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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 · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023

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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 · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023

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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 · Feb 19, 2023

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 · Feb 19, 2023

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 · Feb 19, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

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?

Salon · Feb 19, 2023

Henry McDonald: Tributes paid to Belfast journalist and writer

He was the Ireland correspondent for the Guardian and Observer newspapers

Belfast Live · Feb 19, 2023

The "citizen scientist" generation rises

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

Salon · Feb 19, 2023

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Axios · Feb 19, 2023

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

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

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

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 · Feb 19, 2023

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 · Feb 19, 2023

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

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The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

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 · Feb 19, 2023

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 · Feb 19, 2023

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 · Feb 19, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

Salman Rushdie leads criticism of ‘absurd’ Roald Dahl censorship

Author of ‘The Satanic Verses’ has condemned the changes in a message posted on social media

Radio France Internationale · Feb 19, 2023

Meet the African comic book heroes taking the world by storm

The African presence in the world of comic books and graphic novels is sparse, but Ivorian author Marguerite Abouet is changing that. Thanks to her characters Aya and Akissi, both from the suburbs of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a new generation of role models is on the way.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

Siblings by Brigitte Reimann review – a family split in a divided Germany

This vivid autobiographical novel – now published in English for the first time – offers an intriguing insight into East Germany in the early 60s

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