TWO young adult author icons will be coming to Oswestry next month in what is being described as ‘coup’ for the area.

Karen M McManus and Jennifer Lynn Barnes will be coming to Weston Rhyn’s Holroyd Theatre on Tuesday, November 19 as part of the House of YA Thriller Road Trip.

The event is in association with Booka Bookshop in Church Street, Oswestry.

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The pair are regarded as two of the biggest names in young adult fiction with McManus’s ‘One of Us is Lying’ spending five years on The New York Times Best Seller List.

McManus and Barnes will be travelling around the UK in November and Carrie Morris, owner of Booka, admitted she was delighted to be able to secure an evening on the tour.

She said: “It's quite a coup to be part of their book tour and also provides access for readers to events they would normally have to travel to a city for.”

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She added: “Join us for an unforgettable evening with YA thriller icons Karen M. McManus (One of Us is Lying) and Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Inheritance Games).

“Hear these masters of the thriller genre discuss their favourite thriller tropes, their writing processes and what inspires their dark and twisty tales.

“This is the perfect event for anyone who loves an intriguing mystery, a heart-pounding heist, or a chilling whodunnit.

“And that’s not all!

“Attendees will have the chance to win an exclusive early proof copy of Penguin’s biggest YA thriller launch of 2025!”

McManus’s latest book ‘Such Charming Liars’ is a heart-pounding heist thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

This explosive tale pits a cunning mother-daughter grifter duo against a devious father-son scamming team.

Add in the glitz of a billionaire’s party and the intrigue of an untimely death, and you have a gripping whodunnit that will keep you turning the page well into the night.

Barnes’s latest instalment of her Inheritance Games series – ‘Games Untold’ – will be out in time for the event and will feature romance, luxury and secrets in a thrilling new book that takes readers deeper into the heart of the series.

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They will both be signing books at this event. Book purchases include a covetable House of YA tote bag.

Tickets are just £10 per person and are redeemable against a book purchase.

Head to www.bookabookshop.co.uk/events/karen-m-mcmanus-jennifer-lynn-barnes-ya-thriller-evening/ for more.