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Books
Jan 12, 2023: Yahoo UK: Artist removing JK Rowling's name from Harry Potter books after trans row
A Canadian trans artist is taking JK Rowling’s name off Harry Potter books and reselling them without it following the debate about the writer’s views on trans issues.
Rowling was accused of being transphobic after she posted a message on Twitter in 2020 objecting to the use of the word "people” to describe those who menstruate, instead of the word "women".
She later denied she was transphobic and released a blog post defending her position, but has still been hit by a backlash over that tweet and other remarks.
A Canadian trans artist is taking JK Rowling’s name off Harry Potter books and reselling them without it following the debate about the writer’s views on trans issues.
Rowling was accused of being transphobic after she posted a message on Twitter in 2020 objecting to the use of the word "people” to describe those who menstruate, instead of the word "women".
She later denied she was transphobic and released a blog post defending her position, but has still been hit by a backlash over that tweet and other remarks.
Jan 10, 2023: Washington Post: The verdict on Prince Harry’s book: Juicy, humorous, resentful and sad
The title, in case you’re wondering, is the nickname bestowed on Harry in infancy. He was to be the second-born “Spare” to the “Heir,” his older brother William, future Prince of Wales. “I was the shadow,” he writes now, “the support, the Plan B. I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy.” And if you ever doubted that’s a recipe for resentment, here are 400-plus pages to set you right.
The title, in case you’re wondering, is the nickname bestowed on Harry in infancy. He was to be the second-born “Spare” to the “Heir,” his older brother William, future Prince of Wales. “I was the shadow,” he writes now, “the support, the Plan B. I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy.” And if you ever doubted that’s a recipe for resentment, here are 400-plus pages to set you right.
