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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Aug 23

ICYMI: Moira Buffini’s "captivating" dystopian debut novel, Songlight (‪ @faberbooks.bsky.social‬ ), has been named as the winner of the #YABookPrize 2025 (‪ @yabookprize.bsky.social‬ ) 👇

Moira Buffini’s dystopian debut Songlight wins the YA Book Prize 2025

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Braes High School Library @braeslibrary.bsky.social · Aug 21

We had such an amazing time at the #edinburghinternationalbookfestival or as author Matt Goodfellow would say, it was mint! We met him & @yabookprize.bsky.social authors @sarahcrossan.bsky.social @beafitzgerald.bsky.social @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social Danielle Jawando and Moira Buffini. And Zog!!

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Aug 21

Moira Buffini’s "captivating" dystopian debut novel, Songlight (‪ @faberbooks.bsky.social‬ ), has been named as the winner of the #YABookPrize 2025 (‪ @yabookprize.bsky.social‬ ) 👇

Moira Buffini’s dystopian debut Songlight wins the YA Book Prize 2025

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

A huge congratulations and thank you to all of our amazing #YABookPrize shortlistees ✨🤩📚

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

And the winner of the #YABookPrize 2025 is... Songlight by Moira Buffini ( ‪@faberbooks.bsky.social‬ )🏆✨

A stand-out speculative novel that shines a light on our own world, says the chair of the YA Book Prize Caroline Carpenter 📚

Find out more here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/awards/the-y...

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

We're at Edinburgh International Book Festival for the #YABookPrize 2025 🏆

To celebrate it, we're offering 20% off subscriptions to The Bookseller for attendees 🎟️💡

Access the offer here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/edinburgh-fe...

yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

‘When we decided to write a book together we realised we never saw representation of how we see the world. We wanted to show the diverse Muslim community that we came from’ says Adiba Jaigirdar on Four Eids and a Funeral 📚

yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

‘I was mostly inspired by my own climate anxiety and how insane the world is’, said @orsorrel.bsky.social on Apocalypse Cow 🐄

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

For our next panel at the #YABookPize we are joined by the brilliant @leonegan.bsky.social, @orsorrel.bsky.social, Adiba Jaigirdar and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 🤩

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

“I had this idea of two women who said no and then men decided there were consequences’, @beafitzgerald.bsky.social says on The End Crowns All 👑

yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

“I love love stories that are difficult. I loved twilight. I love those unrequited love stories. And I wanted to write about the great hunger”, says @sarahcrossan.bsky.social on Where the Heart Should Be 📚

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

For our first panel at the #YABookPrize we were joined by the wonderful @sarahcrossan.bsky.social, @beafitzgerald.bsky.social, Moira Buffini, Danielle Jawando and @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social 📣✨

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 21

The day has arrived! 🤩✨

Today we will be announcing the fabulous winner of the #YABookPrize and celebrating our wonderful authors and books 📚

Stay tuned to find out the winner…🥁

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 20

We’ve just touched down in Edinburgh ready to celebrate the #YA Book Prize shortlist 📍📚

Stay tuned…✨🥳

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 20

We're on our way to Edinburgh International Book Festival for the #YABookPrize 2025 🏆

To celebrate it, we're offering 20% off subscriptions to The Bookseller for attendees 🎟️💡

Access the offer here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/edinburgh-fe...

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 15

It's nearly time...✨

The #YABookPrize 2025 winner will be announced on Thursday 21st August at Edinburgh Book Festival 🏆

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 13

We'll be at Edinburgh International Book Festival next week for the #YABookPrize 2025🏆

To celebrate it, we're offering 20% off subscriptions to The Bookseller for attendees 🎟️💡

Access the offer here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/edinburgh-fe...

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 5

We spoke to #YABookPrize shortlisted author, Margaret McDonald, about her book Glasgow Boys 📖

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Aug 5

We asked Margaret McDonald, author of Glasgow Boys, to describe her #YABookPrize shortlisted novel in three words 💙💛

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Jul 31

Danielle Jawando, author of If My Words Had Wings, talks to us about the inspiration behind her #YABookPrize shortlisted novel 🪽
Read more 👉 www.thebookseller.com/author-inter...

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Jul 29

We asked author of The Reappearance of Rachel Price, Holly Jackson, to describe her #YABookPrize shortlisted novel in three words 🎬✨

yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Jul 28

We spoke to Holly Jackson about her #YABookPrize shortlisted novel, The Reappearance of Rachel Price 🎬

Read the full interview here 👉https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/holly-jackson-on-her-ya-book-prize-shortlisted-novel-the-reappearance-of-rachel-price

yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Jul 25

We asked Bea Fiztgerald (‪@beafitzgerald.bsky.social‬) to describe her #YABookPrize shortlisted fantasy novel, The End Crowns All (‪@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social‬) in just three words 🔱☁️

Head over to #TheBookseller website to find out more 🔗

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Jul 23

Author of The End Crowns All, Bea Fitzgerald (‪@beafitzgerald.bsky.social‬), speaks to us about the inspiration behind her #YABookPrize shortlisted fantasy novel 🔱☁️

Read the full interview here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/author-inter...

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yabookprize.bsky.social @yabookprize.bsky.social · Jul 22

Author of the #YABookPrize shortlisted novel, Lover Birds, ‪@leonegan.bsky.social‬ describes the book in three words 💛🩷

Head over the #TheBookseller website to find out more 🔗