Philip Pullman says he doesn’t have a reader in mind when he writes. Instead, he thinks back to his years as a teacher, in his 20s and 30s, when he produced school plays for everyone from weary parents to distractible children. “I loved talking to this mixed audience so much—the young and old, the clever and not-so-clever,” he says. “I always believed if you tell an interesting story, readers will follow.”Twenty-five years after the release of the first volume of Mr. Pullman’s fantasy trilogy “His Dark Materials,” the books...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 16, 2020 15:54 UTC