Literature: Philip Pullman's latest children's book

Literature: Philip Pullman's latest children's book; ENGLAND: Oxford: EXT Philip Pullman (author of Dark Materials trilogy) and two dogs along to shed in garden INT Pullman's two pug dogs (Hogy and Nellie) sitting on chair GRAPHICISED SEQUENCE Two pug dogs sitting on chair room dissolve as Pullman appears in their place Philip Pullman (author of Dark Materials trilogy) interview SOT - I wanted to do a short book but I wanted it to point backwards and to point forwards / Sort of like a guide post or stepping stone from one part of the universe to another - (Asked: was there a sense in which you didn't want to let your characters go?) It's not so much me letting them go as them letting me go / Lyra has a very powerful hold on my imagination & on my affection & so do the other characters in the story