Yearly Archives: 2011

Oxford Literary Festival

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Bethan

Philip Pullman is set to be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival event alongside HRH the Princess Royal, Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen and Eoin Colfer. The festival will run from Saturday the 2nd … Continue reading →

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Pullman’s Fairy Tales

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Bethan

Philip Pullman has revealed to BridgeToTheStars his new project: a retelling of some of the tales of the Brothers Grimm. “This isnâ€™t a book for children only,” he shared with us. “Iâ€™m telling the best of the tales in my … Continue reading →

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WBN Giveaway Winners

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Jaya

Congratulations to the two winners of our World Book Night Giveaway, Klaris and Sherry! Klaris wins a copy of Northern Lights and Sherry wins a copy of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The books will be … Continue reading →

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Giveaway – One Day Left!

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Jaya

Just a reminder that our World Book Night giveaway ends tomorrow at 11:59pm GMT. If you havenâ€™t entered it yet, thereâ€™s still time! We have one copy of Northern Lights and one copy of The Curious Incident of the Dog … Continue reading →

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John Blake film script being written

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Bethan

Philip Pullman is hard at work adapting his comic The Adventures of John Blake into a film script. The comic, illustrated by John Aggs, was only half-published when the comic anthology it appeared in, the David Fickling Comic (The DFC), … Continue reading →

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