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#LoveOzYA Gift Guide: Living through the Apocalypse

#LoveOzYA Gift Guide: Living through the Apocalypse

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and we feel like reading! These titles are perfect for fans of all things apocalyptic.

#LoveOzYA Gift Guide: Enemies to Lovers

#LoveOzYA Gift Guide: Enemies to Lovers

Tension! Rivalry! Unrequited passion! If you know someone who froths enemies to lovers, then we’ve got you covered babey!

#LoveOzYA Gift Guide: Road Trip Reads

#LoveOzYA Gift Guide: Road Trip Reads

That great Australian genre: soul searching journeys out on the open road!

Sex: is there too much of it in YA?

Sex: is there too much of it in YA?

Ask Alice is an online column produced by the #LoveOzYA team, and written by our former Secretary, Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult…

#LoveOzYA Witchy Reads

#LoveOzYA Witchy Reads

Witching hour is upon us! The #LoveOzYA coven has combined their bookish powers to bind together this spooky boolist, full of spells, scares, and supernatural…

Why do books get banned (and are we really thinking of the children)?

Why do books get banned (and are we really thinking of the children)?

Ask Alice is an online column produced by the #LoveOzYA team, and written by our Secretary, Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy…

#LoveOzYA Reads Centring Mental Health

#LoveOzYA Reads Centring Mental Health

The #LoveOzYA team has together a list of a few of our favourite reads that feature complex depictions of mental health. What we love about…

‘Is there a hierarchy of depicting Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll in Young Adult literature?’

‘Is there a hierarchy of depicting Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll in Young Adult literature?’

Ask Alice is an online column produced by the #LoveOzYA team, and written by our Secretary, Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy…

Interview with Karen Comer on ‘Grace Notes’ (from the Archive)

Interview with Karen Comer on ‘Grace Notes’ (from the Archive)

Karen Comer’s beautiful verse novel, Grace Notes, recently took home won the CBCA for Young Adult Readers. TO celebrate this deserved win, please enjoy this video…