Monthly Archives: June 2008
Philip Pullman writes in Guardian
June 7, 2008
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
June 5, 2008
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
June 4, 2008
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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