Val McDermid was assigned ‘sensitivity reader’ to cut offensive language from old books

21 janvier 2026 | Nadeem Badshah
Author discusses changes made to Lindsay Gordon novels from 80s and 90s to prepare for their rerelease The crime writer Val McDermid has revealed she was assigned a “sensitivity reader” to remove language that could cause offence from her earlier works. The Scottish author has sold more than 19m (…)
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