I hope that they will have felt immersed in these musical worlds, whether that’s the early chapters at conservatory, or on the road in a tour bus.

My debut novel experience surprises people and, to be honest, it still surprises me.

Grief flows. It changes shape. I don’t believe it ever leaves us, nor should we want it to.

If you can imagine Jane Austen’s Emma but set in a tech company in New York City, you’ve got a good idea of the vibe of the book.

Written with refreshingly frank, darkly comic dialogue and Cumbrian dialect, I grew really attached to this story and would love to read more by this author, an impressive new voice in literature.

A deeply moving and evocative debut of young Black women navigating their education and freedom. A coming of age story for the ages! A triumph of a novel.

Malc’s Boy is an experimental novel in the vein of French autofiction with a Cumbrian setting.

An electric look into the lengths adolesent girls will go to for the promise of a bright future despite the dangers of a world which is out to get them.

This isn’t a light read, but it’s an incredibly affecting one. If you’re drawn to character-driven stories that examine toxic love, power, and emotional growth with unflinching honesty, Bitter Sweet will stay with you long after the final page.

At the age of seventeen where sexual experiences are like currency exchanged between the boys on the football field, John is trying to soak in all that’s there in his small Irish hometown before going away to college. It’s the summer before the rest of his life...

A heartfelt book for anyone who has ever felt like they didn’t belong...

Jamie is a hermit. Having left school some years ago now, he still can’t shake the identity of the shy kid...

Eva and Jamie are friends. They live in New York. Times are changing.

With descriptions of boiling bones and meat pie recipes that will make your blood run cold, this is not a novel for the faint of heart but..

vulnerable and tender coming-of-age story about a queer boy’s sense of self and his tumultuous dating life as a young man about to go to uni

A triumph of a debut that I expect big things for in the literary prize world. Jennifer Love is one to watch for sure.

An Irish coming-of-age story with an edge.

The Nude is definitely one to suggest for your next buddy read / book club...

Tom Newlands is an incredible new voice in Scottish literature...

a coming-of-age novel entwined around female rage, sisterhood and obsession