Better Nate Than Ever

Tim Federle began crashing New York auditions as a teenager, landing in five Broadway shows, from Gypsy to The Little Mermaid (starring Tim in a catfish costume). Tim has penned columns for Apartment Therapy and Huffington Post, choreographed routines for Sting and James Taylor at Carnegie Hall, and coached the child stars of Billy Elliot on Broadway – Tim’s inspiration for his debut novel, Better Nate Than Ever, which was named a Stonewall Honor Book. Tim lives in New York City, USAFind him at TimFederle.com, on Twitter @TimFederle and on YouTube – Tim Federle Reading and many more. #BetterNate

It’s not that I had any aspirations to run off to London’s West End as a child (I’m about as far from a triple threat as you could possibly get) but more that I can identify with the sense Nate has of needing to adjust or escape.So many (if not all) the stories I read or studied at school said absolutely nothing to me, there was just no one I could relate to. People who were in any way ‘other’ usually ended up being depicted as sensational or extreme and far too often as the villain.If anything books at school put me off reading and sent some very confusing messages about what every young boy should aspire to be.Better Nate Than Ever is quite the opposite, managing to be hilarious, heart-breaking and at times incredible poignant, often with the main character oblivious to just how so. I honestly can’t praise this book enough and regardless of Better Nate Than Ever‘s ‘9 years +’ rating, urge you to go out an buy a copy (and copies for all of your family and friends). Nobody is too old to learn a little something from Nate Foster.