Philip Pullman calls for inquiry into writers’ trade union the Society of Authors | Books | The Guardian

The letter from the His Dark Materials writer, which was leaked to Private Eye magazine, is the latest in a line of controversies to hit the SoA, which began after comments Pullman made about Kate Clanchy's controversial memoir, Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me.

Pullman spoke in support of Clanchy and the book, which was criticised for racial and ableist stereotyping. In a now-deleted tweet, made in response to a comment he incorrectly assumed was about Clanchy, Pullman said those who criticised the book without reading it would "find a comfortable home in Isis or the Taliban".