Author website revamped; residential course on his books
Posted on March 21, 2009 by jessia

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 film and stage productions of his works, a lengthy Q&A, and much more. Check it out here. Thanks to waitingForDust for the tip!

Also at Pullman’s official site is news of a five-day residential course entitled “Fables and Folktales and the Stories of Philip Pullman,” offered by Burgundy Courses. It will take place at Le Verger complex in Coutarnoux, Yonne in the Bourgogne region of France from 14th to 20th June 2009. Aimed at enthusiasts for children’s literature, especially teachers and those with an academic/professional interest in the field, the seminar series will be led by expert on children’s literature Brian Alderson and will focus on “the different facets of [Pullman’s] own writing but also their relationship to the storytelling traditions within which he works.” Learn more about the course, its organisers, and how to apply here.

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8 Responses to Author website revamped; residential course on his books

  1. Skye says:
    March 22, 2009 at 08:13

    Aghhhh can I live in France, please?

  2. Serafina_tikklya says:
    March 23, 2009 at 00:31

    Well Skye Parlez Vous Francais? (Sorry I don’t know the keystrokes for the special “c”) I’ll share a flat with you, if you can parlez!

  3. Grumman says:
    March 23, 2009 at 21:02

    Now, THOSE are good news!

  4. Skye says:
    March 24, 2009 at 03:00

    No, sadly, I can’t.

  5. Harry says:
    April 1, 2009 at 14:51

    The site is great! Nice, clean presentation

  6. Grissha says:
    April 1, 2009 at 18:08

    I’ve liked a lot the Q&A section.

    Check out this one:

    Q- I work in a bookshop and constantly recommend your books to children. I try to explain why I enjoy the books, but that’s not always adequate. If you were recommending your books to a child, what would you tell him or her?

    Pullman- I’d say: “You are forbidden to read these books. They’re too old for you, and they’re full of things you shouldn’t experience yet, like sex and violence and dangerous ideas about religion. I’m putting them up here, on this shelf, and I’m going out for an hour or so. You’re not to touch them.”

    lol

  7. BlackSatinDancer says:
    April 3, 2009 at 18:26

    PP on ambitious plans for a Library to be built in my city:

    “At a time when more and more libraries are under threat, it is very heartening to hear of one that is planning to expand … And of course I am glad to hear that it will feature up-to-date information technology, but I trust that books and all that they represent will always be at the heart of the Library of Birmingham.”