Monthly Archives: February 2023

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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