Category Archives: Philip Pullman

Pullman at Brunei Gallery

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Ian

An advertisement has featured in the print version of The Guardian newspaper twice within the last week, advertising a discussion between John Mullan and Philip Pullman for the Guardian book club on December 20th at the Brunei Gallery (on Thornhaugh … Continue reading →

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Writers & Company

Posted on November 29, 2007 by jessia

Eleanor Wachtel of CBC’s Writers & Company spoke to Philip Pullman in Toronto at Trinity College’s ‘Particles of Narrative’ conference on children’s literature, during his North American tour. The first part of the interview (45 minutes) which aired this past … Continue reading →

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Pullman hits back at critics

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Cookiemonster

BBC: Philip Pullman has hit back at critics who accuse him of peddling “candy-coated atheism”, dismissing claims that the film promotes atheism and denigrates Christianity as “absolute rubbish”. “I am a story teller,” he said. ” If I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Professor Pullman

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Cookiemonster

BBC News reports that Philip Pullman, already an honourary fellow at Bangor University, has recently been made an honourary professor there. Pullman will take seminars for Bangor students and host discussions on literature and narrative structures. The author was “delighted,” … Continue reading →

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Philip Pullman’s compass points to a blockbuster

Posted on November 23, 2007 by Will

The Times Online have posted an article today, in which they hail The Golden Compass as “the year’s most eagerly awaited film” and talk to Pullman himself about what he thinks of the film. The author told them that the … Continue reading →

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