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Exploring grief, family and community in Let the Light In

Exploring grief, family and community in Let the Light In

Mother and son team Jenny Downham and Louis Hill introduce their first collaborative novel, Let the Light In. <st More...

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Romantasy inspired by Indian folk tales

Romantasy inspired by Indian folk tales

In a world where the shadow-like 'daayan' stalk the night, the mages of Agraal are the only ones able to defend the realm. So when Prince More...

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A Career in..... See all

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

  • Every Borrowed Beat

    She's been given a new heart. Now she just needs to make sure it doesn't break.

  • The Legendary Scarlett and Browne

    The thrilling final book in a phenomenal trilogy from the bestselling author of Lockwood &amp; Co.

  • After Life: The tear-jerker masterpiece from the bestselling author of If I Stay

    The extraordinary new young adult novel from bestselling author of If I Stay, Gayle Forman.

  • Let the Light In

    An extraordinary novel by mother-and-son authors Jenny Downham and Louis Hill. This is a searing, powerful, ultimately uplifting explorat

  • Saint-Seducing Gold: The second book in the swashbuckling YA historical fantasy series

    Swashbuckling, romantic, and full of the sights and sounds of Shakespeare's London: Saint-Seducing Gold is the sequel to

  • Fated Winds and Promising Seas: A tender-hearted tale of forging fates, fantastic creatures, and found family

    Fated Winds and Promising Seas is the brilliant follow up standalone novel from Rose Black! Legends &amp; Lattes meets Kings of the Wyld

Featured Authors

  • Exploring grief, family and community in Let the Light In

    Exploring grief, family and community in Let the Light In: Mother and son team Jenny Downham and Louis Hill introduce their first collaborative novel, Let the Light In. <st

  • Blessing Musariri

    Blessing Musariri: Award-winning author Blessing Musariri's new YA novel, When It's Your Turn for Midnight, draws on the Zimbabwean civil w

  • Scarlett Dunmore

    Scarlett Dunmore: How to Survive a Horror Movie, Scarlett Dunmore's debut novel for YA readers, was inspired by her own love of scary films and halloween.<

  • Logan-Ashley Kisner

    Logan-Ashley Kisner: Old Wounds takes us to a sleepy backwater town to explore identity and questions around transness. It is Logan Ashley-Ki

  • Jenny Valentine

    Jenny Valentine: Jenny Valentine introduces her new YA book, Us in the Before and After, a powerful and absorbing novel about friendship, first love, and

  • Laura Jane Williams

    Laura Jane Williams: Queen of the cute-meet Laura Jane Williams introduces her debut novel for teenagers, Taylor Blake is a Legend. 

Your Reviews

  • After Life: The tear-jerker masterpiece from the bestselling author of If I Stay

    Sue

    Cycling home after school one day, Amber Crane notices a few things are different; however, nothing prepares her for the shock of her mother screaming in...

  • Saint-Seducing Gold: The second book in the swashbuckling YA historical fantasy series

    Linda

    Saint-Seducing Gold is the second book of the stunning YA historical fantasy, The Forge and Fracture Saga series by best...

  • The Legendary Scarlett and Browne

    Clare

    The Legendary Scarlett and Browne, the final instalment of the rollicking Scarlett and Browne series, is another feast o...

  • Let the Light In

    Clare

    In Let the Light In, Leah's in love and woefully naïve; Charlie's an innocent who has got in way over his head, and only Abby is young en...

  • Every Borrowed Beat

    Ruth

    I really enjoyed reading Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart. You might rightly expect this book to be extremely sad but the author has c...

  • The Blind Bowman: Dark Fire

    Lorraine

    Robin Hood and Marian have made the forest their home and scores of outlaws have joined them to prepare for battle with the Sherriff of Nottingham...

  • Crying Wolf

    Clare

    Joey is trying to get his life back on track after the disappearance of his step-father and a descent into drugs and petty criminality. Lured by his devot...

  • Fated Winds and Promising Seas: A tender-hearted tale of forging fates, fantastic creatures, and found family

    Linda

    After ten years of imprisonment for a crime he cannot remember committing, Lucky is ripped free from his prison and swept out into the ocean. . . and resc...

  • Black History for Every Day of the Year

    Clare

    This fabulous new history is an introduction to notable black figures and events across centuries and from around the world. From noted h...

  • Heist Royale: The enemies-to-lovers sequel to Thieves' Gambit

    Linda

    Heist Royale is the sequel to the action-packed Thieves' Gambit and once again...

Videos & Vlogs

A disturbing world of Calm

A disturbing world of Calm

SJ Baker introduces her new dystopian novel, Calm, a disturbingly possible world in which the people - and their emotions - are c

A new horror story from STAGS author

A new horror story from STAGS author

STAGS author MA Bennett introduces us to her terrifying Young Gothic horror novel, which draws on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein nov

A journey through hell....

A journey through hell....

YA author Jess Popplewell introduces her funny, dark re-imagining of hell, and the spark of romance as a girl and a demon find themselves

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...