Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers will publish a previously unseen manuscript by Philip Pullman on October 15, 2020, it was announced today by Barbara Marcus, President & Publisher of Random House Children’s Books. SERPENTINE—a novella set after the events of His Dark Materials but before those of The Secret Commonwealth—was written in 2004, but has remained under wraps until now. The announcement coincides with the 25th anniversary of The Golden Compass, the first volume of Pullman’s ground-breaking, internationally bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy, which was published in 1995. Listening Library will simultaneously publish an audiobook edition of SERPENTINE, narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Olivia Colman (The Crown, The Favourite, Fleabag). Continue reading →