Author Archives: Lauren James

In Conversation with my editor

Last year to celebrate the launch of The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker, Emily and I did a chat about writing, editing, and everything that goes on behind-the-scenes of book publishing. I had so much fun getting to quiz her that I asked if we could do it again for Green Rising. I’ve been workingContinue reading “In Conversation with my editor”

Join the climate scavenger hunt

My new book, Green Rising, is a climate thriller inspired by movements like Extinction Rebellion. I wanted to write about teenage activists who have the power to make real, decisive change in the climate crisis. It’s something which makes us all feel incredibly helpless, and climate fiction is often a depressing, dystopian look at ourContinue reading “Join the climate scavenger hunt”

Most highlighted book quotes

Amazon Kindle has a feature where popular sentences of eBooks are underlined, showing parts that multiple readers have highlighted. This is basically the best gift ever for a writer: if you’re ever feeling down, go and flick through your eBook and see what people like. It’s great. A couple of my books are discounted onContinue reading “Most highlighted book quotes”

Read Green Rising on Netgalley + panel video

You can now download a sampler including the start of my next novel Green Rising, and request the full novel to review over on Netgalley! It’s only 3 weeks now until release day, and I have some exciting stuff lined up to celebrate. 🙂 For YALC, I chaired a panel with Veronica Roth, Jonathan Stroud,Continue reading “Read Green Rising on Netgalley + panel video”

Cover reveal for Green Rising

I am super excited to share the cover of Green Rising, my next novel! This was illustrated by Beci Kelly and designed by Chloé Tartinville at Walker Books. It’s being published on 2nd September, which is somehow only 3 months away! The book is about teenagers who can grow plants from their hands, and I loveContinue reading “Cover reveal for Green Rising”

Mentoring course + CrimeFest Awards shortlisting!

Hey all, A few nice bits of news – my next WriteMentor course starts next week, and there’s still a place left. If you’re working on a YA novel, you can find out more here. The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker has been shortlisted for the 2021 Crimefest YA award! I spoke to the BigContinue reading “Mentoring course + CrimeFest Awards shortlisting!”

Filtering the World – Writing craft chat

I’ve been writing professionally for a decade, and one of the things that’s really developed in my technique is that I’m always interpreting the world through writing, 100% of the time. I make dozens of notes on my phone throughout the day, when things I read/see/watch/do/hear remind me of my projects. This could be anythingContinue reading “Filtering the World – Writing craft chat”

Climate change in The Deep-Sea Duke

The Deep-Sea Duke is out now! You can read the first chapter here on Archive of Our Own. (My account there also contains over 70,000 words of deleted scenes and short stories from the worlds of my other novels.) In this interview, I discuss the climate change allegory in the novel. Tell us about yourContinue reading “Climate change in The Deep-Sea Duke”

Introducing The Deep-Sea Duke + reading the first chapter – sci-fi novella publishing 4th Feb!

Read the first chapter here. When Hugo and Ada travel to their friend Dorian’s planet for the holidays, android Hugo is anxious about being accepted by Dorian’s powerful family. But when they arrive on Hydrox, there are more pressing things to worry about, as the planet has been overrun by refugee butterflies. Displaced from theirContinue reading “Introducing The Deep-Sea Duke + reading the first chapter – sci-fi novella publishing 4th Feb!”