Yearly Archives: 2023

Good Omens to Return for Ineffable Third and Final Season on Prime Video

14th December 2023
Good Omens 3

THE UNHOLY DUO FACE ARMAGEDDON ONCE MORE Good Omens to Return for Ineffable Third and Final Season on Prime Video Expanding upon Sir Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s internationally best-selling novel, the third season will conclude the story of the Good Omens Universe and its beloved characters LONDON and CULVER CITY, California—December 14, 2023—Today, Prime Video announced that it has…

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GET READY FOR A BRAND NEW LOOK FOR TERRY PRATCHETT’S TIFFANY ACHING SERIES!

15th October 2023
Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch

ENTER A FANTASTICAL WORLD of DISCWORLD WITH TIFFANY ACHING, A YOUNG GIRL WHO DREAMS OF BEING A WITCH LIKE HER GRANDMOTHER… Fresh New Look for Terry Pratchett’s Beloved Tiffany Aching Series by Talented Cover Designer Leo Nickoll and Favourite Illustrator Paul Kidby Last year, Transworld announced a two-year project to introduce newcomers to Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels by releasing updated…

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Royal Mail Celebrates Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Series with Special Stamps

3rd August 2023
Royal Mail Stamp Release

PRESS RELEASE: 3rd August, 2023 ROYAL MAIL CELEBRATES TERRY PRATCHETT’S FANTASY DISCWORLD SERIES WITH SPECIAL STAMPS The eight stamps also mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of the first Discworld book, The Colour of Magic The stamps include characters Rincewind, The Librarian, Granny Weatherwax, Sam Vimes, and Great A’Tuin, as well as specially commissioned artworks of Death and Mort,…

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Puffin Acquires Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being A Witch

2nd June 2023
Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch

Puffin acquires Tiffany Aching’s Guide To Being A Witch marking the 20th Anniversary of Terry Patchett’s first Tiffany Aching novel The Wee Free Men. Puffin is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Tiffany Aching’s Guide To Being A Witch by Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent. Puffin Publisher Jane Griffiths acquired World rights from Jon Wood at RCW, on behalf of the…

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PRESS RELEASE: TRANSWORLD TO PUBLISH A STROKE OF THE PEN: A COLLECTION OF REDISCOVERED SHORT STORIES

27th February 2023

PRESS RELEASE: TRANSWORLD TO PUBLISH A STROKE OF THE PEN: A COLLECTION OF REDISCOVERED SHORT STORIES BY TERRY PRATCHETT. Transworld has acquired an unmissable collection of recently rediscovered short stories by the late Sir Terry Pratchett. The collection, titled A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories, will be published on 5th October 2023. Larry Finlay, MD, and Charlotte Trumble,…

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Nation Hardback Cover Release

20th February 2023
Nation - Discworld Collector's Library

The estate of Sir Terry Pratchett and Doubleday UK are delighted to announce the latest Hardback Collectors Library cover for Terry Pratchett’s ‘Nation’. 2021 saw the completion of the unique Discworld Collector’s Library, with covers illustrated by the talented Joe McLaren. A matching edition of the Bromeliad trilogy was released in 2022. Now McLaren returns once again to bring a…

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On This Day in 1997 – Terry Pratchett is the Desert Island Discs Castaway

9th February 2023

On this day… 9th February, 1997 The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is one of Britain’s best-selling authors… “He’s created a world full of wizards and witches, and his most popular character is Death. The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is one of Britain’s best-selling authors. Terry Pratchett has written over 30 books, and sells more than…

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On This Day in 2010 – The Richard Dimbleby Lecture

1st February 2023
Going Postal - Uncorrected Book Proof

On this day… 1st February, 2010 The Richard Dimbleby Lecture Terry Pratchett: Shaking Hands with Death One of the world’s most popular authors gives the 34th Richard Dimbleby Lecture from the Royal College of Physicians in London. Sir Terry Pratchett announced in 2007 that he had been diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. In his keynote lecture,…

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Royal Mail International Exports Suffers a Cyber Incident

18th January 2023
Going Postal - Uncorrected Book Proof

Royal Mail is experiencing severe service disruption to international export services following a cyber incident… “We are temporarily unable to despatch items to overseas destinations. To support faster recovery when our service is restored and to prevent a build-up of export items in our network, we’re asking customers not to post international items until further notice. Items that have already…

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