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,…

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…

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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Terry Pratchett Memorial Sculpture Busts  As our 50th Year Celebrations draw to a close, the Estate of Sir Terry Pratchett, in collaboration with Discworld artist Paul Kidby, is delighted to announce the release of the official Sir Terry Pratchett bust. This intricate cold cast sculpture is accurately based on the original memorial bronze of Sir Terry created by Paul Kidby in…

THE OBSERVER BOOK OF THE WEEK Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins Review by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Sun 25 Sep 2022 07.00 BST …anecdotes, elephants and ‘an embuggerance’ A new biography by the fantasy novelist’s longtime assistant provides a joyful and painful closeup of the irrepressible writer who made the absurd strangely convincing. Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes…

This documentary follows Penguin Audio’s ambitious project of turning the entire Discworld catalog into audiobook format. https://youtu.be/Zw4kYXx8s4k Click here to find out more: https://linktr.ee/Discworld ‘It couldn’t be anybody other than Bill Nighy’ “The footnotes are important because that’s a private moment between me and the author,” explains Rob Wilkins – Pratchett’s biography, written by Wilkins, was called A Life in…

Transworld reveal new Discworld series cover look and launch of annual Terry Pratchett Day Transworld is delighted to announce that it will be releasing new editions of Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels, starting with the six books in the Witches series together with the standalone title Small Gods. Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, Carpe Jugulum…

A LIFE WITH FOOTNOTES – ANNOUNCING THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF TERRY PRATCHETT Transworld Publishers are thrilled to announce the publication of Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes, the official biography of Sir Terry Pratchett, written by Rob Wilkins, his former assistant, friend and now head of the author’s literary estate. At the time of his death in 2015, Terry was…

DISCWORLD.COM FANTASTIC SEVEN DAY INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY DAY ONE 1st December / 12am to Midnight GMT A Pair of Extremely Collectable Slip-Case Editions An extremely collectable slip-cased edition of Small Gods, illustrated by Omar Rayyan and published by the Folio Society in 2016. Bound in crimson velveteen covered boards with a colour printed paper label on the front cover together with gold blocking…

BILL NIGHY STARS AS VOICE OF PRATCHETT IN BRAND-NEW RECORDINGS OF THE ENTIRE DISCWORLD SERIES Plus an all-star cast of leading British acting talent Listen to an Extract HERE   Penguin Random House has taken on a truly ambitious project to re-record all 40 audiobooks from Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld series, featuring a cast of leading names from British stage…

This year, the Discworld will be coming to the Chalke Valley History Festival. The festival which takes place just a few miles from where Sir Terry created the Discworld novels, has become a huge attraction over the last decade. For the first time, Discworld exhibits and attractions will be present at the festival. The re-creation of Terry’s office and writing…