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Are you self-isolating? Social Distancing? Looking for something to fill your time? Read any good YA recently? Share your YA reading recommendations in the comments, and help us create a winning TBR list for the next few weeks! Check back and see what other people are recommending, and tell us what you love about the …
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Reviews of Battle Ground ‘One of my favourite books of this year. A post-Brexit dystopian that I’m obsessed with! It kept me guessing until the very last page …’ Writing With Wolves Book Reviews ‘Battle Ground feels really relevant’ Jessica Belmont ‘Scarily near the mark’ Mai’s Musings Book Blog ‘Innovative YA’ Cheryl M-M’s Book Blog …
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Reviews of Battle Ground ‘One of my favourite books of this year. A post-Brexit dystopian that I’m obsessed with! It kept me guessing until the very last page …’ Writing With Wolves Book Reviews ‘Battle Ground feels really relevant’ Jessica Belmont ‘Scarily near the mark’ Mai’s Musings Book Blog ‘Innovative YA’ Cheryl M-M’s Book Blog …
Wow! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported ‘Battle Ground’! We published a week ago, and so far the book has been the Amazon number one free download in three different categories, reached number 41 in paid YA Dystopia, and collected some amazing reviews. We’ve been to YALC, and met readers and writers …
If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. Stephen King, On Writing What makes a good writer? That’s a big question. Is it a talent you’re born with, or a skill you can learn? Is it your ideas, or your storytelling …
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Breaking News! The Taller Books blog now features an index of all our YA Reviews! You’ll find detailed reviews of more than 100 YA novels, short stories, and non-fiction books, trad and indie published, in a range of genres. Perfect if you have a Christmas book token to spend. Happy reading!
We really can’t believe this. We launched our first novel, Battle Ground, at London Olympia FIVE WHOLE YEARS AGO on a frighteningly hot and humid day at YALC. 😲 FIVE YEARS!! 😲 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has bought, read, reviewed and told other people about the book and the series. It has …
Huge CONGRATULATIONS to all this year’s Wishing Shelf Book Awards medal winners! This wasn’t our year to win a medal, but we’re thrilled that Angels is a 2023 finalist. Celebrate with us, and pick up your copy of Angels for £2.99 or $3.99 on Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and more, or £9.99 …
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Whether you’ve pre-ordered your eBook, or you’re waiting to grab a paperback, Angels – the new UKYA from Battle Ground Series author Rachel Churcher – launches tomorrow! If you’ve pre-ordered, a massive THANK YOU! If you’ve ordered a Kindle edition, it should be delivered direct to your Kindle or Kindle App tomorrow. If you’re waiting …
We’re thrilled to announce a new UKYA standalone novel from the award-winning author of the Battle Ground Series! . . Angels is the LGBTQ+ YA story you’ve been waiting for: friendship, identity, attraction, disasters … and finding your wings. Angels have lived among us for as long as we can remember. They don’t have powers, …