Author Anthony Horowitz says he was "warned off" including a black character in his new book because it was "inappropriate" for a white writer.
The creator of the Alex Rider teenage spy novels says an editor told him it could be considered "patronising".
Horowitz wanted a white and black protagonist in his new children's books but says he is now reconsidering.
"I will have to think about whether this character can be black or white," he told the Mail on Sunday.
Source : BBC News