Rehana Nurmahi

J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series is pretty much infamous. “There won’t be a child in our world who doesn’t know his name,” became a statement that reigns true not just in the Wizarding World, but in our real world. However, as time goes on, although…

Before I even knew what it was about, it was pretty clear to me that The Hate U Give was a book worth reading. Having already stormed The New York Times YA bestsellers list and received praise from many respected authors in the genre, I was all set…

Hogwarts has definitely taught us more than Transfiguration or Charms; it taught us a kind of Defense Against the Dark Arts that we can apply in our everyday lives. Friends, family, morality, self-confidence… you name it, and the Harry Potter books…

“Mr and Mrs Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.” And thus began the story of boy wizard, Harry Potter, 20 years ago today. The first novel of the Harry Potter series by J.K.…

Five years on from his internationally bestselling The Fault in Our Stars, YA author John Green has announced the publication of his next novel. Turtles All the Way Down, his sixth novel, is to be published by Penguin Books and is scheduled for…

Fictional worlds have the power to enchant us, intrigue us, and draw us in. Characters often have a magical ability to make us fall in love with them. However, sometimes, we don’t fall in love with them, but fall in love with them being in love with…

Young Adult literature can be a very hit and miss game. Authors who write for teenagers either get it very right or tend to miss the mark, largely due to the fact that most of them aren’t teenagers themselves. In the case of Rosemary Hayes’ latest…

These days, it would seem that YA fiction is dominating the scene. Since film adaptations of novels such as Harry Potter and The Hunger Games have become global phenomena, a whole generation are turning back to the books that inspired these…

Of course, much of the appeal of the fantastic comes from the larger than life and altogether surreal worlds they inhabit. However, for myself, I find that a lot of what I love about the surreal, actually comes from the ‘real’ elements of it. It’s an…

With the recent release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as well as the fact that a new batch of tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child goes on sale tomorrow, the Potter world seems to be ever expanding. Whether you are in favour of…

As long as there has been literature, that literature has been adapted into lots of different formats. From operas to comics, from plays to films, to television series; classic narratives are the source material for so much of today’s culture.…

Since the birth of cinema, many films have drawn their inspiration from literary wooks. These days, as it’s so often pointed out, the film industry seems to make more remakes, reboots, spin-offs and adaptations than original scripts and ideas.…

This weekend marks the 90th anniversary of the very first Winnie the Pooh book by A.A. Milne. A character that started in beautifully illustrated books, which then went on to be animated as one of Disney’s most beloved characters, and solidified in…

A new series of the classic Roger Hargreaves Mr. Men children’s books will feature characters from BBC’s Doctor Who. Developed by Hargreaves’ son Adam, the series will see stories featuring the first, fourth, eleventh and twelfth incarnations of The…

September 13, 1916. This day, 100 years ago, saw the birth of Roald Dahl, who went on to become one of the world’s best beloved children’s authors. Creating worlds where gobstoppers were everlasting, and peaches were giant, and giraffes and pelicans…

Carrie Hope Fletcher, known by most as the YouTube’s ‘honorary big sister’ to young ‘uns all over the world, has done something rather spectacular with her debut novel On The Other Side. Les Misérables‘ Eponine has produced an original concept with…

As the summer rages on, and heatwaves come and go; herds of people are flocking to the beach. Some beach-goers like to swim in the sea, some like to work on their tan, and others like to curl up on their beach towel under a parasol and pull out a…

Giovanna Fletcher, the author behind romantic novels such as Billy and Me and Dream a Little Dream, is coming to Southampton to do book signings on 3rd June 2016. The signing is happening at the West Quay Waterstones on Friday 3rd June, from 12.30pm.…

Dan Brown’s cult classic novel, The Da Vinci Code, is set to be republished and rebranded for a young adult market. The original book, which was published in 2003, features Professor Robert Langdon, as he uncovers a mystery that reveals that Jesus…