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With our days packed from start to finish with jobs, tasks, commitments and chores let’s take a moment to pause and reflect on all the lovely things we may not have had time to relish. Award-winning author and illustrator Alex T Smith has created the perfect cosy space for us to enjoy the simple pleasures everyday life can bring via his charming weekly newsletter the Joy Para...

There's a particular kind of magic in a book cover that makes you hold your breath and Frances Castle's wraparound illustration for Where the Tide Lines Lead is exactly that.

Sophie Cameron's YA mystery, published by

Graphic novels and highly illustrated fiction titles are often overlooked but their potential for encouraging reluctant and newly independent readers is immeasurable. Kristyna Litten has certainly hit on a winning formula with her Bearlock Holmes series, a clever, beautifully crafted combination of puzzles, action-packed storytelling and real-world facts woven seamlessly into...

We love working with exciting new creative talents and Billy Partridge certainly fits the bill. With an exceptional skill for world-building and character creation, his ethereal artworks are delightfully dreamlike and full of imagination and heart.

With echoes of Studio Ghibli Billy's cutting-edge style is immediately visually arresting and would translate perfectl...