Philip Pullman is to head the bill at a new literary festival to celebrate Capital of Culture year in Liverpool, according to icLiverpool. The festival is expected to take place over several days in November 2008 and will include local and national names taking part in readings, discussions and debates. Read more.
Pullman at Liverpool literary festival
May 2, 2006
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November 2008…maybe Book of Dust will be out by then!
Hmm…I wonder is Mr. Pullman has been working on anything else, or if he actually even wants to do the Book of Dust…or has he given into fan pressure…dono, id really like to see something new soon…
No, it's Pullman's pattern to work on a long book, then a short book, and so on. If we discount Lyra's Oxford, it's gone from Amber Spyglass, to Scarecrow's Servant. It's fair to assume Book of Dust is the next big on. In October he made it fairly clear that he would now be concentrating on writing it, so yes – he might have written and released it by this literary festival!
So, what exactly do you think Pullman will be doing at this festival?
Same as in Gothenburg I expect. Naturally he'll alter the things he says (he seems to go by themes) and he'll be championing some specific cause then – but he'll do the usual lecture/s and interviews and whatnot. Er – can I volunteer to interview him again? 😉
Now wait just a minute, Ian.
2008: I'll be college-looking, there are colleges in England that I'll be looking at; maybe I can go to this festival…and interview Pullman… 😉