Philip Pullman has revealed ill health delayed his writing of the much-anticipated La Belle Sauvage, released today (Thursday 19th October). He also said The Book of Dust trilogy was “darker” than His Dark Materials because he feels “more cynical and closer to despair” than he did 22 years ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
You should not use the word love lightly. Love, about a person, means that every inch of them delights you, even the parts that also cause you pain or terror. It means you care about their flourishing; their way of seeing is dear to you; you want to stroke their hair and serve them cocoa; their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
As well as writing, Philip Pullman has been outspoken on a number of issues affecting fellow authors over the years. Here, we take a look at some of his best quotes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Pullman’s eagerly awaited La Belle Sauvage has reportedly reached Dutch readers a few weeks early after a publisher’s mix-up. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
New books from Mary Berry, Dan Brown and Dawn French are out, as part of the mass launch that marks the start of the Christmas season – and there’s another 250 on the way. Here are 10 titles in the running for No 1More than 500 glossy new hardbacks are set to arrive on the shelves of the UK’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book trade is gearing up for one the biggest releases of the year for Philip Pullman’s La Belle Sauvage with midnight openings, a “magical” event on the eve of publication and activity in several countries around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones in Tottenham Court Road (TCR) is set to be “transformed into Lyra’s Oxford” the night before Philip Pullman’s first Book of Dust novel is published. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is getting a new look from Scholastic UK this October to mark the publication of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Sheen will narrate the audio version of Philip Pullman’s first instalment of the Book of Dust trilogy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Joanna Trollope, Lemn Sissay and Joanne Harris are throwing their weight behind a five day yoga challenge next week, organised by The Society of Authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Pullman has called for a reintroduction of a minimum price for books to protect independent bookshops, calling them “the lantern bearers of civilisation”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent booksellers have slammed the heavy discounting of new hardback titles by larger retailers as “pretty close to chaos” and “enormously detrimental to authors” ahead of the release of Philip Pullman's first Book of Dust novel (Penguin Random House Children's and David Fickling Books). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Pullman has revealed the storm-swept cover of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Pullman has confirmed he will name a character in his Book of Dust series Nur Huda el-Wahabi, after a young Grenfell Tower victim. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
A campaign to name a character in the second part of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust series after one of the Grenfell Tower fire’s young victims has helped raise more than £17,000 in just over 16 hours. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The title of the first novel in Philip Pullman's new series The Book of Dust, a companion series to his famed His Dark Materials trilogy, has been revealed as La Belle Sauvage. The book, set for publication this autumn, will feature a new hero, 11-year-old Malcolm Polstead, and his daemon... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers have ramped up their support for Independent Bookshop Week (IBW) this year, with a raft of exclusive editions, including an essay by Philip Pullman. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Less than 24 hours after the announcement that Philip Pullman is to release a new epic fantasy series entitled The Book of Dust, the first volume has shot to number one in Amazon's bestseller charts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twenty-two years after the release of the first book in His Dark Materials trilogy, Philip Pullman is set to release a new three-part series to stand “beside it” called The Book of Dust, with the charter of Lyra “at the centre of the story”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebook rights to works of Joan Didion, Joyce Carol Oates, and Philip Pullman go to Open Road, while Germany's De Gruyter ups its ante in Open Access. The post International Notes: Open Road Acquires Iconic UK and US Titles; Germany’s De Gruyter Reorganizes Open Access appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]