The Telegraph recently profiled author Philip Pullman, detailing some of his life after Exeter College, Oxford and how His Dark Materials came to be. “He once considered abandoning The Amber Spyglass when the stationer who had been selling him the notepads he had used for years – narrow-lined, two holes – said the range had been replaced with a four-hole variety.” Read more.

The sketch also mentions, “he is writing a prequel to the trilogy which is expected in 2009,” which may indicate how The Book of Dust is progressing and what it might contain.