Debut novel by Millie Bobby Brown reignites debate over ghostwritten celebrity books

Publishing figures defend Stranger Things star's book, Nineteen Steps, after this week's publication ignites criticism on social media

The publication of Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown's debut novel has reignited a debate over ghostwritten celebrity books.

Brown's Nineteen Steps, inspired by her grandmother's experience of the 1943 Bethnal Green tube disaster, was ghostwritten by author Kathleen McGurl and published on Tuesday. The cover of the book features only Brown's name.