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Huge congrats to @natelessore and all of last night's #WCBP25 winners! Above all else, King of Nothing is a hilarious and relatable book about empathy and kindness. An important book for all teens, and getting to celebrate it in such a big way was so special 👑 @waterstones

Dating is hard enough. Try grabbing coffee when you live a universe apart ☕️ Happy pub day to COFFEESHOP IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE by @cblee_cblee! Can a girl who is determined to save the world find love with a girl determined to outrun her destiny? lnk.to/CoffeeshopAlte…

'To live is to lie, little thief' 🎲 Happy publication day to DEN OF LIARS by the amazing @JessicaOlson123! ✨ A dangerous tournament ✨ A magical casino ✨ A daring and high-stakes heist The enemies-to-lovers romantasy of the summer is out now: lnk.to/DenOfLiars

Tenderly I Am Devoured 🦢🎀 🌊 @lkclipstone’s infinitely gorgeous folk horror romantasy is out today. With a swan god, poly romance, and all the yearning you could ask for, we can’t wait for you to enter the world of Lyndall’s beautiful new book. lnk.to/TenderlyIAmDev…

.@HotKeyBooks has signed its first graphic novel - Arcana: The Lost Heirs is a magical queer romantasy by debut author Sam Prentice-Jones bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

ICYMI: @HotKeyBooks have unlocked the rights to their first graphic-novel acquisition, Arcana: The Lost Heirs by debut author Sam Prentice-Jones 👇 ebx.sh/bwDsIl

“One kid at a time, one school at a time” – books that explore male friendship are sparking change, tackling the rise of toxic influences like the "manosphere" Celebrate the #Carnegies2025 winners + how they offer boys richer, more emotional stories theguardian.com/books/2025/jun…

So so thrilled to share that #KingOfNothing by @NateLessore has been selected as the Winner of the Shadowers’ Choice Medal for Writing 2025! ✨🤩 #Carnegies2025 Congratulations Nate! 🎉

King of Nothing has won the 2025 Carnegie Shadowers' Choice Medal for Writing! Congratulations @natelessore @BonnierBooks_UK @HotKeyBooks! #Carnegies2025

My publishers & agents deserve a shout out for their ongoing commitment to telling diverse stories told by authentic writers. A safe haven for writers of colour, and any diverse writer with a story to tell. 🙏🙏🙏 @DA_Childrens @HotKeyBooks @bonnierbooks_uk @LitAgentClare

We don't know about you, but we spent the #heatwave weekend locked inside watching #WeWereLiars - the perfect summer thriller to binge based on the brilliant novel by @elockhart @HotKeyBooks! A must-watch if you aren't already hooked! @AmazonUK

🏆Check out the 2025 Quiz Writers’ Choice Awards: Best Secondary Fiction category nominees: bit.ly/4jAheQx These standout stories for older readers had our quiz writers hooked! Which one’s on your TBR list? 📚 @StripesBooks @HachetteSchools @HotKeyBooks @simonkids_UK…

Your newest thriller addiction is landing in 2026! We're so so excited to welcome Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss to the Hot Key family with their incredible murder mystery: THE ESCAPE GAME

Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss are teaming up at @HotKeyBooks for The Escape Game, a YA thriller duology bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

In just two weeks, you'll be invited to enter the Liar's Den: ✨ Enemies to lovers ✨ Casino heist ✨ Warring brothers ✨ High-stakes magical tournament ✨ Magical dice Are you ready for magic, lies, and betrayal from @JessicaOlson123? lnk.to/DenOfLiars

Marking 2025 as the year of WE WERE LIARS: 📺 Series drop on Amazon Prime this Thursday 📖 TV tie-in edition of the book that started it all - out now 🤫 We Fell Apart, a new book in the We Were Liars world - out Nov 2025 Are you ready for even more secrets & lies? @elockhart

One more week until the We Were Liars series drops on Amazon Prime!!!!! Beechwood Island! Cadence! Gat! What are you most excited to see on screen? #wewereliars

We're so proud to be a part of #ReadForEmpathy 2025 collection with KING OF NOTHING by @natelessore! The collection is such an important toolkit to help young people learn more about empathy and put it into action: loom.ly/iOl8gC4

Did you spot this week's full trailer drop of We Were Liars on @primevideo? Ready to be sat & sobbing on June 18th? You don't have to wait to sink into @elockhart's world of secrets and lies. The UK tie-in edition of the global bestseller is out now 🌊 lnk.to/wewereliarsTie…

We're celebrating a big win for @NateLessore today: winner of the Jhalak Children's & YA prize 2025 with THE KING OF NOTHING! We feel so honoured to be the home of Nate's books - insanely funny, relatable, incredibly timely, and written for every single young reader to enjoy 👑

Happy publication day to Olivia Harvey's must-have, messy summer read: ROCK THE BOAT 🛥️ 🛟 bi love triangle drama 🛟 the chaos of 'Below Deck' 🛟 our latest new adult release Out now! lnk.to/RockTheBoat