Larbalestier responds to ‘white washed’ cover controversy

Tuesday, 28 July 2009 Books+Publishing

YA author Justine Larbalestier has responded to controversy surrounding the US cover of her new book, Liar, which features the face of a white girl, despite the fact Larbalestier’s protagonist is black.Larbalestier reveals that she was consulted by Bloomsbury ‘and let them know I wanted a cover like the Australian...