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Lucy Knight

INSANE: Anthony horowitz writers should not be told to make books more diverse | Vintage Vibes

Head and shoulders shot of a smiling Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz said he was firmly against the practice of altering older books to take out offensive passages. Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images

The children’s author Anthony Horowitz has said writers should not be instructed to make their books more diverse.

The author of the Alex Rider novels has previously sparked controversy over his views on the subject. In 2017, he was criticised by other children’s authors when he claimed he had been “warned off” writing Black characters in his books.

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