Author Archives: Aletheia Dolorosa

Review of La Belle Sauvage
Posted on October 23, 2017 by Aletheia Dolorosa

[One paragraph in this review contains a fairly minor spoiler. This will be warned for with bold text reading BEGIN SPOILER and END SPOILER.] It’s a good thing His Dark Materials fans are patient. It has been a long wait … Continue reading →



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Essay about His Dark Materials on Smart Pop Books
Posted on September 10, 2011 by Aletheia Dolorosa

Smart Pop Books is running a series of essays, ‘Navigating the Golden Compass’, on all aspects of Philip Pullman’s trilogy. The latest, ‘Dismembered Starlings and Neutered Minds’ by Naomi Wood, looks at Pullman’s treatment of notions of innocence and experience, … Continue reading →



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Enthusiastic reception for Pullman’s library speech
Posted on January 27, 2011 by Aletheia Dolorosa

Philip Pullman’s January 20 speech defending public libraries against government cuts (first reported on BridgetotheStars here has met with a rousing reception online. An article published in The Guardian today notes that an online version of the speech has been … Continue reading →



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Review of ‘The Firework-Maker’s Daughter’ play in The Guardian
Posted on January 10, 2011 by Aletheia Dolorosa

Lyn Gardner has reviewed the Birmingham Stage Company’s production of The Firework-Maker’s Daughter in The Guardian. Gardner praises the set design and other aspects of the production, but has some reservations about the acting itself, describing the river pirates as … Continue reading →



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World Book Night
Posted on December 4, 2010 by Aletheia Dolorosa

Northern Lights will be among one million books given away across the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of an initiative to encourage people to read books. World Book Night, which will take place on Saturday 11 March, 2011, will … Continue reading →



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