Louise Stern grew up in Freemont, California, the fourth generation deaf in her family. She has lived in London for eight years. She works for Sam Taylor-Wood and is the founder and publisher of Maurice, a contemporary art magazine for children.

Louise Stern writes stories about young men and women on the edge, stories that stay in your head long after you have finished reading them ... Chattering is utterly compelling and expresses what it is like to be deaf - especially when you're also young and reckless - in a way I have never read or understood before

Louise Stern grew up in Freemont, California, the fourth generation deaf in her family. She has lived in London for eight years. She works for Sam Taylor-Wood and is the founder and publisher of Maurice, a contemporary art magazine for children.

Louise Stern writes stories about young men and women on the edge, stories that stay in your head long after you have finished reading them ... Chattering is utterly compelling and expresses what it is like to be deaf - especially when you're also young and reckless - in a way I have never read or understood before