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Issue 13 cover and contributor reveal…

What do you think of the Issue 13 cover?

🪐 We are delighted to reveal our Winter 2023 edition, which is packed with stellar writing, art and reviews to brighten the dark evenings.

🪐 Cover art is ‘i am stardust’ by Ailbhe Carré.

🪐 Cover design by Eleanor Brayden @ebraydendesign.

🪐 We’ll be launching Issue 13 in the Clockwork Door on Tuesday 5th December at 6.30pm.

You can pre-order your copy today!

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Our wonderful contributors this issue are:

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Great YA titles You Can’t Miss – #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

Paper Lanterns is proud to be a part of the thriving Irish Young Adult Literature community and we are delighted to support the #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks campaign. There are brilliant YA books written by authors in Ireland and Northern Ireland. We encourage everyone to pick one up for their next read

We strongly believe it is important (and enjoyable!) to read books from a diversity of backgrounds, but equally we know how amazing it is to see yourself and your place in the books you read.

To make it easier to #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks, we’ve pulled together the Irish YA books our reviewers have read and enjoyed. What better way to discover new reads than going directly to teenagers and YA enthusiasts based all over the island of Ireland – find out what your next read should be in their words!

And of course, as well as reviews, Paper Lanterns is filled with poetry, stories, essays, art and interviews by teen contributors and older YA enthusiasts – you can pick up a copy in our shop here.

For more information on the campaign, visit http://discoveririshkidsbooks.ie

Table Of Contents
  1. Contemporary
  2. Historical Fiction
  3. Non-Fiction
  4. Fantasy
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Freya Harte is not a Puzzle by Méabh Collins: Review

Freya Harte is not a Puzzle

Freya Harte is not a Puzzle
Méabh Collins
O’Brien Press, March 2023
Paperback, €9.99
ISBN 9781788493451

Freya has recently been diagnosed with autism, but school is hard enough and she already feels different, so she decides to keep this part of her a secret. When a school trip to Irish college is announced, Freya decides to use this as an opportunity to show the girls in her year that she can fit in and be “normal”. But can true friendship be found when you try to change yourself? 

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You are invited to our Issue 12 Launch!

Join us for an evening of Young Adult Literature, Art and Book Reviews with readings from our teen and over 19 contributors. All welcome!

If you’ve never been to an arts or book event launch before and want to see what they’re like, please come along – we’d love to have you!

Everyone who joins us in-person will be entered into our free book raffle.

We will also have a selection of readings in our online launch on our YouTube channel.

Order Issue 12 today
You're invited... Issue 12 Launch Clockwork Door, 51 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin and Online on YouTube Wednesday, 23rd August at  6pm - 7pm Join us for an evening of Young Adult Literature, Art and Book Reviews with readings from our teen and over 19 contributors. All welcome! Everyone who joins us in-person will be entered into our free book raffle

Where:

Clockwork Door, 51 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin

and

Online on our YouTube channel

When: Wednesday, 23rd August at  6pm – 7pm