http://www.philip-pullman.com/ The official site of Philip Pullman, contains exclusive content and information about Philip Pullman and his award winning 'His Dark Materials' trilogy en-uk Copyright 2013 Philip-Pullman.com Sat, 25 May 2013 18:05:32 GMT Enid 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=100 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT My 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=99 Fri, 8 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Philip 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 ... http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=97 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT As 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 ... http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=98 Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Philip Pullman's Tales from the Brothers Grimm - Official Trailer http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=96 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Grimm Tales for Young and Old by Philip Pullman Review http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=95 Mon, 8 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Philip Pullman has radically reworked the Grimm tales for all ages. He talks to Nicolette Jones. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=94 Wed, 3 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT The 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 http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=93 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT My 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=92 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Five 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=91 Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Extreme hunger is a theme that runs through many of Grimm's fairy tales, and was all too real for the brothers themselves. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=90 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT The 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' http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=89 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT HE has captivated millions of children with his fantasy novels - and now best-selling author Philip Pullman has branded Bolton's library closures 'very sad'. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=88 Wed, 4 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT British 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=87 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Authors 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=86 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT AUTHOR Philip Pullman was among a galaxy of stars of the book world to be honoured at this year's Coventry Inspiration Book Awards. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=85 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT BEST-SELLING author Philip Pullman will be heading to Coventry for the city's first book festival. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=84 Fri, 8 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Carl Wilkinson introduces the Millionaire's Club, an exclusive band of authors whose books have sold more than a million copies, including Philip Pullman. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=83 Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Seven 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=82 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Philip 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=81 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Best-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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=80 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The children's author Philip Pullman is narrating a new audio tour at Oxford's Botanic Gardens. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=79 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT IN 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=78 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Philip Pullman will retell 50 of his favourite Grimm tales - some of them deliciously creepy - in 'clear as water' new versions. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=77 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'I got a third at Oxford. They'd stopped giving fourths, or I'd have got one of those' http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=76 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The most common ­tribute to the public library is when ­somebody says: 'It opened up the world for me when I was a child" http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=75 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Oxford 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.' http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=74 Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Philip 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=68 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=69 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Novelist 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." http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=73 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=72 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT In 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=71 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The 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). http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=70 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT As 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=66 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT A 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=67 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT In 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=65 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Adapted 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=64 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT And this Christmas, one of his fairytales and earliest works, The Firework Maker's Daughter, is to be staged at the Bloomsbury Theatre. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=63 Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT A 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=62 Mon, 5 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Adventures of the New Cut Gang by Philip Pullman, contains two stories: Thunderbolt's Waxwork and The Gas-Fitter's Ball. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=61 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Brent 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=60 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Text and pictures illustrate each location, giving a whole new insight... http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=59 Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Yale 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=58 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Author backs library campaigners and blasts Brent council for saying that closing half of its libraries would help it fulfil 'exciting plans to improve libraries' http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=57 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Philip 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=56 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Philip Pullman and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson to attend conference after Brent residents held vigils over library closures. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=54 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Philip Pullman is one of the "liberal whingers" campaigning to save our libraries. Here he explains why. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=55 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT MacDonald Harris, as Philip Pullman writes in his introduction to The Balloonist, is 'too good to be neglected'. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=53 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Philip Pullman has backed the campaign to save Oxfordshire's libraries. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=52 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=51 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The novelist Philip Pullman tells Helen Brown about his Victorian adventures - and reveals he is working on two new His Dark Materials stories. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=50 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Birmingham Stage Company's adaptation of Philip Pullman's The Firework-Maker's Daughter will play the Bloomsbury theatre this Christmas. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=49 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The idea for the avatars was inspired by Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=48 Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Author Philip Pullman, above, joined a string of experts warning that children are growing up too quickly. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=47 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Author 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=46 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Many 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=45 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=44 Tue, 9 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=43 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=42 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT List of forthcoming events http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=41 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A beautifully produced limited edition http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=40 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT There's a new book coming ... http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=39 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Some 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. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=35 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT The film is out now, and if you go and see it, I hope you find plenty to enjoy. http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=32 Thu, 5 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT