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It’s not Orwellian for publishers to edit Roald Dahl, just commercially savvy

The industry is simply updating classics to appeal to millennial parents. The main problem seems to be the quality of the prose, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Talking Point: Do you think that rewriting Roald Dahl’s books is censorship?

Roald Dahl’s books have undergone edits so that they ‘continue to be enjoyed by all children today’, but this has been described by some as censorship

Evening Standard

The 'magical' Scottish church that featured in The Da Vinci Code

One of the most magnificent and interesting structures in Scotland is the Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh, which fans of The Da Vinci Code will likely recognise from the novel and film.

Daily Record

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Five awful things Roald Dahl wrote in his children's books as Rishi Sunak slams changes

Many of Roald Dahl's famous children's books are being re-written to cut out inappropriate phrases - but as Rishi Sunak joins those condemning the re-write, just how bad were the books?

Daily Mirror

Prime Minister criticises rewriting of Roald Dahl’s books as ‘gobblefunk’

Downing Street said works of art should be preserved and not ‘airbrushed’ for modern audiences.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak says ‘don’t gobblefunk with language’ as he slams ‘airbrushing’ of Roald Dahl

PM opposes edits to children’s classics to remove material deemed offensive

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak weighs in on Roald Dahl censorship row: ‘Don’t gobblefunk around with words’

Downing Street speaks out as debate rages over removal of colourful language from some of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books

Evening Standard

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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?

The Conversation

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

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Wales Online

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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

The Guardian - UK

Tributes paid after death of former Guardian writer Henry McDonald

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

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The Independent 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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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,

The Independent UK

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

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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