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Liz Hyder


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Liz Hyder has been making up stories for as long she can remember. Bearmouth, her debut young adult novel, won a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award, and was chosen as the Children’s Book of the Year by The Times.

The Gifts, her acclaimed debut novel for grown-ups, was published in the UK in 2022 and in April 2023 in the US. The Illusions is out in June 2023 in hardback in the UK. Liz has a degree in drama from the University of Bristol and was, once upon a time, a member of the National Youth Theatre. Originally from London, she has lived in Shropshire for over a decade.
 

Awards: Nero (2024)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Fantasy
 
Novels
   Bearmouth (2019)
   The Gifts (2022)
   The Illusions (2023)
   The Twelve (2024)
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Awards
2024 Nero Book Award for Fiction : The Twelve

Award nominations
2023 McKitterick Prize (runner up) : The Gifts


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The Woman in the Wallpaper (2025)
Lora Jones
"Extraordinary. Lora Jones's storytelling is exquisite, her characters as intricately drawn as the images on the detailed wallpaper patterns that appear throughout the book. The Woman in the Wallpaper is sweeping and yet intimate, powerful and passionate and yet subtle and unnerving. Full of atmosphere and intensity, it's a glorious read and I loved it - I predict great things for Lora Jones!"
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The Knowing (2024)
Emma Hinds
"Vivid, visceral and utterly immersive. Extraordinary."
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The Good Liars (2023)
Anita Frank
"A cracking read! Dark and twisting and hugely atmospheric... Bravo!"

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