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Bex Hogan
@bexhogan.bsky.social
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Author of YA (OWL KING, NETTLE, BLACK HEAT and VIPER, VENOM & VULTURE) and young MG (BRONTE TEMPESTRA series). Probably daydreaming. Or napping.
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Bex Hogan @bexhogan.bsky.social · Apr 11
⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️

I'm so excited to share the stunning cover for OWL KING illustrated by the amazing @iamlaurael.bsky.social 😍😍 Set in the same faery realms as NETTLE, it's a tale of sisters & stories, love & betrayal. Out 9th Oct 25 and available to preorder now! @zephyrbooks.bsky.social #UKKidLit
A cover for OWL KING by Bex Hogan. It is a picture of a faery climbing steps towards a mysterious door, surrounded by trees and feathers. An owl lurks in the corner. All in reds and blues.
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#BookReview: BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE VANISHING KINGDOM by Bex Hogan @bexhogan.bsky.social @piccadilly-press.bsky.social #UKMG #MiddlegradeMonday

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Book Review: BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE VANISHING KINGDOM by Bex Hogan (Middle Grade Monday)
A lovely series finale
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November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Forget Black Friday and celebrate #BookFriday on Nov 28th! This campaign celebrates the best books in our schools and libraries! My Reading Champion recommendation is WITCHSPARK by Dominique Valente 🥰

@booksfortopics.bsky.social #ReadingChampions #BooksForTopics #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Cover reveal!

I loved writing #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows & there’s a whole lot more to come from the Treetoppers!

#TheWoodWhereStoriesSing takes the children on a thrilling adventure with Crest the driftwood horse, to save Wildtop Wood.

Coming 2 July 2026 - you can preorders now!
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Absolutely over the moon that NETTLE has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing! It's such a special award, I can't quite believe it! Huge thank you to @carnegiemedals.bsky.social and to my publisher @zephyrbooks.bsky.social 🥰 And congrats to all the other nominees! #Carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Come and join me, Ova Ceren and @hollyrace.bsky.social tomorrow at Waterstones Cambridge at 6pm, where we will be having a lovely time talking books and fantasy! We'd love to see you there! 🥰
edpr.bsky.social ed public relations @edpr.bsky.social · Oct 14
There's still time to book onto tomorrow's event with @bexhogan.bsky.social to talk all things fantasy at Waterstones Cambridge, so book your spot here: www.waterstones.com/events/ya-fa...
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Happy publication day to @bexhogan.bsky.social's #OwlKing. It was a delight to return to the Faery Realms and learn more about the different courts. This is a lyrical, atmospheric tale with teeth. Out today, published by @zephyrbooks.bsky.social
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Owl King by Bex Hogan
I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook of Nettle by Bex Hogan and so was delighted to be able to read the sequel, Owl King. We are back in the realm of faery and this time we get to learn more…
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October 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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A very happy publication day to @bexhogan.bsky.social and her new book #OwlKing 😍 A hauntingly beautiful new faery tale, full of romance and magic, deception, and survival! Out today, published by @zephyrbooks.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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It's publication day and OWL KING is finally flying out into the world! It's a tale of the devotion of sisters, and the power stories have to save us. If you like dark faerytales, please do check it out! Published by @zephyrbooks.bsky.social Cover by @iamlaurael.bsky.social 🦉👑

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October 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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#BookReview: OWL KING by Bex Hogan @bexhogan.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social #UKYA

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October 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I am so looking forward to this FREE online event on Oct 9th with Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books. If you know any secondary schools who might be interested, please do pass along. I will be talking about my favourite things - fairytales and folklore! #UKKidLit #BookSky 💙📚
edpr.bsky.social ed public relations @edpr.bsky.social · Sep 26
Calling all secondary school teachers & librarians! Join @bexhogan.bsky.social on 9th Oct for a FREE virtual event where students will learn about fascinating folktales and uncover the lesser-told history of faery tales and their forgotten origins.

Book now 👉 sevenstories.org.uk/event/author...
September 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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I picked up a proof of Owl King by @bexhogan.bsky.social at the @zephyrbooks.bsky.social stand at #YLGConference & it prompted me to go back in my tbr pile to find Nettle. I'm so glad I did because it is a wonderful story (beautiful covers by Laura El). Classic faerytale elements woven beautifully.
Cover. Nettle is written down the middle of the page, white writing with glossy red decoration. Scene is a moonlit forest (dark red moon) with small sprites hovering & a girl with fabric made of bright green nettles looking away towards a dark palace. A second moon (this white) is in the sky behind the palace A wild misfit in the human world, Nettle is enthralled by the glamour of the faery realm, with its two moons and scarlet stars. She grows close to Conor, a human stolen centuries before, and she also falls under the spell of mysterious Ellion, a shadow faery. To try to help her beloved grandmother who is fading in her world, Nettle makes a pact with the faery king. He'll heal her grandmother in exchange for Nettle completing three tasks. She agrees, not realising that deception lurks in this enchanted place, and that she has been tricked.
September 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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"In this dangerous fantasy kingdom, Nettle discovers—too late—her part in an age-old love story... and the price she will pay..."

Enter to win a copy of @bexhogan.bsky.social's "Nettle" from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky
September 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I'm so happy to be working with @authorsalouduk.bsky.social for my school visits! Whether you're a primary school looking for a fun talk centred around knights and Lego, or a secondary wanting to chat Faeries or Pirates,then I would love to come and see you! 🥰
authorsalouduk.bsky.social Authors Aloud UK @authorsalouduk.bsky.social · Sep 3
Our virtual welcome mat is out for
@bexhogan.bsky.social today, we are so glad to have you with us! Bex is happy to work with year 2 - 7 & upwards students as her different series work for varied age groups. Find out more & book Bex for a visit here: authorsalouduk.co.uk/speaker/bex-...
September 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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If you're a fan of all things YA then be sure to check out #CampYA2025 where you'll find Asli Jensen and @bexhogan.bsky.social on the programme. Information on tickets and the full line up can be viewed here: campya.org/guests/
August 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Really looking forward to taking part in Camp YA this year! Come and join us, so many online panels to enjoy! ❤️
campyafest.bsky.social Camp YA @campyafest.bsky.social · Aug 13
@bexhogan.bsky.social has always loved fantasy & faery tales. She enjoys sharing her time between the real world & escaping to her imagination. We're excited to learn about her haunting Faery Realms series & upcoming book at #CampYA2025

Grab your tickets now 🎫- bit.ly/CampYA2025

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August 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Great to see OWL KING is a number one hot new release in YA Fairytales and Folklore! Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?!

#KidLitUK #BookSky 💙📚
August 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Thrilled to spy Scandal in a HOT deals US bookbub for July - perfect timing with the current heatwave!🔥 So if deceptions and duels, secrets and masquerades and perhaps a Grand Masked Ball at the Palace of Versailles too .. sound your kind of escape why not snag a bargain?! ⚔️✨
July 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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It's paperback publication day for NETTLE! 🍃🧚‍♀️
edpr.bsky.social ed public relations @edpr.bsky.social · Jul 10
Happy publication day to @bexhogan.bsky.social and her gorgeous new paperback #Nettle, a dark faery tale full of beauty, cruelty, love and deception 🌱 @zephyrbooks.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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The BLACK HEAT ebook is currently only 99p on kindle - what a bargain! This standalone YA fantasy follows three strangers during a time of war - a princess, a blacksmith and a midwife. As they each seek revenge, so their fates become entwined.

#KidLitUK #BookSky 💙📚 #kindle

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Shows the book BLACK HEAT by Bex Hogan. The front has fiery flowers and the tagline 'Revenge Burns Deep'. On the back you can see more fiery flowers and the text reads, 'Three Women. Two Countries. One war. No Winners.'
July 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Over on @ukyaspotlight.bsky.social: Interview with Nathanael Lessore, Chris Bonnello, and Bex Hogan

#UKYA #UKYASpotlight @chrisbonnello.bsky.social @bexhogan.bsky.social @zephyrbooks.bsky.social
@hotkeybooks.bsky.social @neemtreepress.bsky.social

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Annual Event 2025: Nathanael Lessore, Chris Bonnello, and Bex Hogan
Interview with three UKYA authors
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July 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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The paperback edition of NETTLE is coming next week! I absolutely adore the slight differences to the hardback, both are so beautiful in their own right! Pre-order your copy now!

#KidLitUK #BookSky 📚💙
The image shows the cover of NETTLE by Bex Hogan - a girl standing in a faery realm, with a castle and two moons in the distance. She carries a cloak made of nettles. The paperback edition is coming 10th July 2025. Cover illustration by Laura El.
July 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books of 2025; Part Two

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Most Anticipated Books of 2025; Part Two
Ten books I am very excited for the in next six months
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June 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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It’s here! 🥳 My tribute to every Heyer novel I ever read, and a good dose of Fairfax heroine fun too! I loved writing Sophie, Phoebe’s fashion-conscious sister, who has the most ramshackle, scandalous adventure of a lifetime across Paris… www.instagram.com/p/DJ_BbkjI2g...
May 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Exciting news - OWL KING is now on Netgalley! Lovely to see it's one of the most requested teen and YA titles - thanks so much to everyone who's supporting it! 🥰
A screenshot of the Most Requested Books on Netgalley, including OWL KING by Bex Hogan.
May 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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[1] My new book #THIRST will be published by @pushkinpress.com on 11 Sept. It's a teen folk horror about a malevolent river worshipped for generations by the village of Maimsbury. I can't wait for you all to get swept away with Gorse and Faye. This gorgeous cover's by Natalie Smillie. ->
May 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM