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Sally Nicholls

Sally Nicholls

Sally Nicholls grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school did a degree in Philosophy and Literature at Warwick and then travelled the More...

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Sue Wallman introduces Every Word a Lie

Sue Wallman introduces Every Word a Lie

Every Word a Lie tells a nail-biting story of a catfishing prank that gets out of control .. 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

  • The Witches of Pendle

    When a new family moves into a house in Pendle, they discover a witch's bottle filled with curses. Soon the spirits of those accused of w

  • Live Like A Goddess: Life Lessons from Legends and Lore

    The perfect gift for the young goddess in your life - inspire them to live a life of courage and confidence, inspired by twenty -one godd

  • Ancient Love Stories

    A striking collection of love stories from ancient history.

  • Yours From the Tower

    1896. Tirzah, Sophia and Polly are best friends who've left boarding school and gone back to very different lives. Polly is teaching in a

  • Never a Hero: The sequel to captivating YA fantasy novel, Only a Monster

    Not every fight is won by heroes. Sometimes, you need a monster. The epic sequel to the unforgettable Only a Monster . . .

  • Her Radiant Curse: An enchanting fantasy, set in the same world as New York Times bestselling Six Crimson Cranes

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes comes a tale of two sisters - one as beautiful as the other is monstrous

Featured Authors

  • Sally Nicholls

    Sally Nicholls: Sally Nicholls grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school did a degree in Philosophy and Literature at Warwick and then travelled the

  • Ann Sei Lin

    Ann Sei Lin: Ann Sei Lin is a writer, librarian, and book nerd with a love for all things fantasy. Though London is now her home, she spent several ye

  • Becky Albertalli

    Becky Albertalli: Becky Albertalli is the author of the acclaimed novels Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (film: Love, Simon), The Upside of Unrequited, a

  • Sara Barnard

    Sara Barnard: Sara Barnard's Where the Light Goes is a powerful YA novel exploring grief, toxic fame and social media. Sara graduated

  • Mel Darbon

    Mel Darbon: Mel spent a large part of her childhood inventing stories to keep her autistic brother happy on car journeys. Having worked as a theatre

  • Elizabeth Wein

    Elizabeth Wein: Elizabeth Wein was born in New York and grew up in England, Jamaica and Pennsylvania. She holds American and British citizenship and has

Your Reviews

  • Her Radiant Curse: An enchanting fantasy, set in the same world as New York Times bestselling Six Crimson Cranes

    Linda

    Her Radiant Curse is the prequel story to the wonderful fantasy tale, <a href="/books/six-crimson-cranes-the-magical-and-spellbinding-fan...

  • At the Speed of Lies

    Bethany  Age 13

    At the Speed of Lies is about a girl called Quinn. Quinn is in a wheelchair and finds not everyone is accepting as others but tries to us...

  • Yours From the Tower

    Eileen

    Yours from the Tower is set in 1896: a time of great hope, social change and scientific excitement. An exciting year too for three best f...

  • Getting Away with Murder

    Clair

    Getting Away with Murder is a gripping page turner. It is set in a high-tech escape room experience in an abandoned bunker. The contestan...

  • Ancient Love Stories

    Sue

    Ancient Love Stories retells some of the greatest romances in history, showing that love is a familiar theme across time and culture. The...

  • Queen of Gods (House of Shadows 2): the unmissable sequel to Daughter of Darkness

    Clare

    Feisty Deina is no fan of the duplicitous Gods. Nor is she a fan of the war-mongering Aristaeus but, bound by the seeds Thanatos commanded her to swallow...

  • The Witches of Pendle

    Lorraine

    A team of ghost hunters investigate mysterious events in the town of Pendle. Several residents have been affected and do not seem themselves, but are they...

  • Foxglove: The thrilling gothic fantasy sequel to Belladonna

    Linda

    Foxglove is the dark, captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna...

  • Darkhearts: An enemies-to-lovers gay rockstar romance for fans of Adam Silvera

    Stephen

    Darkhearts - a teen band formed in Seattle by best mates Chance, Eli and David - till he left two years ago. They made it big, David filled himself with r...

  • Never a Hero: The sequel to captivating YA fantasy novel, Only a Monster

    Linda

    At the end of book one, Only a Monster (which I highly recommend you read), Joan made some decisions that would have...

Videos & Vlogs

How a Greek myth inspired The Girl Who Grew Wings

How a Greek myth inspired The Girl Who Grew Wings

Author Anna Waterworth introduces her Greek myth-inspired novel, The Girl Who Grew Wings - a thrilling YA fantasy adventure roman

Influential author Amara Sage answers students’ questions

Influential author Amara Sage answers students’ questions

What would it be like to grow up online? Author Amara Sage answers readers' questions about her novel, Influential (Faber), which explore

Introducing Let's Play Murder!

Introducing Let's Play Murder!

Kesia Lupo introduces her new YA thriller, a dark and twisting novel set in a murderous VR game... Le

This month’s highlights

  • Picture Book

    Create a Picture Book Competition 2023

    Create a Picture Book Competition 2023

    ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2023 ReadingZone is challenging those aged four to 18 years to make a picture book for the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2023,...

  • 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...