Join us for an evening of rebellious summer romance with authors Asli Jensen and Tanya Byrne, hosted by Abiola Bello, to celebrate their latest YA novels.

A universal story that will resonate far and wide, Love on Sight by Asli Jensen captures the heat and hope of one summer, and the magic of falling in love for the first time in a modern dual narrative Romeo-and-Juliet story.

An irresistible 'enemies to lovers' queer romance set against activism and influence by the highly acclaimed author of Afterlove, Rebel Hearts by Tanya Byrne brings rivals together for a sweltering summer as unexpected sparks begin to fly.

Asli Jensen is a writer, born and raised in West London. She is proud of her cultural heritage, being of Somali and Danish descent. Her writing is an amalgamation of untold stories and unheard voices, including her own. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck University and previously had her work published in Stylist Magazine. In 2023, she was the recipient of The Lime Pictures New Storyteller Award.

Tanya Byrne is an award-winning author and freelance journalist who lives in Brighton. She has written many highly acclaimed young adult novels, the first of which earned her a nomination for New Writer of the Year at the National Book Awards. She has also written for The Guardian and The Pool.

Abiola Bello is a Nigerian-British, prize-winning, bestselling author who was born and raised in London. Abiola is an advocate for diversity in books for young people. Her debut YA, Love in Winter Wonderland, was an Amazon Number 1 bestseller, and further YA titles Only for the Holidays and The Love Dare were published to great acclaim. Abiola has won The Black British Business Awards - Arts and Media 2023, The London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards 2018 and is the co-founder of Hashtag Press, Hashtag BLAK, The Diverse Book Awards and ink! Abiola has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Female First Magazine, The Mirror, BBC1XTRA to name a few.

Rebellious YA Romance with Asli Jensen and Tanya Byrne at Piccadilly