skadoosh
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Intisar Khanani:
Now that THORN is being published by HarperTeen, will the title/cover change? And will there be any changes to the content of the book itself? I'm so delighted that THORN will be available to a wider audience!
Intisar Khanani
Thank you so much, Skadoosh! I, too, am so excited to share "Thorn" with a wider audience. The content will change a bit - I'm currently working through revisions under the guidance of my editor at HarperTeen to improve some of the pacing issues around the middle of the book, and play with a few other elements. The overall story arc will remain the same, though, so hopefully it will be like meeting a dear old friend with a new hairdo. ;) As for the title and cover, I don't know! I did ask for the marketing department to consider the current cover, but it's hard to say what will end up happening. Publishers are pretty well known for making their own decisions on that front. We shall see!
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Freedomtodream
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Intisar Khanani:
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Was this parallel in Thorn intentional?
I've reread The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis and got a headache from its anti-Middle Eastern content. Falada and Bree are similar: A talking Horse who's proud often to the point of ridiculousness, and more magnificent than regular horses, who mentors a young protagonist new to the wide world.
If intentional, the nod makes me happy, kind of a reclamation thing.
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I've reread The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis and got a headache from its anti-Middle Eastern content. Falada and Bree are similar: A talking Horse who's proud often to the point of ridiculousness, and more magnificent than regular horses, who mentors a young protagonist new to the wide world.
If intentional, the nod makes me happy, kind of a reclamation thing. (hide spoiler)]
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