Monthly Archives: June 2008

Philip Pullman writes in Guardian
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Philip Pullman writes in the ‘Review’ section of today’s Guardian newspaper about the impending categorisation of children’s books which we wrote about a few days ago. Pullman describes how he felt when he was first informed of this developement, and … Continue reading



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Birmingham Rep to stage His Dark Materials
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The Birmingham Repertory Theatre is to stage the His Dark Materials stage play next year (2009) according to the Birmingham Post. The play which will have a respectable run of four weeks between March 13th and April 11th next year, … Continue reading



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Pullman protests age categorisation for children’s literature
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From the autumn, leading publishers plan to introduce labelling to the covers of all children’s books indicating whether they’re intended for ages 5+, 7+, 9+, 11+ or 13+/teen. Outraged at the move, Philip Pullman is leading a group of over … Continue reading



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