14 h. ago The Rose Field review: Immerse yourself in Philip Pullman’s dark imagination

It’s a story about growing up. But it’s really about Pullman’s nostalgia for the world in which he grew up

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15 h. ago Book of Dust review: Immerse yourself in Philip Pullman’s dark imagination

It’s a story about growing up. But it’s really about Pullman’s nostalgia for the world in which he grew up

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4 d. ago The Mastermind review: art thief Josh O’Connor shimmers like an old master

O’Connor is at his best yet as a bungling 1970s criminal in Kelly Reichardt’s mood-soaked gem

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4 d. ago The Rose Field by Philip Pullman review: 'absorbing and transporting'

The final part of Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust trilogy hints at various possible futures, writes Stuart Kelly

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1 week ago Lyra’s last story – exclusive extract from Philip Pullman’s final installment in The Book of Dust trilogy

Thirty years ago, The Northern Lights introduced the world to Lyra Silvertongue. Now, Pullman completes her story in The Rose Field – plus listen to an audiobook extract read by Michael SheenShe washed herself as well as she could in the little basin with its lukewarm water, and looked in the mirror dispassionately. The bruises on her face were fading, but she was tanned by the sun, and her cheeks and the bridge of her nose not far off from being actually burnt, so she must find some cream or ointment to deal with that. A broad-brimmed hat would help too.She spread a very little of the rose salve on her nose and lips, her cheekbones and forehead. Then she sat down and thought about Ionides. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lyra’s last story – exclusive extract from Philip Pullman’s final instalment in The Book of Dust trilogy

Thirty years ago, Northern Lights introduced the world to Lyra Belacqua. Now, Pullman completes her story in The Rose Field – plus listen to an audiobook extract read by Michael SheenShe washed herself as well as she could in the little basin with its lukewarm water, and looked in the mirror dispassionately. The bruises on her face were fading, but she was tanned by the sun, and her cheeks and the bridge of her nose not far off from being actually burnt, so she must find some cream or ointment to deal with that. A broad-brimmed hat would help too.She spread a very little of the rose salve on her nose and lips, her cheekbones and forehead. Then she sat down and thought about Ionides. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago From the Archives: Stuart Kelly reviews La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman in 2017

With the third instalment of Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust trilogy due to be released later this month, we revisit Stuart Kelly’s review of the opening book in the series from 2017

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