Teen authors love to flirt with taboo, to grapple - sensitively - with dark and frightening issues, and there is nothing darker and more frightening than cancer. Mal Peet authorcancerdark Change image and share on social
I have to make little movies. I have to sit and film. Mal Peet filmmakemovie Change image and share on social
I'm going to get hated for saying this, but honestly, fantasy is easy to write because you can do anything. It's like when Raymond Chandler brings in a bloke with a gun when he's stuck - in fantasy, up pops a wizard, and off we go. Mal Peet blokebringchandler share on social
In my seaside town, there is a plethora of benches, each one bearing a little brass plate commemorating a deceased occupant. You sit with ghosts. Mal Peet bearbenchbras Change image and share on social
I want to entertain, but I also want to push the barriers beyond what kids are conditioned into accepting. Mal Peet acceptbarriercondition Change image and share on social
I have kind of a personality defect in that I find the word 'no' hard to articulate. Mal Peet articulatedefectfind Change image and share on social
Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only one book. Mal Peet assertbookform Change image and share on social
What I value in books is lucidity. I want the language to be rich; I love lexical fireworks on the page, but I have to know what it means. I want to be surprised and delighted, not merely baffled. Mal Peet bafflebookdelight Change image and share on social
I usually have about four books on the go - a bedside book, a lavatory book, a downstairs book, and the book in my study that I read sneakily while I should be writing. Short stories for the lavatory, obviously. Mal Peet bedsidebookdownstairs share on social
I was taking my first uncertain steps towards writing for children when my own were young. Reading aloud to them taught me a great deal when I had a great deal to learn. It taught me elementary things about rhythm and pace, the necessary musicality of text. Mal Peet aloudchilddeal share on social
