Tag: YA thriller

  • 5 Random Questions with Ann Dávila Cardinal, author of You’ve Awoken Her – part 2

    And here is part 2! In case you missed it, this month in my newsletter (catch up HERE) I interviewed Ann Dávila Cardinal about her latest creepy YA, You’ve Awoken Her, and asked Ann 5 Random Questions… in 2 parts! (So yes, technically that’s 10 Random Questions, you lucky things!) If you missed part 1,…

  • 5 Random Questions with Ann Dávila Cardinal, author of You’ve Awoken Her

    This month in my newsletter (catch up HERE if you’ve missed any of them) I interviewed Ann Dávila Cardinal about her latest creepy YA, You’ve Awoken Her, which I absolutely loved. In it, Gabriel reluctantly goes to spend the summer with his friend in the Hamptons, only to find a terrifying creature lurking in the…

  • 5 Random Questions with Dan Smith, author of The Deadsoul Project

    This month in my newsletter (catch up HERE if you’ve missed any of them) I interviewed Dan Smith about The Deadsoul Project, the first in his brand-new YA thriller series with Barrington Stoke. The book sees siblings Kyle and Lauren return home to their flat to find their recently-deceased stepdad Kyle sitting at the kitchen…

  • Brilliant books I blurbed in 2024

    One of the things I enjoy most about my job – aside from the writing itself – is sometimes getting a chance to read another author’s book early, and even offer a quote/blurb to be used by the author or publisher to help promote it. As I was looking back over my reading this year,…

  • 5 Random Questions with Sarah Naughton, author of You Better Watch Out

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Blackfin Sky 10th anniversary interview with Penny Thomas, Publisher at Firefly Press

    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 –…

  • 5 Random Questions with A.J. Clack, author of Lie Or Die

    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…

  • 5 Random Questions with Lisa Richardson, author of Channel Fear

    In February’s newsletter (catch up HERE if you missed it) I interviewed Lisa Richardson about her debut YA horror, Channel Fear. In it, Iris, Byron and Molly are following in the footsteps of 2 famous YouTubers, Zach and Lucas, who disappeared while on a ghost hunt several months ago. Now, with tensions running high between…