An Observer Best Debut Novelist of 2026

'I loved this book . . . raw, grungy and frenetic'
Alice Slater, author of Let the Bad Times Roll

'Part Virgin Suicides, part Veronica Mars'
Louise Hegarty, author of Fair Play

'Effervescently paced and outrageously funny . . . jaw-dropping'
Luke Kennard, author of The Transition

'I was totally absorbed . . . amazing and unlike anything else'
Saraid de Silva, author of Amma

DEC 25, 2025 BBC 12 Books You Need to Read in 2026 / LINK

JAN 4, 2026     Town & Country 20 Best Books to Read in January / LINK

JAN 23, 2026 The Observer The Best Debut Novelists of 2026 / LINK

JAN 27, 2026 Largehearted Boy Music Playlist for In Bloom / LINK

JAN 27, 2026 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Review: Can’t Keep the Girls Down / LINK

JAN 28, 2026 Nerd Daily Q&A / LINK

JAN 28, 2026 Daily Kos Review: A Haunting Debut Novel about Fatherless Girls and Kurt Cobain / LINK

JAN 30, 2026 Chick Lit Central Book Review In Bloom / LINK

FEB 8, 2026 Old Firehouse Books Staff Picks / LINK

MAR 12, 2026 The Guardian Review: An Electric Debut of Grunge and Teen Spirit / LINK

MAR 20, 2026 Sydney Morning Herald Fiction Pick of the Week / LINK

MAR 20, 2026 BookBrunch What We’re Reading / LINK