Nick Hornby is the author of six bestselling novels: High Fidelity ; About a Boy ; How to be Good ; A Long Way Down ; Juliet, Naked ; and Funny Girl ; as well as a novel for young adults, Slam. His non-fiction includes Fever Pitch , 31 Songs , The Complete Polysyllabic Spree and Stuff I've Been Reading. He has written numerous screenplays including the Oscar-nominated An Education and Brooklyn.