Words had been altered in multiple books by children’s author Roald Dahl, seemingly randomly at times and with little to no context (a move the publisher soon regretted and took back). In upcoming new ...

As the current decade unfolds, the publishing industry has seen the rise of a new role: the sensitivity reader. Sensitivity readers are people hired to review manuscripts and provide feedback ...

If I asked you to picture a racist, I know exactly what you'd envision. A white hood, or someone screaming slurs, or a person praising slavery. The reality is that racism and problematic phrases are ...

Sensitivity readers are fair game in children's fiction, argue some authors -- but adults have the option to put a book down if it offends them AFP It's a profession which is increasingly under the ...