Pullman on Rowling

[erisedstraeh2002]

Dumbledad ("Tim Regan") wrote:

> Later a kid asks him [Philip Pullman] what he'd think of his own 
> work if he was J.K. Rowling (convoluted I know) and he replies that 
> he has talked to her and she hasn't read his novels, not because 
> she doesn't like him, but because she hasn't had the time.

Now me:

This statement struck me as odd, because I remembered interviews in 
which JKR raved about Pullman's work, and a search of the Aberforth's 
Goat site brought up three:

Oct 2000 Scholastic interview:

Q:  "Are there any books you would recommend to your fans to read 
while they await Book 5?"

JKR:  "Loads!  Read E. Nesbit, Philip Pullman, Henrietta Branford, 
Paul Gallico. Just read!"

Oregonian, Oct 22, 2000:

JKR: "Philip Pullman is a writer I very much admire. I think he can 
write most adult authors off the page. . . . I think he's amazing. 
His book 'Clockwork' is a book that I think is an absolutely stunning 
piece of work. I often get asked at events. 'What can I read? I'm 
done with the Harry Potter book.' That's the book I recommend."

BBC 2000 chat:

Q: "Does it annoy you sometimes when the press and people just talk 
about children's books and they only talk about Harry Potter, without 
realising there's a whole wealth of other children's books out there?"

JKR: "Yes it does. Yes it really does. Childrens books have existed 
for quite a long time in press terms in a bit of a ghetto, when you 
look at the coverage adult books get. You hope that that might 
change. People say to me, adults read Harry Potter as well, so it's 
this big crossover book; but loads and loads and loads of children's 
writers deserve to be read by adults. They might not be quite as 
famous for it as Harry is, but there are people like Jaqueline 
Wilson, David Almond and Aidan Chambers who just won the Carnegie. 
Henrietta Brownford I really admire, though she died unfortunately 
two years ago. There are loads of people out there - Philip Pullman 
too - wonderful writers."

~Phyllis