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Bex Hogan
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Author of YA (OWL KING, NETTLE, BLACK HEAT and VIPER, VENOM & VULTURE) and young MG (BRONTE TEMPESTRA series). Probably daydreaming. Or napping.
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Absolutely over the moon that NETTLE has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing! It's such a special award, I can't quite believe it! Huge thank you to @carnegiemedals.bsky.social and to my publisher @zephyrbooks.bsky.social 🥰 And congrats to all the other nominees! #Carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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It's publication day and OWL KING is finally flying out into the world! It's a tale of the devotion of sisters, and the power stories have to save us. If you like dark faerytales, please do check it out! Published by @zephyrbooks.bsky.social Cover by @iamlaurael.bsky.social 🦉👑

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October 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Great to see OWL KING is a number one hot new release in YA Fairytales and Folklore! Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?!

#KidLitUK #BookSky 💙📚
August 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The BLACK HEAT ebook is currently only 99p on kindle - what a bargain! This standalone YA fantasy follows three strangers during a time of war - a princess, a blacksmith and a midwife. As they each seek revenge, so their fates become entwined.

#KidLitUK #BookSky 💙📚 #kindle

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Shows the book BLACK HEAT by Bex Hogan. The front has fiery flowers and the tagline 'Revenge Burns Deep'. On the back you can see more fiery flowers and the text reads, 'Three Women. Two Countries. One war. No Winners.'
July 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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The paperback edition of NETTLE is coming next week! I absolutely adore the slight differences to the hardback, both are so beautiful in their own right! Pre-order your copy now!

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The image shows the cover of NETTLE by Bex Hogan - a girl standing in a faery realm, with a castle and two moons in the distance. She carries a cloak made of nettles. The paperback edition is coming 10th July 2025. Cover illustration by Laura El.
July 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Exciting news - OWL KING is now on Netgalley! Lovely to see it's one of the most requested teen and YA titles - thanks so much to everyone who's supporting it! 🥰
A screenshot of the Most Requested Books on Netgalley, including OWL KING by Bex Hogan.
May 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Take a journey into the Faery Realms with NETTLE. A Midsummer Night's Dream meets Hans Christian Andersen's The Wild Swans. Out in beautiful hardback now! 🥰
May 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Delighted that BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE WEATHER WITCH is a Kindle Monthly Deal through the whole of May. You can grab the ebook for only 99p, what a bargain!

#KidLitUK #Kindle #BookSky 📚💙

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Image of the cover of 'Bronte Tempestra and the Weather Witch' by Bex Hogan and illustrated by Hannah McCaffery. Published by Piccadilly Press.
May 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️

I'm so excited to share the stunning cover for OWL KING illustrated by the amazing @iamlaurael.bsky.social 😍😍 Set in the same faery realms as NETTLE, it's a tale of sisters & stories, love & betrayal. Out 9th Oct 25 and available to preorder now! @zephyrbooks.bsky.social #UKKidLit
A cover for OWL KING by Bex Hogan. It is a picture of a faery climbing steps towards a mysterious door, surrounded by trees and feathers. An owl lurks in the corner. All in reds and blues.
April 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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I had a book out yesterday! 🥳🥳
A picture of the book 'Bronte Tempestra and the Weather Witch' by Bex Hogan and illustrated by Hannah McCaffery, leaning against a stone wall.
March 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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It's publication day! 🥳🥳 So excited that BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE WEATHER WITCH is finally out in the world! Illustrated by Hannah McCaffery 🥰 Huge thank you to everyone @piccadilly-press.bsky.social especially my amazing editor, Ruth Bennett. And thanks to my agent, Davinia Andrew-Lynch 🥰🥰
March 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Only two weeks to go until BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE WEATHER WITCH is out in the world! Have you preordered your copy yet?! #KidLitUK #booksky 💙📚
March 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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My author copies of BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE WEATHER WITCH are here and they are gorgeous!! 😍😍 Illustrated as always by the brilliant Hannah McCaffery, this third book in the series is out 27th March, so please do pre-order! #KidLitUK #bookshop 💙📚
March 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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There's still one week left to listen to the BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE LIGHTNING STEEDS audiobook for free over on the World Book Day website. It's time for the princess to save the knights! Narrated by Aysha Kala 💙

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February 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Just a reminder that you can listen to the BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE LIGHTNING STEEDS audiobook for free over on the World Book Day website for another couple of weeks. Perfect for any young knights (7+) who crave adventure! Narrated by Aysha Kala 💙

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A girl listening to an audiobook, exclaiming, 'FREE audiobooks' along side an image of the BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE LIGHTNING STEEDS audiobook cover. The text reads, 'Listen to my audiobook for free on the World of Stories hub.'
February 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Happy 1st Birthday, Bronte! It's been a whole year since she came galloping into the world to save the day, and I've had the best time sharing the Bronte love with young readers! Two adventures out, two to come - who's with us?! ⚡🐎⚡

#KidLitUK #booksky 💙📚
A photo of the book, 'BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE LIGHTNING STEEDS' by Bex Hogan beside an ink pot and quill.
February 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Oh I love PLR day! Libraries are such a gift to authors and readers alike - thank you to everyone who borrowed a copy of my books! My most borrowed one this year was BLACK HEAT, which makes me very happy!
January 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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BRONTE IS BACK! I'm so excited to share the cover for the third book in the series - BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE WEATHER WITCH 🥰 Illustrated by Hannah McCaffery and published by Piccadilly Press, this beauty is out on 27th March 2025! Pre-order yours now! 🥰

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November 25, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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I'm so excited that I'm going to be at Waterstones Kensington next week as part of their Christmas Evening! Come and say hi on Tuesday 3rd December from 4.30pm, where I'll be there to sign copies of NETTLE and be generally very merry! Hope to see you there! 🎄❄️🎁

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November 25, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE ICE WARRIORS is the perfect read for this chilly weather! Suitable for readers 7+, join Bronte on her second adventure against some frosty foes! Illustrated by Hannah McCaffery and published by Piccadilly Press ❄️

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Leaning against a snowy backdrop is a children's book, with a light blue cover. Bronte Tempestra, the hero, is gazing at a magical plant, surrounded by fierce ice statues of knights.
November 21, 2024 at 2:42 PM
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Who's coming to #YALC this weekend? I'm going to be there on Saturday at the Head of Zeus stand to sign copies of NETTLE! (I'll sign any of my other books too!) I'll be there at 10am and again at 2.30pm so do come and say hi! I'd love to see you! #Booksky 💙📚
November 14, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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Heading back over here to say hi and to introduce my upcoming YA dark faery fantasy, NETTLE, which comes out on 10.10.24 with Zephyr Books. Isn't this cover just the most beautiful thing ever?! Illustrated by the incredible @iamlaurael.bsky.social 📚💙

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March 26, 2024 at 3:10 PM