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Meet Andy Hodges
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Subgenre deep dive: Evil Children
In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for Newbies
The Bog of Eternal Stench, The Pit of Despair & The Nothing: How Man & Witch helped heal the lack of queer representation in my childhood
For this last day of Pride month 2024, Katie Bruce reflects on how a recent cinema experience
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Meet Rebecca Kaur
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Ask an Agent: June 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions
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The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness by Matt Ottley
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness follows a boy through a journey with mental illness.
The Dark Side of the Sky
THE DARK SIDE OF THE SKY by Francesco Dimitri. Titan Books. p/b. £9.99. Reviewed by Elloise
The Fireborne Blade
Once the King’s favourite, Maddileh is now a knight disgraced, searching for an opportunity to
Burn the Negative
Okay, I’m hooked before we even start, as I have to admit I’m a sucker for horror novels about
The Honey Witch
THE HONEY WITCH by Sydney J. Shields Orbit Books. h/b. £18.99. Reviewed by Elloise Hopkins. As she
The Last Bloodcarver
When Daltanny invaded the little island of Yarong, they found Heartsoothers, men and women who have