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Philip Pullman Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Philip Pullman.

Results 1 - 20 of 127 in Philip Pullman

  1. Dark season for CurveRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday | Thisisleicestershire.com

    One of the literary sensations of the past quarter of a century, Philip Pullman has managed to keep His Dark Materials in the public eye, writes Lizz Brain.

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  2. Authors in revolt against plans to vet them for school visits

    Friday | Guardian Unlimited

    Philip Pullman has led a chorus of protest from prominent children's authors over a new scheme that will require them to be vetted before they can visit schools.

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  3. Book festival gets stars working in Oxfam shops

    Monday Jul 6 | Guardian Unlimited

    ... the till and Joanna Trollope busily sorts and prices the literature section. Authors and celebrities, from Philip Pullman to Jonathan Coe and Hanif Kureishi, have teamed up to launch the first annual Oxfam Bookfest, a nationwide book festival ...

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  4. Alan Gibbons, Philip Pullman Urge British Government to Mandate School Libraries

    Sunday Jul 5 | School Library Journal

    ... to mandate libraries in schools, just as they're required in U. K. prisons. That group, which includes Philip Pullman, the award-winning author of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy (Knopf), Francesca Simon, who was the first American to win the ...

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    Related Topix: Libraries, Pop/Rock, Family, Kids

  5. Parents alarmed over sex assault in children's novelRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 4 | Guardian Unlimited

    ... make money, and even be popular, it does not have what the Americans call 'redeeming social importance'." Philip Pullman , author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, believes the front of a book should offer a good clue to the buyer. "Book covers can ...

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  6. Author turns his hand to selling booksRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 5 | Oxford Times

    OXFORD author Philip Pullman sorted through boxes of secondhand books at the Oxfam shop in St Giles, Oxford, to help the charity.

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  7. Author turns his hand to selling booksRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Jul 5 | This is Oxfordshire

    OXFORD author Philip Pullman sorted through boxes of secondhand books at the Oxfam shop in St Giles, Oxford, to help the charity.

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  8. Parents alarmed over sex assault in children's novel

    Saturday Jul 4 | Guardian Unlimited

    ... make money, and even be popular, it does not have what the Americans call 'redeeming social importance'." Philip Pullman , author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, believes the front of a book should offer a good clue to the buyer. "Book covers can ...

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    Related Topix: Arts, Literature, Pop/Rock

  9. Faith strengthened by a good testRead the original story

    Nov 25, 2007 | Canada.com

    I haven't read The Golden Compass or any of the His Dark Materials trilogy by atheist and children's author Philip Pullman.

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  10. Philip Pullman to work in Oxfam next Saturday for BookfestRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Jun 28 | Oxford Times

    OXFORD author Philip Pullman will work alongside volunteers at Oxfam's flagship book store in Oxford as part of the charity's books festival.

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  11. Philip Pullman to work in Oxfam next Saturday for BookfestRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Jun 28 | This is Oxfordshire

    OXFORD author Philip Pullman will work alongside volunteers at Oxfam's flagship book store in Oxford as part of the charity's books festival.

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  12. Author Pullman surprised at degree honourRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Jun 25 | Oxford Times

    Philip Pullman surveyed the scene as he received an honorary degree from Oxford University and said no other institution could do it better.

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  13. Amateurs learn to put on show

    Thursday Jun 25 | Thisisleicestershire.com

    ... major theatre production. Part one of His Dark Materials, based on the books by bestselling children's author Philip Pullman, opens at the Leicester theatre next month. It will be the first production at Curve in which performers, technicians, ...

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  14. Oxford author's degree pleasure

    Wednesday Jun 24 | Scotsman.com

    CHILDREN'S author Philip Pullman yesterday that he was "immensely gratified" to be awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University.

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  15. Challenged Books: or, what to read nowRead the original story

    Wednesday Jun 24 | The Center of NJ Life

    ... Homosexuality, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group 2. "His Dark Materials Trilogy" (Series), Philip Pullman Reasons: Political Viewpoint, Religious Viewpoint, Violence 3. "TTYL"; "TTFN"; "L8R, G8R" (Series), Lauren Myracle Reasons: Offensive ...

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  16. DVD Reviews: Highlights of the week include The Golden Compass, 27 Dresses and The Diving Bell and the ButterflyRead the original story

    Apr 22, 2008 | Canada.com

    ... begins with a young girl's discovery of a magical object, and a woman who claims to be her mother. While the Philip Pullman story has a lot going for it - namely a looming sense of danger and children as the central heroes - the translation to the ...

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  17. Oxford honour for children's writer Pullman

    Wednesday Jun 24 | Scotsman.com Business - Latest South East News

    Children's author Philip Pullman has been awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University.

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  18. Decline of John Calvin

    Wednesday Jun 24 | The Australian

    ... Ned Flanders and the ironically named Reverend Lovejoy. In his famous series of novels, His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman placed the headquarters of the demonic anti-church in Calvin's city, Geneva. But if this is how we think of Calvin, it is only ...

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  19. The Golden CompassRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 11 | Radio Times

    Friday 12 June 8:00pm - Sky Movies Family Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels already has a place beside the work of JK Rowling and CS Lewis ; it's only fitting, then, that it has also made the leap from page to screen.

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  20. How to make a drama out of Iraq crisisRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 11 | The Independent

    ... and more than a little condescending. If viewers want a lesson, they'll sign up for evening classes. As Philip Pullman, the author of that great celebration of free speech, His Dark Materials, put it: "it's very important not be didactic. The ...

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    Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East, George Bush, Body of Lies