The Dragon’s Promise is the searing sequel to the bestselling young adult fantasy duology, Six Crimson Cranes. 

Written by Karen Swann, romantic and deliciously descriptive, isolation, deceit and escapism are subtly woven through this plot which explores heartbreak and what it is to truly live your life.  

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is a mature young adult book that is not afraid to tackle tough subject matters such as immigration, deportation, mental health, and grief.

By turns an autobiography, travelogue and meditation on language, Polly Barton’s Fifty Sounds is an eclectic study on what it means to teach – and learn – a language, as told through fifty mimetic sounds.

Julio Cortázar, jazz and literature. How do they relate?

On the 31st October, Brighton Dome hosted an interview with Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood. 

Kurt Vest talks us through his new book The First Dimension, and what impact Artificial Intelligence may already be having on our lives. 

A fiercely feminist fairytale retelling.

Sara Pascoe proves she is so much more than a comedian with a fascinating exploration of the female body at Hexham Book Festival.

Should selfie be a word in the dictionary? Previous editor of the OED John Simpson seems to think so!

Gary Younge presents a moving exploration of the lives and deaths of 10 young people who were killed by guns on one day in the US.

I was 13 when the last Harry Potter Book came out, so as a fan who grew up with these characters, I was both mortified and hugely excited when a new book, albeit a play script, was announced.