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Publisher Puffin removed hundreds of words such as ‘fat’ and ‘flabby’ from beloved Dahl titles

In January 2023, Hamline University opted not to renew the contract of an art professor who showed a 14th-century depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in class. Hamline labeled the incident “Islamophobic” and released a statement, co-signed by the university’s president, saying that respect for “Muslim students … should have superseded…

Honest, transgressive and intimate, the only novel by Mark Hyatt shines a light on a repressive era in laying bare the desire, depression and love life of a working-class gay man

Inclusivity is a good thing. No one in our society should be made to feel left out because of who they are. We should all be mindful of gratuitously offending anyone. But increasingly this thoughtful principle has turned into a thoughtless obligation — and this has severely damaging ramifications for…

Pleasure is big business, says Vicky Jessop

Jorge Arantes was married to the Harry Potter author from 1992 to 1995.

An archaeologist’s sparkling new analysis of the West and its antagonists, from Herodotus to Tullia d’Aragona to Carrie Lam

Roald Dahl's UK publisher releases a statement on revisions to his books, prompting some bestselling authors to share their thoughts about changing works to suit modern sensitivities.

Russian prosecutors on Wednesday said they were proceeding with a case against exiled science fiction writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, accused of publishing "false information" about Russian atrocities in the Ukraine war.

There are issues with the children’s book writer, but they’re not the words “fat" or "men"

LOS ANGELES — The finalists for the 43rd Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Wednesday, with Rachel Howzell Hall, James Hannaham and George Saunders among the nominees for the annual literary awards.