Yearly Archives: 2009
Author website revamped; residential course on his books
March 21, 2009
Philip Pullman and his web team recently revamped the author’s official website with a new interface and new materials, including links to his lectures, presentations, and essays not otherwise available in print. The site also contains newly compiled information on … Continue reading
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DFC falls victim to economic crisis
March 21, 2009
Fans of Philip Pullman’s “Adventures of John Blake” (illustrated by John Aggs) will be sad to discover that David Fickling Books will no longer be publishing the DFC weekly comic strip due to financial difficulties. “Everyone connected with the comic … Continue reading
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Why Pullman’s so angry about God
March 19, 2009
Alan Franks from the Times recently spoke to Philip Pullman at his home outside Oxford upon the re-opening of Nicholas Wright’s stage adaptation of His Dark Materials at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. “For a moment it looks as if you … Continue reading
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Philip Pullman at the Oxford Literary Festival
March 17, 2009
Several events at this year’s Times Oxford Literary Festival will feature or reference Philip Pullman: The Lyra’s Oxford walk, on April 1st at 2pm, is “a walk of under two miles, broadly based on Oxford author Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights … Continue reading
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American release for Butterfly Tattoo
March 13, 2009
We’re happy to announce that American audiences will get to see Dynamic Entertainment DEH’s adaptation of The Butterfly Tattoo in select cinemas starting Friday, 17th April. The film screened also last week at the Beaufort International Film Festival in South … Continue reading
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