The Journal reports on a talk Philip Pullman gave in Newcastle last night, the inaugural Fickling Lecture on developments in children's literature. “It was an intellectual tour de force”, says the paper, “but many in the audience were probably most interested to hear that Lyra, the heroine of His Dark Materials, will be back.” Presumably Pullman was refering to the upcoming Book of Dust: the upcoming companion piece to His Dark Materials, which is believed will carry on the story started in Lyra's Oxford, along with other short stories. Read more.