new adult

11 September 201711 September 2017

BT041. Danielle Binks: Sex and love and messy relationships

*Podcasts

Danielle Binks talks about Australian young adult novels. We talk about some of our favourite Australian authors who write young adult fiction and romance. (We spend a bit of time ... Read more

21 August 201730 December 2017

Hold Me by Courtney Milan

*Keepers, Contemporary romance, LGBTI, Reviews, Romance, Young adult fiction

Duelling review. Whether you’re looking for a hate-to-love romance, a semi-epistolary romance, or simply a romance with a seriously amazing heroine and somewhat arseholish hero (who does eventually work out ... Read more

7 November 201627 November 2016

BT023. Official librarian language

*Podcasts

Victoria’s Centre for Youth Literature program coordinator Adele Walsh talks about where new adult fits in literary culture, Twilight, sexuality in new and young adult fiction, fan fiction, and some ... Read more

11 October 201623 October 2016

BT021. Someone in your corner

*Podcasts

Kat interviews Australian literary agent Alex Adsett at the 2016 Romance Writers of Australia Conference. They talk about the potential impact of changes to copyright and parallel import restrictions for ... Read more

26 September 201626 September 2016

BT020. Cross-pollination of interests

*Podcasts, Events

Kat chats with romance readers Adele Walsh and Claire Parnell about literary events and programming. They talk about the RWA conference, Melbourne Writers Festival, and what they’d like to see ... Read more

23 September 20166 September 2016

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Reviews, Romantic elements, Young adult fiction

Guest review by Vanja Joannidis. The story and characters in this book are much more than the choices they make, and they leave you with a profound and powerful message.

19 September 201619 September 2016

Swear On This Life by Renée Carlino

Contemporary romance, Reviews, Romance, Young adult fiction

Perfect for Fifty Shades readers still gobbling up all the feels of the romance genre. Jaded readers might want to give this one a miss.

3 August 201623 September 2016

Beginner’s Guide: Love and Other Chemical Reactions by Six de los Reyes (Talking Nerdy, #1)

Contemporary romance, Reviews, Romance

A refreshing take on romance, featuring a science nerd who thinks she can find the perfect boyfriend through a well-controlled experiment. What could possibly go wrong?

2 March 20164 September 2016

Well Played by Katrina Ramos Atienza

Reviews, Romantic elements, Young adult fiction

A clever modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice as a new adult romance set in the Philippines, but suffers from the same weaknesses in the romantic arc as the original. ... Read more

19 February 20164 September 2016

Summer Skin by Kirsty Eagar

Reviews, Romantic elements, Young adult fiction

A clever, romantic coming of age story that deserves your attention. Guest review by Catherine Heloise.