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"JK Rowling is a gold-plated hero': Author Anthony Horowitz blasts cancel culture"

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ScreamingMeMe · 07/02/2022 16:29

Good to see another successful author speaking out

'JK Rowling is a gold-plated hero': Author Anthony Horowitz blasts cancel culture and says writers are 'under siege' and should 'lead the agenda, not be cowed by it'

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10483263/amp/Anthony-Horowitz-blasts-cancel-culture-says-writers-siege.html

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MiniatureHotdog · 07/02/2022 16:30

Another chink of light 🙂

MorrisZapp · 07/02/2022 16:32

Thank god! Because the recent two Alex Ryder adaptations on Netflix are absolutely superb, and I'd hate to have to feel weird about it if the writer was a twat.

Honestly, the actors in the teenage roles are just outstanding, get it watched.

KittenKong · 07/02/2022 16:33

Wow. Top man.

FFSFFSFFS · 07/02/2022 17:15

I see he’s getting an absolute pasting on Twitter. Oh hang one- no he’s not. I wonder why?

DomesticatedZombie · 07/02/2022 17:31

She is that.

Carriemac · 07/02/2022 17:33

Talented and wise !

HelenaRavenclaw · 07/02/2022 18:10

I have been following Anthony Horowitz on Twitter for a long time and have always been struck by how balanced and sensible he seems, both in his tweets and interviews. I loved, and still love, his Alex Rider books and am eagerly awaiting the next instalment! I am so glad to see he supports JKR (even though she potentially ripped off his Groosham Grange book, and it was due to the popularity of Harry Potter that he had to discontinue his own series).

HelenaRavenclaw · 07/02/2022 18:32

The full Sunday Times article is behind a paywall. Could someone with a subscription please post the relevant section here for us to read? Thank you!

HelenaRavenclaw · 07/02/2022 18:33

Link to Sunday Times article: www.thetimes.co.uk/article/anthony-horowitz-magpie-interview-young-making-new-world-99qgrlfks

CeratopsofthePharoahs · 07/02/2022 19:08

When I was a child "The Falcon's Malteaser" was one of my favourite books.
Good news.

DoubleYouOhEmAyEn · 07/02/2022 19:15

Glad to see someone high profile offering their support publicly. I'm not familiar with his work but I'll be sure to check it out now.

PurgatoryOfPotholes · 07/02/2022 19:29

@DoubleYouOhEmAyEn

Glad to see someone high profile offering their support publicly. I'm not familiar with his work but I'll be sure to check it out now.
I read his books as a child, and now Mini-Pots does too. His books were always what I categorised as a "safe bet" in a library or charity shop. Today, Alex Rider books are very popular in this house!
DryHeave · 07/02/2022 19:36

2 hours ago he said on Twitter: “ She is a hero for her literature and her charity work. That is what I meant.”

MondayYogurt · 07/02/2022 19:41

Agree that the Alex Rider TV series is surprisingly enjoyable, far better than the film. The casting is excellent.

Tanith · 07/02/2022 19:50

DoubleYouOhEmAyEn You may know some of his work without realising it. He's a prolific writer of books and screenplays, mostly for children, but a lot for adults.
He was one of the early writers for Midsomer Murders, he wrote the Alex Rider books, Groosham Grange, The Power of Five, The Diamond Brothers, Murder In Mind, Murder Most Horrid, some of the Poirot episodes...
Well worth checking out!

dropthevipers · 07/02/2022 19:59

If he never did anything else beyond "Foyles War" he should be the next Pope.

CrossPurposes · 07/02/2022 20:00

@Tanith

DoubleYouOhEmAyEn You may know some of his work without realising it. He's a prolific writer of books and screenplays, mostly for children, but a lot for adults. He was one of the early writers for Midsomer Murders, he wrote the Alex Rider books, Groosham Grange, The Power of Five, The Diamond Brothers, Murder In Mind, Murder Most Horrid, some of the Poirot episodes... Well worth checking out!
And created Foyle's War. He's also written three crime novels in which he is a leading character which I loved.
Clymene · 07/02/2022 20:02

Good for him. I'm glad as I used to read these to my kids. I might watch the series now

TheCurrywurstPrion · 07/02/2022 20:29

”You must be free to write what you want, and to express the views you want to express without the world falling in on you.”

We live in hope!

TheMarzipanDildo · 07/02/2022 20:50

I love Foyle’s War. And Alex Rider. Go Anthony Horowitz!

“I am so glad to see he supports JKR (even though she potentially ripped off his Groosham Grange book, and it was due to the popularity of Harry Potter that he had to discontinue his own series).”

I hear JKR ripped of xyz a lot. I actually think it’s the nature of the genre- personally think they all ripped off Dante (who ripped off Virgil, who ripped off Homer...).

mum2jakie · 07/02/2022 20:54

@MondayYogurt

Agree that the Alex Rider TV series is surprisingly enjoyable, far better than the film. The casting is excellent.
It's a fantastic series. Am now eyeing up my teenage son's collection of Alex Rider books! I've enjoyed his Magpie Murders too.

Excellent to have another high profile author speaking out in support of JKR.

HelenaRavenclaw · 07/02/2022 21:20

Thanks @Igneococcus for the full article! Great to see that Horowitz also understands that sex and gender are two distinct things:

"There are moments when I’m writing a character, who might be from a different ethnicity to mine, or a different sex or gender or background."

Tanith · 07/02/2022 21:21

@dropthevipers

If he never did anything else beyond "Foyles War" he should be the next Pope.
Yep! Forgot to mention that one! Like I said, he's prolific Grin

He's also a lovely man - he once did one of those author talks at my DS's school, kids and staff thought he was fantastic.

PearPickingPorky · 07/02/2022 21:26

@DryHeave

2 hours ago he said on Twitter: “ She is a hero for her literature and her charity work. That is what I meant.”
Fair enough.

She's also a hero to me for her support of women's rights.