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Current NewsEnid Jones, 1920-2013Posted on: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 / 00:00 hrsEnid Jones was a remarkable lady, and quite the best teacher I ever knew. I was lucky enough to be one of her pupils at secondary school; she encouraged my interest in her subject, English, and praised my work without ever, as she said, giving it more than 8 out of 10. I sent her all my books (which I expect she would have marked in the same way) and I was privileged to know her as a dear friend. She died recently at the age of 92, physically frail, but mentally as sharp and alert as she had ever been. My work in future will have to go unmarked, but I shall never forget the example she set me of care and accuracy in the composition of English sentences, and even more of the love of poetry, which she communicated so well. Thank you, Enid. more "I Was a Rat!" at The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham from the 12th FebruaryPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013 / 00:00 hrsMy story "I Was a Rat!", adapted by Teresa Ludovico, will open at The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham on 12 February, and then tour to Ipswich, Liverpool, Nottingham, Bury St Edmunds, Truro, Cambridge, Salford, Exeter, Leeds, and Hereford. more Philip Pullman novel to become children's operaPosted on: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullman's novel The Firework-Maker's Daughter is to be turned into an opera for children. Five singers and two puppeteers will tell the tale of Lila, a girl who wants to make fireworks like her father. Pullman, a former teacher, originally wrote ... more Fairy Tales From the Brothers GrimmPosted on: Saturday, December 08, 2012 / 00:00 hrsAs Philip Pullman points out in his succinct introduction to his new selection from their "Fairy Tales," the Grimms' decision "to collect and publish fairy tales was not an isolated phenomenon, but part of a widespread preoccupation of the time." But ... more Official Trailer for Brothers GrimmPosted on: Friday, October 12, 2012 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullman's Tales from the Brothers Grimm - Official Trailer more Grimm Tales for Young and Old by Philip Pullman - reviewPosted on: Monday, October 08, 2012 / 00:00 hrsGrimm Tales for Young and Old by Philip Pullman Review more Interview: Philip Pullman on Grimm TalesPosted on: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullman has radically reworked the Grimm tales for all ages. He talks to Nicolette Jones. more The challenge of retelling Grimms' fairy talesPosted on: Monday, September 24, 2012 / 00:00 hrsThe characters are conventional, the imagery obvious and there's very little description - but the stories are irresistible. Philip Pullman on rewriting fifty of his favourites more GRIMM TALES - EventsPosted on: Monday, September 17, 2012 / 00:00 hrsMy version of fifty of the tales of the Brothers Grimm is published this September, and I'll be doing various talks and events to go with it. more Authors to celebrate 200th anniversary of Grimms' talesPosted on: Monday, September 03, 2012 / 00:00 hrsFive leading writers including Philip Pullman are to celebrate the tales of the Brothers Grimm in a series of readings and insights to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3. more The end of September sees a new version of 50 of the tales from Philip PullmanPosted on: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 / 00:00 hrsExtreme hunger is a theme that runs through many of Grimm's fairy tales, and was all too real for the brothers themselves. more The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman - reviewPosted on: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 / 00:00 hrsThe Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman - review 'I recommend this to a person who likes an extremely action packed book with emotion but doesn't mind a challenge' more Phillip Pullman on Library ClosuresPosted on: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 / 00:00 hrsHE has captivated millions of children with his fantasy novels - and now best-selling author Philip Pullman has branded Bolton's library closures 'very sad'. more For Kids: Gang of kids tackles mysteriesPosted on: Friday, June 29, 2012 / 00:00 hrsBritish author Philip Pullman long ago established himself as a master storyteller, achieving international fame with the His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels: Northern Lights, published in North America as The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. more Children's authors in phonics rowPosted on: Sunday, June 17, 2012 / 00:00 hrsAuthors including Philip Pullman have criticised the exclusive use of the phonics method of teaching, in which words are broken down into individual sounds, claiming it risks undermining children's love of books. more Philip Pullman leads list of authors honoured at Coventry Inspiration Book AwardsPosted on: Friday, June 15, 2012 / 00:00 hrsAUTHOR Philip Pullman was among a galaxy of stars of the book world to be honoured at this year's Coventry Inspiration Book Awards. more Philip Pullman Signs Up For Coventry Book FestivalPosted on: Friday, June 08, 2012 / 00:00 hrsBEST-SELLING author Philip Pullman will be heading to Coventry for the city's first book festival. more The Millionaire Authors' ClubPosted on: Friday, May 18, 2012 / 00:00 hrsCarl Wilkinson introduces the Millionaire's Club, an exclusive band of authors whose books have sold more than a million copies, including Philip Pullman. more X Factor for authorsPosted on: Saturday, May 12, 2012 / 00:00 hrsSeven hopefuls had been judged by writer Kate Clanchy, who is Oxford's city poet, to be worthy of presenting extracts of their work in front of author Philip Pullman. more Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials in Lorna's top 25 classic books every child should readPosted on: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullmans His Dark Materials in Lorna's top 25 classic books every child should read. Lorna Bradbury presents another 25 classic books every child should read, based on readers' suggestions. more Philip Pullman is set to put the grim back in Brothers GrimmPosted on: Monday, April 02, 2012 / 00:00 hrsBest-selling writer Philip Pullman is following the popular His Dark Materials trilogy by creating new, darker versions of the Brothers Grimm tales that have become well-known through Walt Disney films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. more Philip Pullman gives garden talkPosted on: Thursday, March 22, 2012 / 00:00 hrsThe children's author Philip Pullman is narrating a new audio tour at Oxford's Botanic Gardens. more Author adds voice to Botanic Garden guidePosted on: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 / 00:00 hrsIN THE last chapter of Philip Pullman's award-winning novel The Amber Spyglass, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry promise to meet on a bench in Oxford's Botanic Garden at Midsummer's Day each year. more Grimm outlook: Philip Pullman's fairytales to arrive in SeptemberPosted on: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullman will retell 50 of his favourite Grimm tales - some of them deliciously creepy - in 'clear as water' new versions. more The Inventory: Philip Pullman - Interview by Hester LaceyPosted on: Friday, March 16, 2012 / 00:00 hrs'I got a third at Oxford. They'd stopped giving fourths, or I'd have got one of those' more Philip Pullman: We're failing our children by closing public librariesPosted on: Monday, March 12, 2012 / 00:00 hrsThe most common tribute to the public library is when somebody says: 'It opened up the world for me when I was a child" more Philip Pullman shows caution to Oxford Libraries Ebook SchemePosted on: Monday, March 05, 2012 / 00:00 hrsOxford author Philip Pullman last night gave the scheme a cautious welcome. The His Dark Materials author said: 'If it means more books are available to more people then I think that's a good thing.' more Philip Pullman and Stephen Fry are to judge this year's Dundee International Book PrizePosted on: Friday, February 17, 2012 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullman and Stephen Fry are to judge this year's Dundee International Book Prize, which at £10,000 for the winner, offers the biggest cash prize for any unpublished work in the country. more Brent library campaigners denied further closure challengesPosted on: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 / 00:00 hrsThe final appeal to supreme court against halving the London borough's libraries provision will not be heard. Backed by literary names including Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson, Zadie Smith and Alan Bennett, Brent residents have been campaigning for more than a year to save six local libraries. more Debate: Ebooks and the future of democracyPosted on: Thursday, February 02, 2012 / 00:00 hrsNovelist Philip Pullman, author of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy among other books, owns a Kindle and allows that it may signal "we're on the cusp of a revolution as great as Gutenberg's, but then maybe we're not." more Pullman offers school textbook authors a vital lesson: rebellion for beginnersPosted on: Thursday, January 26, 2012 / 00:00 hrsThe novelist Philip Pullman is among thousands of writers condemning government proposals to restrict the fees they receive from their books used by schools, colleges or universities. more 'Library' checks out writers' bookshelvesPosted on: Monday, January 23, 2012 / 00:00 hrsIn Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books (Yale, $20), a new collection of photographs and interviews, editor Leah Price asks 13 authors, including Philip Pullman about the books and bookcases in their homes. more Lion Eyes works with Pullman and Morpurgo on BBC documentaryPosted on: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 / 00:00 hrsThe documentary, which airs on Thursday (12th January), was shot over 2 days and features contributions from Michael Morpurgo (War Horse author) and Philip Pullman (author of Dark Materials trilogy). more Writers and Their Books: Inside Famous Authors' Personal Libraries, Featuring Philip PullmanPosted on: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 / 00:00 hrsAs a hopeless bibliophile, an obsessive lover of bookcases, and a chronic pursuer of voyeuristic peeks inside the minds of creators, I'm utterly spellbound by Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books-a vicarious journey into the personal libraries of thirteen favorite authors, who share their collections of childhood favorites, dusty textbooks, prized first editions, and beloved hardcovers, along with some thoughts on books, reading, and the life of the mind. more Campaigners Including Philip Pullman, Alan Bennett And Zadie Smith Fail To Prevent Brent Libraries ClosurePosted on: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 / 00:00 hrsA list of high-profile campaigners including playwright Alan Bennett, authors Zadie Smith and Philip Pullman and musicians Nick Cave, Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys have lost a court of appeal bid to prevent the closure of six libraries in Brent, north-west London, reports the Guardian. more Theatre by the Lake's Firework-Maker's Daughter is an explosive festive adventurePosted on: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 / 00:00 hrsAdapted by Stephen Russell from Philip Pullman's The Firework-Maker's Daughter, this explosive festive adventure has all the best elements of a traditional British pantomime. more Pullman on fairy tales, England on war and Clee on an ebook Christmas.Posted on: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 / 00:00 hrsIn the Critics section of this week's double issue New Statesman, author Philip Pullman takes on our guest-editor Richard Dawkins and muses over why fairy tales are good for children. more Philip Pullman's early work comes to the London stagePosted on: Thursday, December 08, 2011 / 00:00 hrsAnd this Christmas, one of his fairytales and earliest works, The Firework Maker's Daughter, is to be staged at the Bloomsbury Theatre. more The Firework-Maker's DaughterPosted on: Monday, December 05, 2011 / 00:00 hrsA spectacular overhead firework finale ends what should prove to be a successful Christmas production as essential elements blend to satisfy an audience of all ages. Despite a slow pace at times, Stefan Escreet's production of Stephen Russell's clever adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel has everything. more The Adventures of the New Cut Gang by Philip Pullman - reviewPosted on: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 / 00:00 hrsThe Adventures of the New Cut Gang by Philip Pullman, contains two stories: Thunderbolt's Waxwork and The Gas-Fitter's Ball. more Residents fight library closuresPosted on: Friday, November 11, 2011 / 00:00 hrsBrent residents crowded into the Court of Appeal yesterday for the latest stage in their legal attempt to prevent the closure of six "treasured" libraries by the local authority. more Exploring the world book mapPosted on: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 / 00:00 hrsText and pictures illustrate each location, giving a whole new insight... more Pullman and Díaz to reveal reads for YalePosted on: Monday, October 31, 2011 / 00:00 hrsYale University Press will be nosing around authors' bookshelves with the publication of Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books next month, with authors including Philip Pullman, Jonathan Lethem and Junot Díaz revealing which titles they treasure. more Philip Pullman declares war against 'stupidity' of library closuresPosted on: Monday, October 24, 2011 / 00:00 hrsAuthor backs library campaigners and blasts Brent council for saying that closing half of its libraries would help it fulfil 'exciting plans to improve libraries' more Philip Pullman and Julia Donaldson join battle to save hundreds of British librariesPosted on: Saturday, October 22, 2011 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullman and Julia Donaldson are among the children's authors who are joining a new campaign that aims to fight the closure of up to 600 of the UK's libraries. more Children's authors join campaigners in fight to save UK's librariesPosted on: Saturday, October 22, 2011 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullman and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson to attend conference after Brent residents held vigils over library closures. more Philip Pullman: Using the internet is like looking at a landscape through a keyholePosted on: Friday, October 21, 2011 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullman is one of the "liberal whingers" campaigning to save our libraries. Here he explains why. more THE BALLOONIST BY MAcDONALD HARRISPosted on: Friday, October 21, 2011 / 00:00 hrsMacDonald Harris, as Philip Pullman writes in his introduction to The Balloonist, is 'too good to be neglected'. more Don't wait for councils to privatise everything you hold dearPosted on: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 / 00:00 hrsPhilip Pullman has backed the campaign to save Oxfordshire's libraries. more Protesters set up own library as Pullman joins campaignPosted on: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 / 00:00 hrsThe campaign against the closures is gathering pace. Author Philip Pullman is to join protesters at the weekend, while a round-the-clock vigil outside Kensal Rise library aimed at stopping workman boarding up the buildings entered its sixth day. more Page in the Life: Philip PullmanPosted on: Monday, October 17, 2011 / 00:00 hrsThe novelist Philip Pullman tells Helen Brown about his Victorian adventures - and reveals he is working on two new His Dark Materials stories. more Bloomsbury makes fireworks this ChristmasPosted on: Thursday, October 13, 2011 / 00:00 hrsBirmingham Stage Company's adaptation of Philip Pullman's The Firework-Maker's Daughter will play the Bloomsbury theatre this Christmas. more Illuminating idea wins Forgotten Spaces SheffieldPosted on: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 / 00:00 hrsThe idea for the avatars was inspired by Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. more Children grow up far too fastPosted on: Monday, September 26, 2011 / 00:00 hrsAuthor Philip Pullman, above, joined a string of experts warning that children are growing up too quickly. more Pullman to speak at Library Campaign conferencePosted on: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 / 00:00 hrsAuthor Philip Pullman will speak at an October day conference for library user groups, hosted by The Library Campaign in association with Voices for the Library. more Oxfordshire LibrariesPosted on: Thursday, January 27, 2011 / 00:00 hrsMany parts of the country are discovering that their local authority is planning to close a large number of public libraries. Not surprisingly, people are very angry about this, and many local groups have been set up to protest. more The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel ChristPosted on: Saturday, February 27, 2010 / 00:00 hrsList of forthcoming events more Oak Tree Fine PressPosted on: Saturday, November 28, 2009 / 00:00 hrsA beautifully produced limited edition more JOHN BLAKEPosted on: Friday, March 20, 2009 / 00:00 hrsSome of you may have been following the fortunes of John Blake in the DFC, a weekly comic that began publishing in May 2008 and which sadly has fallen victim, like many other things, to the current financial situation. more |
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