From the Guardian Unlimited Roald Dahl -- birthday 13th September -- died in 1990 (seven years before the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and a good decade before the madness started) but remains the most popular children's author among young adults in the UK. The survey has found that JK Rowling is only the fourth most popular author. This is a surprise because the latest and the last and the most successful in the series, Harry Potterand the Deathly Hollows and the latest movie, were only published less than two months ago. Looks like all that hype could only push the teenage wizard up that high in a survey of readers between 16 and 34 years old commissioned by ITV3. (Guess the operative word is readers.) One wonders where on such a list he will feature five years from now? (Those of you who did not join the HP midnight queue at a mega bookstore on the 20th July and surrender your life's savings for a copy of the Deathly Hollows, but who are nevertheless kiasu enough to want one, this is a piece of useful info: the latest HP was spotted in the 'bargain bin' at Czip Lee's in Bangsar Baru earlier this week. Check it out.)
The top ten:
1. Roald Dahl
2. CS Lewis
3. JM Barrie
4. JK Rowling
5. Anthony Horowitz
6. Jacqueline Wilson
7. Dr Seuss
8. Philip Pullman
9. Francesca Simon
10. Enid Blyton
Full story: http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2166909,00.html
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