William Horwood (born 1944 in Oxford) is an English novelist who has written sequels to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and has also been responsible for the novels Skallagrigg, The Stonor Eagles, and the most famous of his works, the "Duncton" series of books, allegorical tales about a community of moles. His most recent work (Boy with No Shoes, published in August of 2004) is a moving memoir that explores challenging themes of childhood in Kent.