This science fiction take on European history will excite any historical fiction reader. Fans of Alexandra Bracken’s Passenger and Heidi Heilig’s The Girl from Everywhere0 will enjoy this romance through time and history. 'Interspersed with love notes, emails, and blog posts, this work captures not only the love between the couple but the danger surrounding their circumstances. “A funny, gripping, and incredibly imaginative story of true love and reincarnation.” -Louise O’Neill, author of Only Ever Yours “Packed with humor, adventure, conspiracy, and epic romance, The Next Together is a sensational debut that is sure to put you on the edge of your seat and keep you there.” -Catherine Doyle, author of Vendetta Read it.” -Alice Oseman, author of Solitaire

An accomplished debut.” -Kendra Leighton, author of Glimpse Lauren James spins together multiple timelines and plot threads to create a story that’s complex and intriguing without ever being confusing. She has taught creative writing for Coventry University, WriteMentor, and Writing West Midlands.“A heartbreaking and unpredictable love story spanning time and space.” -Melinda Salisbury, author of The Sin Eater’s Daughter She has written articles for numerous publications, including the Guardian, Buzzfeed, Den of Geek, The Toast, and the Children’s Writers and Artist’s Yearbook 2022.

Lauren lives in the West Midlands and is an Arts Council grant recipient. Her writing has been described as ‘gripping romantic sci-fi’ by the Wall Street Journal and ‘a strange, witty, compulsively unpredictable read which blows most of its new YA-suspense brethren out of the water’ by Entertainment Weekly. She sold the rights to her first novel when she was 21, whilst she was still at university. Lauren is a passionate advocate of STEM further education, and many of her books feature female scientists in prominent roles.

She was born in 1992, and has a Masters degree from the University of Nottingham, where she studied Chemistry and Physics. Her other novels include The Next Together series, the dyslexia-friendly novella series The Watchmaker and the Duke and serialised online novel An Unauthorised Fan Treatise. The Quiet at the End of the World was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and STEAM Children’s Book Award. Her books have sold over a hundred thousand copies worldwide and been translated into six languages. Lauren is the founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, and on the board of the Authors & Illustrators Sustainability Working Group through the Society of Authors. She is a RLF Royal Fellow, freelance editor and screenwriter. Lauren James is the twice Carnegie-nominated British author of many Young Adult novels, including Green Rising, The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker and The Loneliest Girl in the Universe.

The Next Together by Lauren James