Updates
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In December’s newsletter (catch up HERE if you missed it) I interviewed Sarah Naughton about her chillingly festive YA thriller, You Better Watch Out, which sees Eleri receiving increasingly threatening advent gifts from a sinister Secret Santa. This is a fantastically gripping read for any time of the year, but especially perfect for the Christmas
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Penny Thomas, Publisher at Firefly Press, was the first editor I ever worked with, and I’m delighted to be able to share this interview today to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the publication of our first collaboration – my debut YA novel, Blackfin Sky. (This interview was first published in my newsletter earlier this month –
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In my March newsletter (catch up HERE if you missed it) I interviewed A.J. Clack about her fantastic YA debut, Lie Or Die, which came out this month from Firefly Press. In it, Kass is tricked into auditioning for a new reality TV show by her best friend, but when she gets there and contestants
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