Halloween issue of my newsletter (catch up HERE if you missed it) I interviewed Logan-Ashley Kisner about his debut YA horror, Old Wounds, in which trans teens Max and Erin get trapped in a creepy, small town where the locals are determined to sacrifice them to the local monster – which only eats…

  • Instagram Live this Sunday!

    It’s been a while since I’ve done an online live event, but as it’s spooky season, I’ve got a couple lined up – and the first one is this Sunday! Join me, Dawn Kurtagich and Kathryn Foxfield as we chat to Chelley from @TalesPointHorrorBookClub on IG about a Point Horror Unleashed title: The Hanging Tree…

  • 5 Random Questions with Kara A Kennedy, author of I Will Never Leave You

    In my August newsletter (catch up HERE if you missed it) I asked Kara A Kennedy all about her supernatural YA thriller debut, I Will Never Leave You, where Maya has always been able to see ghosts, but when the ghost of her toxic ex, Alana, turns up and refuses to leave, Maya will need…

  • 5 Random Questions with L M Nathan, author of The Virtue Season

    In this month’s newsletter (check it out HERE if you missed it) I interviewed L M Nathan about unsettlingly brilliant YA dystopian The Virtue Season, where 18-year-old Manon is a debutante entering the Virtue Season – a time when she will be matched with her genetic mate. That’s until her mother’s actions call the unwanted…

  • 5 Random Questions with Helen Comerford, author of The Love Interest

    In my June newsletter (catch up HERE if you missed it) I interviewed Helen Comerford about her brilliant YA superhero romcom, The Love Interest, which was released earlier this month by Bloomsbury. In it, 17-year-old Jenna has just been rescued by brand-new superhero Blaze, and the world now expects her to play the part of…

  • Blackfin Sky and Purge are on sale!

    There’s a January sale happening over at Firefly Press’s site, which means there’s a whopping 50% off some of their excellent YA titles – including 2 of my books, Blackfin Sky and Purge. The sale ends on 31st Jan, so hurry if you’d like to grab a great bargain and support a small but mighty…

  • The Devouring Light is coming in 2025!

    It’s been a while since I’ve been able to do one of these book announcement posts, and I am over the moon to be sharing that my next YA horror novel titled The Devouring Light will be published by HarperCollins in 2025. This book is my scariest yet, but also my most fun … at…

  • A Taste of Darkness comes out in one month!

    That’s right – it’s almost time for this stunningly chilling YA anthology to hit bookshelves in the UK when it releases 14th September, but there’s still time to preorder it if you’d like to make sure you’re one of the first to get your hands on it. If you’d like to preorder a copy (please…