Robert Muchamore: I reply to every single fan who emails me

The bestselling author of the CHERUB series promised to reply to every single email from a fan since publishing his first teen novel. Now, 11 years and 12 million copies sold later, he hasn’t broken his pledge. And here’s why

Top 10 villains in YA fiction

From Moriarty to President Snow to the truly repellent Apparat, site members HorseLover3000 and Laura,thespecialone suggest the best characters from teen fiction who are evil, cunning or just all kinds of creepy!

Joe Wright defends casting of Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily in Peter Pan film

Director says he understands complaints over ‘whitewashing’ in Pan but hails Mara’s take on the Native American warrior as ‘badass’ and ‘empowering’

Cornelia Funke joins self-publishing revolution

German author will self-publish the English version of her latest Mirrorworld novel, The Golden Yarn, after refusing changes suggested by her American publisher

Leigh Bardugo reads from Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo, author of the bestselling Grisha trilogy, reads from her new novel, Six of Crows

Maze Runner sequel sets scorching pace internationally as Everest fails to reach summit

In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene, Maze Runner’s non-US figures show reliance on international audience and the action-drama Everest starts its box-office ascent solidly

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo – review

Pipkia5: ‘One of the best reads of 2015 so far’

Which superhero are you? Quiz

Feel the urge to fly? Dream of having super-strength? Find out once and for all which superhero you are by taking our super quiz!

Competition to send your name into the stars

Are you obsessed with space? Always wanted to travel the universe? Enter this new competition from Story Time From Space and Lost My Name!

In praise of Dr Seuss

The Cat in the Hat, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! and Dr Seuss’s other books brilliantly allow children to learn about risks and challenges – but David Cameron’s admiration of The Lorax smacks of hypocrisy

Blinky Bill the Movie review – a cranked-up embrace of Australianisms

The world’s favourite koala stars in a film with plenty of hijinx and tacky Australiana, while carefully shying away from political or social allegory

David Cameron loves The Lorax – what’s your choice of bedtime reading?

As the prime minister names Dr Seuss’s 1971 tale as his favourite children’s book, now’s your chance to celebrate other readalong classics

Why I love writing dark books for teenagers

Author (and star of Call the Midwife) Emerald Fennell on her obsession with the darker side of literature – bring on the deranged puppets, unhinged cheerleaders and evil twins!

Katherine Rundell: ‘There’s a huge amount of joy to be gained from learning to steer towards fear’

The award-winning author of Rooftoppers has just published a new book set in the snowbound woods of Russia: The Wolf Wilder. Site member Lottie Longshanks got to ask Katherine Rundell about bravery, ballet, the Russian revolution and wolves

Your stories: A Good Day to be Rich

GeorgeFS: ‘Philip King was worth just over 37 billion dollars. Of course, it wasn’t enough. It never was. In a world where those with the most wealth quite literally made the rules, there was no room for slackers’