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Butterfly Tattoo hits American theatres
Posted on April 18, 2009 by jessia

In the Los Angeles area this weekend? The film adaptation of Pullman’s The Butterfly Tattoo was released to non-festival audiences yesterday. Catch the seven remaining screenings at Laemmle’s Grande 4-plex on 345 South Figueroa Street in downtown L.A. The film … Continue reading →



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Pullman celebrates plans for UK’s largest ever lending library
Posted on April 4, 2009 by jessia

Responding to news of plans to build the UK’s largest ever lending library in Birmingham, Philip Pullman was quoted, “At a time when more and more libraries are under threat, it is very heartening to hear of one that is … Continue reading →



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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 … Continue reading →



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DFC falls victim to economic crisis
Posted on March 21, 2009 by jessia

Fans of Philip Pullman’s “Adventures of John Blake” (illustrated by John Aggs) will be sad to discover that David Fickling Books will no longer be publishing the DFC weekly comic strip due to financial difficulties. “Everyone connected with the comic … Continue reading →



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Why Pullman’s so angry about God
Posted on March 19, 2009 by jessia

Alan Franks from the Times recently spoke to Philip Pullman at his home outside Oxford upon the re-opening of Nicholas Wright’s stage adaptation of His Dark Materials at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. “For a moment it looks as if you … Continue reading →



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