In a 1973 letter to the editor of The Horn Book MagazineHighly recommended American books magazine with excellent website and bimonthly paper version. Ranges from popular to literary and covers English language books worldwide. Reviews, interviews with authors, some web exclusives. Library Journal said it was; 'well-focused, skilfully edited'. www.bookmagazine.com/, my mother, Ursula K. Le Guin, took Roald Dahl's books to task. While acknowledging her own "feelings of unease" about Dahl's work, she remarked that "...kids are very tough. What they find for themselves they should be able to read for themselves." I had this in mind as I read about wording changes in new editions of Dahl.
'I'm very reassuringly honest'
‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more