The Quiet at the End of the World features two characters who study STEM, just like my other books (I have a niche, and it is intensely nerdy characters). This time, Lowrie, the protagonist, is an engineer and her best friend-slash-lifelong-crush Shen studies evolutionary biology. They are also both archaeologists, but they would never call themselvesContinue reading “Science representation in YA”
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Introducing my new book The Quiet at the End of the World
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Sensitivity readers in traditional publishing
You might have seen that this week a black author pulled his book due to backlash over representation, only a month after an Asian author did the same. I don’t usually comment on twitter discussions like this, but I think this is a worrying trend that has wide implications for the US YA publishing industry.Continue reading “Sensitivity readers in traditional publishing”
Where I got the idea for The Quiet at the End of the World
Exactly two years ago, in March 2016, I posted a quote on Instagram from a book I was reading, which is not something I usually do. “We are a short-lived genus of species. All our cousins are already extinct. We are perhaps the only species on Earth to be conscious of the inevitability of ourContinue reading “Where I got the idea for The Quiet at the End of the World”
Playlist for The Quiet at the End of the World
Not long now until the book comes out! There’s already been some AMAZING reviews: “I’m still sobbing quietly over how beautiful and heart-wrenching this novel was. Seriously, this might be my favourite sci-fi book? Of all time? I JUST CAN’T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVED IT. Can I pluck allContinue reading “Playlist for The Quiet at the End of the World”
Read the first chapter of The Quiet at the End of the World now
Hi guys! I’ve just uploaded the first chapter of my next book to my Wattpad. You can read it here. If you enjoy the sample, remember that you can enter to win a set of prizes if you preorder:
Hugo Award eligibility + pins
Just a quick note to say that The Last Beginning and The Loneliest Girl in the Universe are both eligible for nomination in the Hugo awards this year, as they were published for the first time in the US in 2018. If you’re coming to the Dublin WorldCon in August, you’re eligible to vote, andContinue reading “Hugo Award eligibility + pins”
Writing group & book shimmy award
From 23rd March I am going to be running a monthly Writers HQ writing retreat group in Coventry at Holy Trinity Church near the cathedral. You can find out more here and buy tickets (which are very limited). The group doesn’t involve any teaching, just all of us writing together for a day, with food and drinksContinue reading “Writing group & book shimmy award”
My favourite books of 2018
Merry christmas, everyone! I look forward to making this post every year, because I never get bored of shouting about my favourite books. I read 247 books this year, so obviously I have a lot of opinions about my favourites. These are all 2018 releases, with a few at the end which I adored butContinue reading “My favourite books of 2018”
Shortlisted for the STEAM book prize!
I’m thrilled that The Loneliest Girl in the Universe has been shortlisted for a second award! This is a brand new prize that supports fiction about science, something that is obviously ENTIRELY MY JAM. I was super excited just to hear about the creation of the award, so to be shortlisted is the best newsContinue reading “Shortlisted for the STEAM book prize!”
Wren James 