Although I write to entertain, and try to keep my work free of didacticism, I do have a rather passionate belief in our need to be connected to - and to learn from - history. Mal Peet beliefconnectdidacticism 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
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
After being rejected for years, I found a publisher for 'Keeper,' and it won prizes, and then I had to write a second and a third book because I kept taking the money and spending it. Mal Peet bookfindkeeper 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
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
Bootworks' Black Box Theatre has a maximum seating capacity of two - as long as one of you is happy to sit on the other's lap. Mal Peet blackbootworksbox Change image and share on social
It's a nonsense because, as we all know, there are brilliant 15-year-old readers and hopeless 50-year-old readers. All that categorisation is a matter of bookshop shelves rather than literary categories, I think. Mal Peet bookshopbrilliantcategorisation share on social
Benches and books have things in common beyond the fact that they're generally to do with sitting. Both are forms of public privacy, intimate spaces widely shared. Mal Peet benchbookcommon Change image and share on social
