Category Archives: The Book Trilogy

Pullman is the 7th most collectible author

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Ian

According to website Abebooks, books by Philip Pullman are the 7th most collectible available. Alongside him in the top ranks of rare and collectible books are J.K. Rowling, Tolkien and Shakespeare. The data, which is based on 2007 sales, notes … Continue reading →

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Neighbouring Catholic school boards decide differently

Posted on March 5, 2008 by jessia

The Toronto Star reports that while the Halton Catholic District School Board is keeping The Golden Compass off its shelves, the neighbouring Peel-Dufferin Catholic District School Board will return the entire trilogy to its libraries but with a cautionary notes … Continue reading →

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BBC Oxford meets Pullman in the Retiring Room

Posted on December 12, 2007 by jessia

BBC Oxford‘s Martin Eastaugh has shared with us his extended interview with Philip Pullman, conducted in the senior common room of Exeter College, our world’s equivalent to Jordan College’s Retiring Room. “The interview contains some rather nice stuff about the … Continue reading →

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His Dark Materials Sales Surge

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Will

The huge publicity machine of The Golden Compass movie is driving greatly increased sales of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, Reuters reports. Over the last three months, the books have seen a 500% increase in sales, moving back into … 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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