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Wren James is the award-winning British author of many Young Adult novels. Their books include Last Seen Online, Green Rising and The Quiet at the End of the World (previously published as Lauren James). The Loneliest Girl in the Universe is in development as a feature film with RK Films.

A story consultant on Netflix’s Heartstopper (Seasons 2 & 3) and a RLF Royal Fellow, Wren is also the founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, creator of The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook, and editor of Future Hopes: Hopeful stories in a time of climate change.

They have won the Sustainable Story Award and been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, Carnegie Medal and STEAM Book Award. Their books have sold over 200,000 copies in eight languages.

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Hay Festival, The Victors on Netgalley & TikTok!

Hello all! I hope you’re enjoying the (slightly) warmer spring weather this week! I have a whole bundle of exciting news to share, starting with – the finished copies of The Victors arrived!!

Isn’t it stunning? If you are a book blogger, you can now request it on Netgalley. I believe early copies will be going out very soon too (eek!)

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	The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 24,675 ratings — published 2018 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quiet at the End of the World by Lauren James (Goodreads Author), Wren James (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 6,297 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Next Together (The Next Together, #1) by Lauren James (Goodreads Author), Wren James (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 6,003 ratings — published 2015 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Beginning (The Next Together, #2) by Lauren James (Goodreads Author), Wren James (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 1,926 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Rising by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,040 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Starlight Watchmaker (The Watchmaker and the Duke, #1) by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 691 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2) by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Future Hopes: Hopeful stories in a time of climate change by Wren James (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicola Davies (Foreword), Bijal Vachharajani (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.65 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Victors by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Beth Fuller (Illustrator), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The One Hundred Nights of Hero

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The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones: A Novel

by Lex Croucher (Goodreads Author)

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It's in His Kiss (Bridgertons, #7)

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