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Exploring Rachael Davis-Featherstone's moody thriller, Oxford Blood

Exploring Rachael Davis-Featherstone's moody thriller, Oxford Blood

Enter the dark academia of Oxford Blood, Rachael Davis-Featherstone's suspenseful YA debut, with a murder at its heart. . .</stro More...

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Dying to save a life

Dying to save a life

Cryogenically frozen, Calico expects to be brought back to life when there is a treatment for Asha. But in the future she finds herself, More...

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Film Production

Film Production

What is a film producer? Sophie tells us what the day-to-day job of a film producer involves, what she loves most More...

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Latest Books & Extracts

  • Oxford Blood: A gripping YA murder crime thriller

    Ace of Spades meets The Secret History in this riveting murder mystery thriller, full of narrative twists and turns, complex and appealin

  • Bury Your Friends: The nepo-baby thriller from YA bestseller Benjamin Dean

    From bestselling and award-winning author Benjamin Dean comes a dark, decadent and deadly YA thriller following the perfectly privileged

  • This Song Is About Us

    When stardom calls, can love survive?  Everyone wants a piece of the Drew Schafer, the talented and troubled lead singer

  • Murder High: A deadly game. A killer player.

    The game is afoot in this scandalous modern murder mystery set at a criminology school where there's all to play for . . .

  • Things I Learned While I Was Dead: Discover the heart-wrenching YA sci-fi about sisterhood and the ethics of medical science

    How much is one life worth and what would you sacrifice to save it? For Calico, the answer is simple. Nothing is more important than pres

  • Flamefall

    In New Pythos, the defeated dragonlords have regrouped, ready to reclaim their city and crush the revolution that drove them out. <

Featured Authors

  • Exploring Rachael Davis-Featherstone's moody thriller, Oxford Blood

    Exploring Rachael Davis-Featherstone's moody thriller, Oxford Blood: Enter the dark academia of Oxford Blood, Rachael Davis-Featherstone's suspenseful YA debut, with a murder at its heart. . .</stro

  • Kathryn Clark introduces her YA debut, Things I Learned While I Was Dead

    Kathryn Clark introduces her YA debut, Things I Learned While I Was Dead: Kathryn Clark explores consent and medical ethics in her dystopian debut, Things I Learned While I was Dead, and tells ReadingZon

  • Kenechi Udogu

    Kenechi Udogu: Kenechi Udogu introduces her eco science-fiction adventure, Augmented, set in a near-future, climate-challenged London.

  • Tasneem Abdur-Rashid explores identity and belonging in Odd Girl Out

    Tasneem Abdur-Rashid explores identity and belonging in Odd Girl Out: Tasneem Abdur-Rashid is a British Bengali writer born and raised in London. Odd Girl Out is her YA debu

  • Marisa Linton's award-winning YA debut, The Binding Spell

    Marisa Linton's award-winning YA debut, The Binding Spell: Find out what inspired Marisa Linton's supernatural YA debut, The Binding Spell, winner of The Times / Chicken House Children's F

  • Alexia Casale's YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero

    Alexia Casale's YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero: Alexia Casale introduces her new YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero, a story about following your dreams. British-Am

Your Reviews

  • Oxford Blood: A gripping YA murder crime thriller

    Rachel

    Your best friend dies in mysterious circumstances; you uncover a secret society which has prejudice, racism and misogyny at its heart; oh and your dream o...

  • Flamefall

    Jacqueline

    The city is starving, and unrest is brewing. Across the water enemies are gathering. Tumultuous events are unleashed when these three things come together...

  • Things I Learned While I Was Dead: Discover the heart-wrenching YA sci-fi about sisterhood and the ethics of medical science

    Sam

    The most important thing in the world to 17-year-old Calico is saving the life of her younger sister Asha. After years of unsuccessful medical treatment,...

  • Wish You Dead

    Kimberley

    Wish You Dead is an enjoyable take on the school friends/murder mystery genre, with a witchy twist and characters inspired by Arthurian legend.</s...

  • Augmented: A thrilling YA sci-fi packed with romance and rebellion

    Sam

    Augmented is a fast-moving dystopian sci-fi read that will undoubtedly appeal to a wide range of KS3 readers. appeal to a wide range of KS3 reader...

  • The Hero Complex

    Clair

    If you're looking for a fast-paced, action-packed read with some heart swooning moments, The Hero Complex is the book for you. This seque...

  • Somadina: An epic YA fantasy

    Julie

    Somadina is a new epic YA fantasy novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi. We are introduced to Somadina and her family...

  • Almost Nothing Happened

    Clare

    A teenager who should be on the Eurostar home to London after a lacklustre French exchange is instead riding pillion on a motorbike through the ba...

  • Best of All Worlds

    Sue

    When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of a family weekend with his pregnant step-mum, Nia, and dad, Caleb, which he doesn't want to be on, he doesn't...

  • Kata and Tor

    Sue

    It is 1066 and King Harald Hardrada is planning to invade York with his Viking fleet. His youngest son, Tor, and his companion, Eirik, have been sent ahea...

Videos & Vlogs

Enter a world of dark academia...and murder!

Enter a world of dark academia...and murder!

Rachael Davis-Featherstone introduces her atmospheric YA debut, Oxford Blood, set at Oxford University. Just how far will student

Odd Girl Out, a novel about finding your place in your world

Odd Girl Out, a novel about finding your place in your world

Tasneem Abdur-Rashid tells us what inspired her to write her contemporary YA debut, Odd Girl Out, and

Kenneth Oppel reads from his new YA, Best of All Worlds

Kenneth Oppel reads from his new YA, Best of All Worlds

Kenneth Oppel reads from his new YA novel, Best of All Worlds, a thrilling speculative novel about clashing politics, first love

This month’s highlights

  • Picture Book

    Create a Picture Book Competition 2024

    Create a Picture Book Competition 2024

    Winners of the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2024 announced We are thrilled to announce the winners of the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2024, judged by Ste...

  • Book Trailers

    Make a Book Trailer

    Make a Book Trailer

    Create a Book Trailer Create a book trailer of your favourite book or your latest bookclub read for ReadingZone, and encourage others to read the book!  Or you can use it...

  • Videos & Vlogs

    Creating a Book Vlog

    Creating a Book Vlog

    Ever wanted to create your own vlog, but don't know how to get started? In these videos, author and book vlogger Lucy Powrie (lucythereader) gives her tips on getting started, what to inc...