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I was writing an earnest novel about cruises in the Caribbean and I just started writing ‘Bridget Jones’ to get some money, to finance this earnest work, and then I chucked it out.

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Children will not pretend to be enjoying books, and they will not read books because they have been told that these books are good. They are looking for delight.

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If we can’t have comedy books written about aspects of womanhood without going into a panic attack about it, then we haven’t got very far at being equal.

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April 30, 2024

If we can’t have comedy books written about aspects of womanhood without going into a panic attack about it, then we haven’t got very far at being equal.

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April 30, 2024

Children will not pretend to be enjoying books, and they will not read books because they have been told that these books are good. They are looking for delight.

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