Author Spotlight

Team BKMRK is delighted to publish Afterlove, the lesbian love story you’ve been dying to read from acclaimed author Tanya Byrne! To celebrate Afterlove’s release, Tanya shares her favourite sapphic love stories. Scroll down to […]

The award-winning author of Eight Pieces of Silva shares eight LGBTQ+ books that bowled her over and made her question the mainstream.   Dr Rudine Sims Bishop, the African American academic, famously described books as […]

To celebrate the eBook publication of The Henna Wars, we sat down (digitally!) with Adiba Jaigirdar for a Q&A session.   Hi Adiba, please tell our readers a little bit about yourself I’m Bangladesi-Irish. I […]

Music always finds its way into Patrice Lawrence’s books and Eight Pieces of Silva is no exception… step-sisters Becks and Silva are complete opposites but bond over their mutual obsession with K-Pop. Patrice has put […]

Patrice Lawrence, author of Eight Pieces of Silva, as well as Orangeboy, Indigo Donut and Rose, Interrupted, answers our questions as part of our #ReadwithPride celebrations!   Find out more about our #ReadwithPride celebrations here. […]

Alice Oseman, author and illustrator of the Heartstopper graphic novels, answers our five questions as part of our #ReadwithPride celebrations! Find out more about our #ReadwithPride summer celebrations here.   Tell us, what is your book/series […]

Lucy Powrie, author of The Paper & Hearts Society and The Paper & Hearts Society: Read with Pride answers our five questions as part of our #ReadwithPride celebrations!   Find out more about our #ReadwithPride […]

Author and BookTuber, Lucy Powrie shares her recommended PRIDE reads…     In my book, READ WITH PRIDE, the main character, Olivia, is trying to get as many people as possible to read with pride: […]

This summer, join us (BKMRK), author Lucy Powrie and a whole host of authors and influencers to #ReadwithPride! From 26th June, we’re launching a summer-long online celebration and readathon called READ WITH PRIDE to tie […]

Author of The Paper & Hearts Society Lucy Powrie has written as exclusive short story for BKMRK, inspired by the lockdown life we’re currently living.   ‘Hi, Gran!’ Tabby tried to keep her voice steady […]

Sophie Gonzales, author of the utterly joyful queer reimagining of Grease, Only Mostly Devastated, on her favourite complicated romances in YA books.   Only Mostly Devastated follows the complicated relationship between Ollie and Will. When […]

Poet Dean Atta talks about the experience of writing his award-winning debut novel in verse, The Black Flamingo, and the impact he hopes it will have on readers.   Thank you so much for reading The […]