Philip Pullman is making progress on The Book of Dust, he said in New York. The book is, however, far from completion. According to George Beahm: ‘He used his fingers as a visual cue and “showed” a thin stack of paper. Then he widened the span and “showed” a thicker stack of paper. And, right now, The Book Of Dust is more like the thin stack of paper.’ Pullman also stated that the novel will deal with an older Lyra, who is still interested in Dust, but after the events of The Amber Spyglass.