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Philip Pullman to work in Oxfam next Saturday for Bookfest
Philip Pullman will work alongside volunteers at Oxfam’s flagship book store in Oxford as part of the Bookfest festival.
The award-winning fantasy writer will be in the shop in St Giles on Saturday — and sign copies of his books for fans.
Mr Pullman’s appearance is part of Bookfest, which runs for a fortnight from Friday, to encourage people to donate as many books as possible to the charity’s shops.
The author will be given a tour of what goes on behind the scenes at the shop in St Giles, meet volunteers and help them to price books, stack shelves and work on the till.
Mr Pullman, who last week received an honorary degree from Oxford University, said: “I’m looking forward to doing a shift at the bookshop in St Giles and I hope it helps Oxfam with their latest fundraising campaign.
Nihal Alahendra, the manager of Oxfam St Giles, the second most profitable Oxfam store in the country, said he was delighted Mr Pullman had agreed to volunteer. He planned to ask Mr Pullman to sign a first edition of The Amber Spyglass, the third instalment of the His Dark Materials trilogy.
Philip Pullman was born on the 19th October, 1946 in Norwich, England. Pullman is best known for the series of books entitled His Dark Materials, the award winning children’s literature consisting of Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.
Posted: July 1st, 2009
Author: Lee
Categories: Philip Pullman
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