Books for Teens

Diversity in literature

One of the topics, which I've given talks and interviews about again and again, is the question of whether young adult and teen literature is diverse enough. Does it accurately...

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Books we love

Read about our favourite new books for teens this month, from Marie Lu's dystopian Legend to Tanya Byrne's powerful debut Heart Shaped Bruise.

Our picks for May

Five minutes with... Sita Brahmachari

We caught up with award-winning author Sita Brahmachari for a quick chat at the launch of her new book Jasmine Skies

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Interview with Michael Grant

We talk to Michael Grant, author of the hard-hitting dystopian FAYZ series, about the latest book in the series, FEAR - as well as his innovative new transmedia storytelling project, BZRK

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Bali Rai

Bali is Booktrust's sixth writer in residence, following in the footsteps of Clare Wigfall, Polly Dunbar, Evie Wyld, Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Patrick Ness.

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