I don't really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature. Mal Peet adultbarrierfiction Change image and share on social
I try to write stories that will attract younger readers and make them feel part of a wider readership. I do not feel able to write books that are about, or even for, teenagers; and I am inclined to be suspicious of books which 'target' them. Mal Peet attractbookfeel share on social
I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark. Mal Peet darkfootballlight Change image and share on social
Remember that a good football novel has to have the same ingredients as any other good novel: drama, convincing and interesting characters, a strong story-line, and some kind of magic in the writing. Mal Peet characterconvincedrama Change image and share on social
I find myself, by happy accident, writing 'Young Adult' fiction. However, I dislike such categories. Mal Peet accidentadultcategory Change image and share on social
Football is a bit like chess: it's not just the piece being moved that matters; it's also the effect that move has on all the other pieces. Mal Peet bitechesseffect Change image and share on social
Exposure is about, among other things, the ferocity of the press and the way - in an echo of some of Shakespeare's plays - the modern media creates heroes to destroy them. Mal Peet createdestroyecho 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
The very provision of benches by the council or the corporation acknowledges the human need to be private in public, to be conspicuously idle, to have nothing better to do. Mal Peet acknowledgebenchconspicuously Change image and share on social
Disconnection or alienation from the past has political consequences. Mal Peet alienationconsequencedisconnection Change image and share on social
