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ALT A black "I SIGNED" graphic to share after signing the Strike Solidarity Open Letter.
ALT A red "I SIGNED" graphic to share after signing the Strike Solidarity Open Letter.
ALT A white "I SIGNED" graphic to share after signing the Strike Solidarity Open Letter.
ALT Graphic with book background and text: All about Hot Key Books! Hot Key Books was launched in 2012 and has since gone on to publish award-winning bestsellers including We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, the Folk of the Air series by Holly Black, Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, Terciel & Elinor by Garth Nix, and Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko.
ALT Graphic with book background and text: We publish books for three ‘age-ranges’, although we know that people outside of these enjoy them too! 📖 Teen: bridging the gap between middle-grade books and young-adult books, our teen fiction is ‘clean’ and suitable for readers age 11+, but still an excellent read for older readers! 📖 Young Adult: YA can be enjoyed by every age, but the characters are generally aged 14–18. Occasionally our YA books might deal with some trickier or mature subject matter, but we’ll always flag this on the books. 📖 New Adult: with slightly older characters our New Adult books are suitable for older readers, and often have more mature themes, including sexual content and new life experiences.
ALT How do I know if a book is for me? On social media, we will be flagging all of our books with an emoji guide to help you know who our books are for and what is in them: 🌶Sexual themes/references 🌶🌶Explicit sexual content 🔒 Older characters ⚠️Challenging content 🤐 Explicit Language 🩸 Strong/bloody violence 🙋♂️Suitable for teen readers
ALT Sheena Patel reading from I'm a Fan
ALT Dapo Adeola, SF Said, Dave McKean and Michael Rosen signing
ALT Thomas Halliday at Foyles
ALT Listening to the Indies reading stage at Foyles
ALT A book deal announcement overlaid on top of artwork of the book characters. The announcement reads: “Alexandra Aceves at Holiday House has acquired YA contemporary debut The Loudest Silence by Deaf author Sydney Langford, a dual-POV story that follows the friendship between 16-year-old singer Casey, who is grappling with sudden hearing loss, & soccer captain Hayden, whose generalized anxiety weighs on his every move, after the two teens bond over the shared dream of a life in music. Publication is slated for summer 2024; Emily Forney at BookEnds Literary did the deal for world rights” The artwork shows 5 characters on a white background. From left to right: a plus-size girl with long black hair & bangs, & brown eyes, softly smiling; a short boy with long black locs & brown eyes, grinning; a boy with curly brown hair, green eyes, freckles, & braces grinning; a girl with wavy light brown hair & blue eyes, smiling softly; a tall boy with a shaved head & brown eyes, scowling
ALT Moïra Fowley smiling at the camera. She is stood in a forest and is wearing a black leather jacket.
