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The 6 most glaring edits to Roald Dahl’s books by publisher Puffin

Author’s children’s stories have been rewritten to remove language deemed problematic

The Independent UK

OPINION - Roald Dahl censorship is a disaster for our children

SIR Salman Rushdie knows about upfront censorship: last year he was nearly killed by a man who said he disliked his views on Islam and he spent a decade in hiding after a fatwa from Iran.

Evening Standard

In the far from diverse publishing industry, sensitivity readers are vital

Publishing houses have set the cat among the pigeons. They have introduced “sensitivity readers”. Some authors are claiming this amounts to censorship. But what is the truth of this relatively new practice?

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Rishi Sunak joins criticism of changes to Roald Dahl books

No 10 says ‘we shouldn’t gobblefunk’ with words, as Philip Pullman suggests work be left to go out of print

The Guardian - UK

Why are Roald Dahl’s books being rewritten?

Publisher Puffin hired sensitivity readers to rewrite passages to edit out words such as ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’

Evening Standard

Philip Pullman suggests Roald Dahl books should go ‘out of print’ amid edits controversy

Dahl’s children’s books are being rewritten to remove language deemed offensive by Puffin

The Independent UK

The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

A real-life murder reimagined in interwar England, a gripping pair of mysteries set in Australia and the dark pursuit of a missing girl in London are among this month’s highlights

The Guardian - UK

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Race, weight and gender stripped out of Roald Dahl books to avoid offence

Augustus Gloop is no longer fat as Puffin Books confirmed it has rewritten the classics, removing references to issues such as weight and mental health

Wales Online

Let kids read for fun says new BookTrust writer in residence SF Said

The British Muslim author thinks no adult should belittle a child’s choice of reading and looks forward to a ‘representative ecology’ in UK children’s publishing

The Guardian - UK

Fleishman Is In Trouble on Disney+ review: a superb screen adaptation

The series is not subtle, but it is both painful and brilliant

Evening Standard

Tributes paid after death of former Guardian writer Henry McDonald

Longtime Ireland correspondent McDonald, 57, lauded after untimely death following treatment for cancer

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie condemns ‘absurd censorship’ after Roald Dahl’s books rewritten

Content deemed offensive, such as references to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race, has been altered.

The Independent UK

Intense emotions bolster epic production of ‘Les Miserables,’ and great cast brings it home

A show of sweeping scope and melodic beauty, this now-classic musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 19th century novel is very epitome of theater you go to in order to get a good aesthetically induced cry,

Chicago Sun-Times

All Quiet on the Western Front’s Bafta win has caused chaos. Good – awards season could really do with more anarchy

The German-produced take on Erich Maria Remarque’s piercing, anti-war novel first dropped on Netflix without much fanfare in October, writes Clarisse Loughrey. Now, it’s swept the board at the Baftas

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Salon

Last of Us: Puns at the end of the world

In the HBO apocalypse show, why is a prized possession a slim volume of puns? Is the book real? And where's vol. 1?

Belfast Live

Henry McDonald: Tributes paid to Belfast journalist and writer

He was the Ireland correspondent for the Guardian and Observer newspapers

Salon

The "citizen scientist" generation rises

The author of "We the Scientists" explains how a group of parents facing the worst shook up medical research

Axios

Roald Dahl inclusive book edits prompt “absurd censorship” criticism from Salman Rushdie

"Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship," Rushdie said.

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The Independent UK

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship

Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers

Daily Mirror

Woman vents fury on TikTok after finding her headshot used on front of erotic novel

Christian Demeritt, 38, from Miami, got the headshot when she first left college 13 years ago but she didn't read the fine print and her picture ended up in some bizarre places

The Guardian - UK

You’re only as middle-aged as you feel

Letters: Vicki Larson, Zoë Purdie-Wood and Laura Sanderson respond to Anita Chaudhuri’s article on defining midlife

The Independent UK

Mary Beard says Harry and Meghan are ‘going too far’

Classicist shared her opinion on the royal couple in a recent interview

The Guardian - UK

In brief: Tomorrow Perhaps the Future; Queen K; Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber – review

A fascinating study of the women who chronicled the Spanish civil war; a superb skewering of the idle rich; and the story of the debutante turned IRA activist

Edinburgh Live

Historic Edinburgh library reveal Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf among 3,000 missing items

Also included in the list of books that have been misplaced are a string of sex manuals. Bosses at the library say that the infamous German leader's autobiography has likely been stolen or lost

The Guardian - UK

Unexpected Twist review – Oliver gets a phone in beatboxing version of Dickens’s classic

Michael Rosen’s update of Oliver Twist gets the musical treatment in this high-energy show about a schoolgirl ensnared by a street gang

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