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Philip Pullman

April 2024

  • Martha Mills young writers’ prize.

    Martha Mills young writers’ prize open for entries

    Philip Pullman will help choose this year’s winners of award set up in memory of the keen young writer who died aged 13 in 2021

January 2024

  • Two girls laughing and reading books in school library

    ‘Every school should have a library’: Philip Pullman calls for new UK laws

    The novelist has joined fellow children’s writers Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson in a plea to ministers for action

August 2023

  • Jacqueline Wilson

    ‘Times change’: what authors think about rewriting older books

    Jacqueline Wilson is latest writer to wade into debate over changing dated and offensive language

July 2023

  • Margaret Atwood.

    Authors call for AI companies to stop using their work without consent

  • The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, speaks behind a lectern at a press conference, with several young people standing behind him

    Leading actors and artists back Labour’s push for more creativity in schools

February 2023

  • Roald Dahl

    Rishi Sunak joins criticism of changes to Roald Dahl books

    No 10 says ‘we shouldn’t gobblefunk’ with words, as Philip Pullman suggests work be left to go out of print

December 2022

  • Nia Towle (Lettie Hempstock), Penny Layden (Old Mrs Hempstock), Siubhan Harrison (Ginnie Hempstock) and James Bamford (the Boy) in The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

    Are you bored yet?
    Are you bored yet? Let Gore Vidal, giant spiders and a talking nutcracker bring the drama back

    Five absolute crackers for theatre-lovers, from streaming Shakespeare to a Neil Gaiman fantasy at the Lowry
  • Philip Pullman.

    The books of my life
    Philip Pullman: ‘I had to grow up before I could cope with Middlemarch’

    The author of His Dark Materials on the life lessons in George Eliot’s masterpiece, ditching Lawrence Durrell and being wowed by Ginsberg
    • TV review
      His Dark Materials series three review – Ruth Wilson is as seductive as Satan

    • The G2 interview
      ‘I want my monkey!’ Ruth Wilson on villainy, intimacy and returning to His Dark Materials

    • James McAvoy opens up about his ‘slight’ issue with British writers

November 2022

  • The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage … Sky Young, Ella Dacres, Samuel Creasey and Heather Forster.

    The best theatre to stream this month
    The best theatre to stream this month: The Book of Dust, Four Quartets and the start of panto season

    Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Alan Ayckbourn’s 87th play, live performance from Ukraine and a concert of lost showtunes

September 2022

  • Philip Pullman.

    Philip Pullman calls for inquiry into writers’ trade union the Society of Authors

  • Michael Sheen

    Audiobook of the week
    La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman audiobook review – the gripping prequel to His Dark Materials

August 2022

  • From left: Joanne Harris, Kate Clanchy, Philip Pullman and JK Rowling

    Poison pens: leading writers call for overhaul of UK’s Society of Authors

    Literary world riven by conflict as trade union is accused of inappropriately taking sides in culture war

July 2022

  • Philip Pullman

    The Guardian view on book prizes: don’t forget the children

    Editorial: In a changing awards landscape, fiction for young readers should not be left out in the cold

June 2022

  • Last word … Monique Roffey, left, Philip Pullman and, right, the final Costa book of the year winner Hannah Lowe with judges’ chair Reeta Chakrabarti.

    Shock ending: how the Costa book awards changed reading – and pitted husband against wife

    After 50 years, the prize has been scrapped. How did it change Britain’s literary landscape? And what happened at the awards when Margaret Drabble was seated next to Theresa May?

March 2022

  • Philip Pullman.

    ‘I would not be free to express my opinion’: Philip Pullman steps down as Society of Authors president

  • ‘She bought pleasure to so many people’ … Shirley Hughes.

    Shirley Hughes remembered: ‘Everything she shone her attention on turned to gold’

February 2022

  • ‘Amazingly chill’ … Adiya Ijaha as Lyra in The Book of Dust.

    They have agents, do auditions and can still steal a scene after filling their nappies – meet the baby actors

    Rafael, star of The Ferryman, has been paying taxes since the age of one, while Adiya received glowing reviews for her Lyra in The Book of Dust. Say coochy-coo to the babies treading the boards
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