Lionel says it's not just OK, but crucial to keep on giving offence. She is against the idea of 'sensitivity readers' who are self-nominated experts. They're supposed to go through line by line and find anything in a book that could possibly defend anyone - especially their hallowed group. Lionel: "No one at HarperCollins has yet had the nerve to subject me to these people"
If offence is against the rules, what hope is there for radical writing? Join world-famous author Lionel Shriver to discuss the decline of in-your-face fiction and the sinister rise of sensitivity readers.
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