This page features notable articles, essays, interviews, and media mentions about Roald Dahl, his family, and his work. If you’ve written something you’d like to share, send it to me and I’ll post it. Thanks!
Published:
- “As long as there’s somebody to love…” – article by Betty Best from June 3, 1964 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly
- “Big Sometimes Friendly Giant” – article by Sam Anderson from New York Magazine Sep 5, 2010
- “Bin End – Roald Dahl” – interview by David Rowe from December 1988 issue of Decanter
- “A Cat and Mouse Interview with Roald Dahl” – interview by Nicholas Leahy from October 1980 issue of Starburst Magazine
- “The country retreat of the remarkable Dahls” – profile by Anne Woodham from the March 10, 1982 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly
- “Dealing with Olivia’s Death” – contribution by Patricia Neal from March 31, 1997 issue of People Magazine
- “The Gallant Fight of Pat Neal” – article by Barry Farrell from LIFE Magazine October 1965
- “The Fantastic Mr. Dahl” – article by Jeremy Treglown from Smithsonian Magazine July 2016
- “Gobsmacked! Memories of Editing ‘The Witches'” – interview with Stephen Roxburgh from July 15, 2013 issue of Publishers Weekly
- “Interview: Roald Dahl – Plus His Horror Classic ‘Royal Jelly'” – interview with Lisa Tuttle from February 1983 edition of The Twilight Zone Magazine (includes reprint of “Royal Jelly”)
- “The Nastier the Better for Dahl” – interview with Polly Toynbee from the February 5, 1986 issue of The Canberra Times
- “The Night Digger” – promotional article for the film from December 15, 1971 issue of Australian Women’s Weekly
- “Once upon a time, childhood was made of magic…” – article by Tessa Dahl from April 23, 2000 edition of The Sunday Times
- “Pat Neal – Her Luck Has Changed” – article by Arno Johansen for the October 18, 1964 issue of The Independent Press Telegram
- “Pat Neal’s story holds hope for us all” – article by Charles Witbeck from December 6, 1981 issue of Chicago Tribune TV Week
- “Patricia Neal” – article by Patricia Neal from September 27, 1978 issue of Australian Women’s Weekly
- “Patricia Neal – Nobody Knows the Trouble She’s Seen” – article by Lloyd Shearer for the October 13, 1963 issue of The Independent Press Telegram
- “Peaches N’ Dreams: Henry Selick’s James and the Giant Peach” – article written by Wendy Jackson, Sales Representative for Animation World Network
- The Pied Pipers: Interviews with the influential creators of children’s literature – book written by Justin Wintle and Emma Fisher
- “Roald Dahl in Close-up” – profile by Stephen Merrick from August 1966 issue of Argosy (UK)
- “Roald Dahl: gardener, agony aunt and poacher” – articles by Mark Griffiths, Donald Sturrock, and Annunciata Walton from June 29, 2016 issue of Country Life
- “Roald Dahl, Writer, 74, Is Dead…” – obituary from November 24, 1990 edition of The New York Times
- “A Splinter View of Two Very Funny Authors” – article by Alex Hamilton in Vol. 8 No. 1 1974 issue of Puffin Post
- “Tales of the Unexpected!” – article by Tony Crawley from May 1979 issue of Starburst Magazine
- “They Won’t Grow Up” – article by Ann Hulbert from November 12, 1995 edition of The New York Times
- “Visiting Royal Bedrooms” – article by Edwin McDowell from July 16, 1982 edition of The New York Times
Submitted by visitors to this site:
- “Boy Going Solo” – essay by Caryn Liles
- “My Hero” – essay by Kristie Hand
- “Roald Dahl and the Creative Process: Writing from Experience” – essay by Julia Round
- “Roald Dahl: Protection in the Land of Giants” – essay by Kyler Ernst
Media mentions:
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- The China Mail, Hong Kong.
- The Cumberland News, Cumberland, Maryland, USA.
- The Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon, Illinois, USA.
- The East Liverpool Review, East Liverpool, Ohio, USA.
- The Harrisburg Daily Register, Harrisburg, Illinois, USA.
- The Independent Press Telegram, Long Beach, California, USA.
- The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York, USA.
- The San Rafael Daily Independent Journal, San Rafael, California, USA.
- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.