Search Results by tag: Philip Pullman

Stephenie Meyer and David McKee among most frequently challenged authors, librarians say

Racism, insults, and support for "wealth inequality" are among the most common complaints against children's books at U.K. libraries, according to an article in the Telegraph. Books featuring classic characters such as Babar and Tintin ... Read More »

April 23, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

Book links roundup: Philip Pullman adapts classic Grimm tales, Reddit’s new literary video site, and more

By Sue Carter

Philip Pullman adapts 50 classic Brothers Grimm stories Reddit hosts new website for literary-themed videos Chinese authors threaten Apple with lawsuit ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Margaret Atwood among Edinburgh book fest headliners

By Stuart Woods

Margaret Atwood is one of the big-name authors set to appear at this year's revamped Edinburgh International Book Festival, which takes place Aug. 14“30. In a cross-festival program with the Edinburgh film festival, Atwood will ... Read More »

June 17, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Super Thursday in Britain, and what U.S., U.K. publishers will be taking to Frankfurt

By Steven W. Beattie

Americans have "Black Friday," the Friday after Thanksgiving, which is the start of the Christmas shopping fiasco season, and which can, on occasion, lead to actual loss of life. It's hard to imagine book buyers ... Read More »

September 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

“Charge or Release” writers don’t delve deep enough

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

In today's Independent, Boyd Tonkin writes about "Charge or Release", a campaign of 42 leading British writers who joined the National Council for Civil Liberties earlier this week in opposing British government plans to hold ... Read More »

October 17, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Deals

Canadian kids’ authors on long longlist for rich Swedish prize

By Stuart Woods

Two Canadian storytellers and one Nova Scotia literacy group are in the running for the world's richest children's literary prize. Ottawa kids' novelist Brian Doyle, Quebec author and illustrator Marie-Louise Gay, and Read to Me!, ... Read More »

September 19, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Pullman leads U.K. children’s author revolt

By Scott MacDonald

As we noted in Quillblog last week, British children's book publishers are gearing up to begin putting recommended age ranges on the covers of all their books. According to a new piece in The Daily ... Read More »

June 4, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Golden Compass back on the shelves in Calgary

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Calgary Herald: After a hiatus from library shelves, a controversial novel is being welcomed back into Calgary Catholic School District schools. The Golden Compass, a decade-old novel by Philip Pullman, was pulled from ... Read More »

January 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops deep-sixes positive review of The Golden Compass…. sort of

By Nathan Whitlock

From The Baltimore Sun: Days after its publication, a largely positive review of the film version of The Golden Compass that appeared in Catholic newspapers across the country was retracted this week by the United ... Read More »

December 13, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

The Golden Compass gets yanked in Calgary, too

By Nathan Whitlock

And on it goes: another school board has pulled Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass from its shelves following a parental complaint “ this despite the fact that the book was published more than 10 years ... Read More »

December 6, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

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Search Results by tag: Philip Pullman

Stephenie Meyer and David McKee among most frequently challenged authors, librarians say

Book links roundup: Philip Pullman adapts classic Grimm tales, Reddit’s new literary video site, and more

Margaret Atwood among Edinburgh book fest headliners

Super Thursday in Britain, and what U.S., U.K. publishers will be taking to Frankfurt

“Charge or Release” writers don’t delve deep enough

Canadian kids’ authors on long longlist for rich Swedish prize

Pullman leads U.K. children’s author revolt

Golden Compass back on the shelves in Calgary

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops deep-sixes positive review of The Golden Compass…. sort of

The Golden Compass gets yanked in Calgary, too

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