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Ricky Gervais shares expletive-ridden thoughts on Roald Dahl censorship debate

Comedian has now weighed in on furore over children’s books being edited

The Independent UK

Roald Dahl threatened publisher with ‘enormous crocodile’ if they changed his words

Conversation with Francis Bacon emerges amid the row over updating controversial language in the children’s author’s books

The Guardian - UK

'Nothing short of disgusting' - Sale of books telling 'untold story' of Nicola Bulley disappearance slammed by locals

The books are already on sale online just days after the body of the mum-of-two was found in Lancashire

Irish Mirror

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Sisters behind US’s first Black food book store share their five essential reads

For Black History Month, owners Gabrielle and Danielle Davenport curated a list of the best books celebrating the role of food in culture and liberation

The Guardian - US

Peaches are not the only fruit: five frightful alternatives to Roald Dahl

From mischievous deities to creepy aunties and feral kids, these stories honour the ill-mannered maestro of kids’ fiction

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry to hold ‘intimate’ event for Spare fans with £17 tickets

Tickets for the event include a copy of ‘Spare’, which became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK following its release

The Independent UK

‘Things are definitely opening up’: the rise of older female writers

Unpublished authors in their 60s, 70s and 80s are now at a premium in the book world – with radical, edgy women in high demand

The Guardian - UK

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‘It was always an artist’s garden’: How Charleston became Vanessa Bell’s muse

In her new book, ‘Why Women Grow’, Alice Vincent explores why women turn to the soil. In this extract, she retraces the steps of artist Vanessa Bell among the apple trees and rose bushes of Charleston in Sussex

The Independent UK

Harry to talk online about living with loss and ‘personal healing’

Tickets for the livestreamed March 4 event include a copy of Spare, his controversial memoir which became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK

Wales Online

Harry to discuss ‘living with loss’ and ‘personal healing’ at book event

Tickets for the March 4 event include a copy of Spare which became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK following its release in January.

The Independent UK

Penguin to publish 'classic' Roald Dahl books alongside new editions after 'censorship' backlash

Penguin Random House announces it will publish "classic" unaltered versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites in new editions.

ABC News

Penguin announces ‘The Roald Dahl Classic Collection’ after outrage over censorship

Penguin has decided Roald Dahl’s books can remain intact after all.

Los Angeles Times

At 103, Loyola’s Sister Jean reflects on life, prayer and basketball in memoir

The first book from the Loyola basketball team’s beloved chaplain is fittingly called “Waking Up With a Purpose! What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years.”

Chicago Sun-Times

The best new books released this summer, as selected by avid readers and critics

The eight reads our critics couldn't put down this summer include a new book from the author of American Psycho and one for Jane Harper fans.

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Daily Mirror

The Gold: Ex-detective's chance meeting led to £26million raid's middleman Kenneth Noye

BBC's new hit drama The Gold sees Jack Lowden play Kenneth Noye - ex-Det Supt Brown, now 82, was secretly tasked with finding the missing gold and said his only lead was a photo of the six robbers taken months before the historic raid

Chicago Sun-Times

Roald Dahl ‘classic’ books to be published intact after backlash

The move comes after criticism of scores of changes made to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and other much-loved classics for recent editions published under the company’s Puffin children’s label, in which passages relating to weight, mental health, gender and race were altered.

Daily Mirror

Ricky Gervais mocks 'fragile' people in sweary rant amid Roald Dahl editing debate

Ricky Gervais has teased that he's been 'pondering' whether his work will be amended after his death, with his comments coming following the news that Roald Dahl books were being edited

Irish Mirror

Colm Meaney and Peter Crouch star in hilarious Paddy Power Cheltenham advert

The hilarious advert takes inspiration from the famous film 'Gangs of New York.'

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Penguin to Publish ‘Classic’ Roald Dahl Books after Backlash

Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers.

Bangkok Post

Roald Dahl originals revived after backlash

LONDON: Roald Dahl’s famous children’s books including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” will be published uncensored later this year, the publisher Puffin said on Friday, bowing to pressure after a public outcry over modernised versions.

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide Writers’ Week withdrawals ‘sad’ and ‘unfortunate’, director Louise Adler says

Adler defends ‘courageous spaces to air opposing views’ as major sponsor and three Ukrainian writers pull out over comments from other invited authors

The Guardian - UK

Roald Dahl publisher announces unaltered 16-book ‘classics collection’

Series will be released alongside controversially amended versions to leave readers ‘free to choose which version they prefer’

Daily Mirror

Roald Dahl classic novels to be released in original format after editing row

A 'classic collection' of Roald Dahl books will now be published alongside the controversial revised editions after changes to the children's authors novels were widely criticised

The Independent UK

Penguin to publish 'classic' Roald Dahl books after backlash

Publisher Penguin Random House says it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels, after criticism of cuts and rewrites intended to make the books suitable for modern readers

The Independent UK

Roald Dahl Classic Collection to be released after criticism of recent editing

The publishing company said they had ‘listened to the debate over the past week’.

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