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Salman Rushdie says J.K. Rowling challenged young readers
[Posted by Dave Haber on Saturday, 01/03/09 9:30 am] [Comments] [Full Blog] [Tweet This]In a new interview in the Times of London, writer Salman Rushdie speaks about not wanting to get married or have kids again, although his latest project, however, is a children's book, and he is fascinated by the success of the Harry Potter books.
"The conventional thought about children's books was to keep them short - J. K. Rowling turned that on its head." Publishers should, he thinks, be more willing to challenge readers, whatever their age. "The whole world is commercial, including publishing. There's been a kind of bestselleritis." Is it just about getting on to Richard and Judy's book list? "So I hear. If anyone likes my books, I am happy. I don't mind if they don't."
You can read the entire interview at the Times website.
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