Katherine Rundell: In today's world, wonder is political

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"We live in a world that deserves unicorns," says Katherine Rundell. If you haven't come across Rundell's work yet, you will soon. She's written over a dozen books, including an award-winning biography of John Donne and the children's fantasy series Impossible Creatures - a copy of which every Year 6 child in the country will receive this Christmas. Disney has just signed a seven-figure deal for the screen adaptation.. Rundell is being touted as the next JK Rowling. When she's not writing Rundell works on Renaissance literature as a fellow of Oxford University. Two themes recur throughout her work: fantasy and animals. And as you might guess from her feelings about unicorns, the two are…