Tag: YA book

• Bezzina’s Emporium Trailer

  Hi hi, Psyched to share this trailer for the Bezzina’s Emporium series, made by the wonderful ValkiriART. Enjoy and find out more about the series here, with the opening chapters of book one, Rotting Trees, available for free.

  Francesca

  28 April, 2026

  Book News

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• Last Order Dates for December 2025

  Hello everyone, Just a note to remind you that the last recommended order date to receive bookish merch, signed books or other stationery from my Folksy shop is Monday 15th December. Order after then and I can’t guarantee you’ll receive your item by 25th Dec. There are very limited items in my stock due to…

  Francesca

  6 November, 2025

  Writing

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• Pre-Order ‘Rotting Trees’ in ebook and paperback!

  Hello lovely readers, I’m so pleased to announce that Rotting Trees, the first book in the Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities trilogy, will release on 31st January 2025. It will be available as an ebook and a paperback from all major retailers. Ask your local bookshop to order it in! It’s available through…

  Francesca

  3 November, 2024

  Book News

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• £1 Sale | The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes | Google Play

  Hello! If you’re an Android user, you can get The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes on Google Play for just £1 for the next few weeks! You can find reviews here if that’s your bag.

  Francesca

  1 August, 2024

  Writing

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• Patreon Review, Maggie Stiefvater’s ‘The Raven Boys’

  November’s book review is for The Raven Boys, the first novel in The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater. I fell completely in love with the entire series and gushed about it a lot. (It’s perfect. Please read it.) As always, you can support my work on Patreon every time I review a novel. You…

  francescaburke

  19 November, 2015

  Patreon, Writing

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