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Viola Davis, Paul Simon among finalists for audiobook awards

Viola Davis, Paul Simon and Molly Shannon are among the nominees for prizes given for the spoken word

The Independent UK

This week's best-selling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

Newsroom.co.nz

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

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Camilla makes first public appearance since recovering from Covid

The Queen Consort has launched her book project as a charity.

The Independent UK

Camilla tells authors to ‘remain true to calling’ amid Roald Dahl row

Speech during reception for queen consort’s online book club follows backlash against rewrites of Dahl’s books

The Guardian - UK

Record attendances at this year's Paisley Book Festival

The 2023 edition of the festival has now come to a close.

Daily Record

A masterclass in essay writing with Erica Buist

Discover the craft of essay writing in this practical with the writer and journalist Erica Buist

The Guardian - UK

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Queen Consort attacks censorship of authors as Roald Dahl row rages

Camilla urges writers to ‘remain true to your calling’

The Independent UK

Roald Dahl: A brief history of sensitivity edits to children’s literature

Puffin Books have worked with the consultancy Inclusive Minds (who say they help publishers, authors and illustrators work towards authentic inclusion, accessibility, and diverse representation) to revise some of the language used in Roald Dahl’s books for children, more than 100 years after his birth.

The Conversation

Dress up the kids for less this World Book Day with cut-price costumes at Morrisons

Options include the Gruffalo, Zog and Room on the Broom characters

Wales Online

Dr. Seuss' 'How the Grinch stole Christmas!' gets a sequel

Dr_ Seuss fans might find their hearts growing three sizes this holiday season with the release of a sequel to the 1957 classic children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”

The Independent UK

How to Be Remembered by Michael Thompson review – a proudly earnest first novel

The story of Tommy, a boy who is forgotten on the same day each year by everyone who knows him

The Guardian - AU

‘Magical moment’ for author as he sat next to stranger on plane reading his book

The award-winning poet Joseph Fasano described the interaction as a ‘pretty magical moment’.

The Independent UK

Camilla appears to criticise Roald Dahl book edits: ‘Enough said’

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

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Novelist, academic and tattoo artist Samuel Steward's plight shows that 'cancel culture' was alive and well in the 1930s

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…

The Guardian - UK

‘A great lost work’: Love, Leda’s candid tale of 1960s gay life is a touching time capsule

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

Evening Standard

OPINION - Changing Roald Dahl’s words is an act of cowardice and we all know it

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…

Evening Standard

Clit fests, spanking classes and tantric touch workshops — how London became the pleasure capital

Pleasure is big business, says Vicky Jessop

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The Times of India

Haruki Murakami's new novel to be published in April, after a gap of six years

International best-selling Japanese author Haruki Murakami's last book 'Killing Commendatore' was released in 2017. Now, after a brief hiatus of six years, Murakami's new novel is all set to be published in April this year!

Evening Standard

Who is JK Rowling’s first husband and why is he back in the news?

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

The Guardian - UK

The West by Naoíse Mac Sweeney review – history rediscovered

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

ABC News

Revisions to Roald Dahl's books stoke anger about censorship, but authors say change is justified

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.

Reuters

Exiled Russian sci-fi writer to be prosecuted over war statements

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.

Salon

Bait and switch censorship of Roald Dahl

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

Los Angeles Times

Rachel Howzell Hall, George Saunders, James Hannaham among LA Times Book Prize finalists

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.

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