From award-winning author William Hussey, we are proud to reveal the stunning cover for his new, sweeping, LGBTQ+ love story set against the horrors of the WWI battlefront.
THE BOY I LOVE by William Hussey, cover art by Dri Gomez, publishing January 2025
Lyrical, tender, and incredibly moving. William Hussey masterfully balances brutal realism with pockets of sincere hope and joy - Becky Albertalli
It’s a tale from the past, with a message for today. A stunningly poignant, devastating, and ultimately beautiful tour-de-force - Simon James Green
At just nineteen, Stephen has already survived a year at the front. Now he is returning to the trenches to lead a platoon, despite his wounds. Broken-hearted from the loss of his first love, Stephen wonders what he’s fighting for. Then he meets Private Danny McCormick, a smart, talented young recruit. From their first meeting, there’s something undeniable between them – something forbidden by both society and the army. Determined to protect Danny, Stephen must face down the prejudices and ignorance of his superiors as well as the onslaught of German shells and sniper fire.
As the summer of 1916 ticks down to one big push on the Somme, can Stephen and Danny stay together – and will their love save them – or condemn them?
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👻 🏰 MOST HAUNTED CASTLES is here! 🏰👻 Get in the #spooky season mood with the brand-new book from First Lady of the Paranormal Yvette Fielding, with plenty of real-life insights into her own ghost-hunting past! Featuring lots of fun and spooky illustrations by Hannah Shaw.
Pick up your copy online or from all good bookshops 📚
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👻 🏰 🕯️ MOST HAUNTED CASTLES by Yvette Fielding 🕯️🏰👻 The latest spooky instalment in the First Lady of the Paranormal’s non-fiction series for young readers, fully illustrated by Hannah Shaw 👻
Revisit some of Yvette’s most terrifying and exhilarating paranormal experiences from more than 20 years of ghostly investigations!
Available in all good bookshops from 19th September, pre-order link in stories!
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We went up to Edinburgh for the International Book Festival and a couple of days of fab events for the YA Book Prize, with shortlisted author Sally Nicholls and her latest YA novel YOURS FROM THE TOWER.
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It’s a gorgeous novel, written in letters between 3 young women at the cusp of modernity at the end of the Victorian era - it’s about friendship, love, society’s restrictions and breaking free, just like young adults ready to break free in the early 21st Century!
Thanks to Katie at The Bookseller for amazing chairing, and our brilliant host Alice Oseman for a gorgeous, inclusive, fun awards event where everyone was celebrated! 🍂
And congratulations to the winner of the prize, Lex Croucher 💘 ⚔️
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Announcing THE BOY I LOVE, the new YA novel from William Hussey. A sweeping gay love story set against the horror of the battlefront of the First World War, painstakingly researched by the author - publishing in January 2025.
‘It’s a tale from the past, with a message for today. A stunningly poignant, devastating, and ultimately beautiful tour-de-force’ - Simon James Green
Limited edition proofs featuring our heroes Stephen and Danny are heading out into the world for early readers, and the book is available to request via NetGalley now. Final cover art by Dri Gomez to be revealed at YALC in November.
‘It has been an epic three year journey to bring this heart-rending wartime love story to readers. I don’t want to give too much away, but realising the world of Stephen and Danny has been a labour of love, from years of meticulous research to crafting the central relationship and bringing to life the camaraderie, passion and horror of a romance flowering in the shadow of the Battle of the Somme. All I can say is - get ready to have your heart broken and then mended by a story inspired by the lives of real gay soldiers who served and sacrificed everything’
- Author, William Hussey
Pre-order this beautiful book from all online retailers and via Waterstones (link in stories) and requests are open on NetGalley!
#TheBoyILove coming January 2025
Pre-order now
‘When The Sky Falls’ by Phil Earle, in support of War Child. The special charity edition of this award-winning novel available now from Waterstones at the link in @andersenpress bio 🔗
£1 from every edition of the book is being donated to War Child by Andersen Press, to help protect, educate, and stand up for the rights of children affected by conflict.
‘When The Sky Falls’: Inspired by a true story; 1941. War is raging. And one angry boy has been sent to the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, Joseph will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis. As the weeks pass, bonds deepen and secrets are revealed, but if the bombers set Adonis rampaging free, will either of them be able to end the life of the one thing they truly love?
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