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Queen Camilla appears to wade into Roald Dahl censorship row with dig at 'woke' rewriting

Camilla appeared to wade into a 'censorship' row over changes made to classic author Roald Dahl's books and urged authors to resist curbs on their freedom of expression

Daily Mirror

Roald Dahl’s mean and nasty books don’t deserve all this attention

Letters: Chris Townsend, Anthony Lawton and others weigh in on the decision to edit the author’s books to make them less offensive to a modern audience

The Guardian - UK

UK fury as Roald Dahl books rewritten, but French publishers say ‘non’ to edits

French publisher Gallimard said it had no intention of making changes to translated versions of children’s books by the late British novelist Roald Dahl, unlike the author’s UK publisher.

France 24

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Queen Consort urges writers to ‘roar like a lion’ at book charity launch

Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Booker Prize winner Ben Okri and writer and TV presenter Richard Osman were among the guests.

The Independent UK

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

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

Queen Consort attacks censorship of authors as Roald Dahl row rages

Camilla urges writers to ‘remain true to your calling’

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I was an adoring Dahl fan as a child but let's not reissue them for a new generation

If children are built, in part, by the books they’re raised on, then I was all Roald Dahl. From my small bedroom in suburban Essex, his stories allowed me to try on new and distinctly more exciting lives for size.

The Conversation

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

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

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

Michael Hiltzik: Right-wing culture warriors say wokeness is dead. They can't even define it

Across the intellectual heavens, the cry is heard: "Wokeness is dead."

Los Angeles Times

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.

ABC News

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"

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Evening Standard

Best unisex costume ideas for World Book Day: From medieval knights to golden tickets

Do it for the plot this March 5

Manchester Evening News

'Absurd censorship': Roald Dahl's books have been rewritten, these are the changes and why

Oompa-Loompas have are now described as small people instead of small men

Evening Standard

BBC staff left baffled by self-service canteen tills

The new ‘cybertills’ were closed down within a few days

Reason

Save Roald Dahl Books From the Dreaded Sensitivity Readers

Let Augustus Gloop be fat.

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Daily Mirror

Ruth Langsford brands Roald Dahl book changes 'wrong' and 'dangerous' on Loose Women

Loose Women panelists discussed the reports that new editions of children's books by Roald Dahl have been edited to remove language that may now be deemed offensive or inappropriate

Los Angeles Times

Roald Dahl's books have been edited to stop calling people fat so much

New editions of classic 20th century children's books by British author Roald Dahl — such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," "Matilda," "The Witches" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" — have been edited and rewritten to remove language seen as offensive or potentially insensitive to modern-day…

Daily Mirror

20 Best World Book Day 2023 kids costumes under £15

World Book Day 2023 lands on March 2nd this year, so If you need to get hold of an affordable costume, we've got you covered

Fortune

Roald Dahl's books get a controversial rewrite

The edits have revived old questions about Roald Dahl's racism and misogyny.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Talking Point: Do you think Met Police officers should have a 10% pay rise to encourage new recruits?

The Met’s Commissioner is calling for pay rises as the force is set to fall short of police officer numbers.

Daily Mirror

'The changes in Roald Dahl's books are offensive - I'd rather be fat than enormous'

Confidence strategist Lizi Jackson-Barrett has spoken out about the changes to Roald Dahl's books, saying they are unnecessary and in some cases the new texts are more insulting than the original

Radio France Internationale

Non merci, say Dahl's French publishers to rewrites

The French publishers of Roald Dahl on Tuesday ruled out any changes to the late British author's translated books after reports that English editions were being rewritten for modern audiences.

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