Nicola Yoon returns to YA with new novel
Penguin Random House Children’s UK will publish a new young adult novel by Nicola Yoon, six years after the release of her 2021 YA title, Instructions for Dancing.
Kelly Hurst originally acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Jocelyn Lange at Random House Children’s Books in 2021, as part of a two-book deal. which included Instructions for Dancing. Always One More Time will be published in February 2027 alongside Delacorte Press in the US.
Set in Los Angeles, the novel follows Tallie, a teenager living with a life-threatening heart condition who becomes determined to find the boy she believes is her soulmate. Her search leads her to an unexpected connection that forces her to reconsider her future and her understanding of love.
Yoon is the author of the bestselling novels Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star, both of which were adapted for film. She has sold more than one million copies across the UK and international markets and is also the co-publisher of Joy Revolution, a Penguin Random House US imprint focused on stories about teens of colour.
Yoon said: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to return to young adult with Always One More Time. Tallie and Owen’s relationship has been building in my head for a couple of years, and I’m so excited to finally share their epic love story with readers.”
Amina Parchment-Youssef, editorial director at Penguin, said: “Nicola is a hallmark of exceptional YA publishing. Her contemporary romance novels have resonated with readers on a global scale, so we at Penguin are delighted to be launching her latest best-in-class romance alongside Delacorte Press in the US, knowing it will leave the same emotional mark on the world.”
