Author of the Month See all

Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder

Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder

Ravena Guron is the bestselling author of YA thrillers This Book Kills, <a href="/ More...

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Author Q&A See all

Jonathan Stroud's final Scarlett & Browne adventure!

Jonathan Stroud's final Scarlett & Browne adventure!

We spoke to Jonathan to find out more about the final book in the series, The Legenda 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.

  • Pieces of Us

    Two secrets, an unbreakable bond . . . a powerful and heartbreaking love letter to a life-changing friendship, from award-winning author,

  • Mondays Are Murder

    Kay is told to look out for a thrill on Tuesday, a wreckage on Wednesday, treachery on Thursday, a fire on Friday, sabotage on Saturday,

  • Needy Little Things: The new YA thriller with a twist that will leave you speechless

    Sariyah is determined not to let her missing friend become just another statistic, one of many vanished Black girls. But in this pacey YA

  • Island of Influencers

    Harper wants to be an influencer. Badly. When Belle, her famous cousin,is the latest 'victim' in a string of influencer kidnappings,and i

  • All Better Now

    A deadly and unprecedented virus is spreading. But those who survive it experience long-term effects no one has ever seen before: utter c

Featured Authors

  • Channelle Desamours introduces her new YA mystery, Needy Little Things

    Channelle Desamours introduces her new YA mystery, Needy Little Things: Needy Little Things is Channelle Desamours' debut YA novel. When she's not writing, Channelle is a high-school

  • Stewart Foster

    Stewart Foster: Stewart Foster explores friendships and young men's mental health in Pieces of Us, his first YA novel, which draws on his own tee

  • Neal Shusterman introduces his new dystopian thriller, All Better Now

    Neal Shusterman introduces his new dystopian thriller, All Better Now: Award-winning author Neal Shusterman joins ReadingZone to discuss his latest YA contemporary thriller, All Better Now.</

  • Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder

    Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder: Ravena Guron is the bestselling author of YA thrillers This Book Kills, <a href="/

  • 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

Your Reviews

  • Island of Influencers

    Clair

    If you're a fan of The Hunger Games and would enjoy exploring the darker side of fame on social media, Island of Influencers</str...

  • Mondays Are Murder

    Sue

    After the death of her friend, Ivy, Kay thought she had left Longrove for good. However, when her parents go on a cruse to celebrate their 20th wedding an...

  • Pieces of Us

    Clare

    Introvert Jonas is more at home with his notebook of stories and lyrics than hanging out with schoolfriends. With his home life dominated by a domineering...

  • Needy Little Things: The new YA thriller with a twist that will leave you speechless

    Rachel

    What starts out as a story about a teenage girl who has a gift for knowing what people need (think pepper spray, tissues or chewing gum) quickly evolves i...

  • The Boy I Love

    Stephen

    Can anything good come out of war? Set during a month of World War One, The Boy I Love is a powerful and emotional story...

  • 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...

  • Girl, Ultra-Processed: A bold, body-positive YA about friendship, dating and self-love.

    Linda

    Girl, Ultra-Processed is a 'no holds barred' look at diet culture and how it can affect your mind, and how young girls compare themselves...

  • 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

    Eileen

    When 17-year-old Leah finds herself holding her family together after the death of her dad, she finds escape in a risky and secretive love affair<...

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...