BALANCING ACT
Authors of young adult fiction say pitching the content right is a balancing act
LINDA MORRIS J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series started it all: adults reading teen fiction. But are the lines blurring so much that teens are reading content way beyond their understanding?
David Nicholls' modern spin on the odd couple
DANIEL HERBORN At an ungodly hour one morning, Connie tells Douglas the thought of the two of them alone in the house together without their son Albie is "like a Beckett play". Douglas hasn't seen any Beckett plays, but senses this is not a good thing.
Books that Changed Me: Libby Gleeson
LIBBY GLEESON Libby Gleeson has published more than 30 books for children and teenagers, been shortlisted for 13 Children's Book Council awards, and won three.
Elena Ferrante's anger apparent in tale of women's struggles
OWEN RICHARDSON Italian novelist Elena Ferrante's latest work to be translated into English is highly original, writes Owen Richardson.
Bookshop
THUY ON New titles from Anthony Horowitz, Eileen Ormsby, Tavi Gevinson, Ursula Dubosarsky and Andrew Joyner.
Legal action looms over Vivienne Westwood biography
JASON STEGER A new book about Vivienne Westwood has landed in legal difficulties over claims of plagiarism.
Book review: The Sandman by Lars Kepler thrills crime lovers
REVIEWER: ANNA CREER Creepy killers, cool cops and blonde bombshells are de rigueur for this Nordic crime-writing duo.
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