'I was not stupid... that was the nearest I was ever going to get to Michelangelo phoning to ask if I wanted to paint a ceiling with him.'
Neil Gaiman on writing 'Good Omens' with his friend Terry Pratchett.
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Join us to celebrate the publication of the final Discworld novel at THE SHEPHERD’S CROWN OFFICIAL MIDNIGHT EVENT at Waterstones Piccadilly, London on 26th August.
200 fans will experience the look and feel of Discworld recreated in store and treated to a first UK reading from the final Discworld novel.
Tickets and more information will be available on the Waterstones website at 12 noon, Monday 10th August. All books on the night will be exclusively stamped to mark this important occasion.
If you weren’t able to purchase a ticket you are still welcome to come along and queue from 11:30pm to sample the Discworld experience and to purchase a copy of The Shepherd’s Crown when it goes on sale to the general public at the stroke of midnight.
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"It is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done"
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'What’s the worst book you’ve ever read?
Probably the first draft of the first one I ever wrote, but I think I’ve got better since then.'
For anyone who hasn't seen it, and for those who want to remember, here's Terry's interview in the New York Times:
Always remember the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People love a show.
'It boasts a denouement that is genuinely breathtaking in its ambition and scope. Pratchett is still a young writer here, but the book is as exquisitely balanced as a good murder mystery...'
Adrian Tchaikovsky cites Strata as the book that influenced him most.
Who here knows their early Pratchett?
Take a look at last year's Telegraph article on the 10 best Discworld characters (in their opinion)... do your favourites make their list? Who are the most underrated characters?
*This competition has now closed*
We're feeling witch-y this Halloween, so we're offering the chance to win a book bundle, featuring the beautiful hardback of Carpe Jugulum and the new collection The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner.
Winners will be notified by email on Monday 7th November - good luck!
...Enter here: bit.ly/Hallowitches
How will you be incorporating Pratchett into your Halloween activities? Why not try out these star cookies inspired by The Witches Vacuum Cleaner? Great for witches and wizards (young and old)...
"For me, as a nine year old, it was everything. It still is."
Here's a look back at Tom Nicoll's article in The Guardian:
Terry Pratchett added 4 new photos.
Four Pratchett hardbacks are released today, and we're sure Mr Tulip would agree that they are –ing beautiful:
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is."
Four beautiful Pratchett hardbacks are released on Thursday - see what SciFiNow thought of them here: bit.ly/ShinyNew
The Guardian features Thief of Time as a book to give you hope:
"Pratchett understood human nature, for better or for worse. I imagine future generations will be seeing their own mistakes in this novel, just as clearly as I’ve seen our own... Humans have always got it wrong, but we’ve generally muddled through too."
Which books have helped you through dark times?
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