One of the most fun audio editing projects I’ve worked on was shaping a short “Bookmark” by Philip Pullman. He recommends “The Pocket Atlas of the World,” and I just love hearing him talk about “my little pocket atlas” and surprisingly, the exotic locale of Oconomowoc – in Wisconsin.
Although he is certainly a real-life world traveler, this atlas took him all over the world, without leaving his home, and inspired many of his explorations. You can hear his journey right from your own home in our rebroadcast this week of “Traveling By Book,” which launched our second season of “Bookmarks.” This episode also includes Pettina Gappah on “Persuasion,” Ruth Ozeki on “Kamikaze Diaries,” and Robert Macfarlane on the book he’s given as a gift countless times, “The Living Mountain.”
Of course, you might also be especially interested in Pullman at the moment because of the recent adaptation of his series “His Dark Materials,” on HBO and BBC. And you’ll want to listen to Steve Paulson’s full conversation with Pullman, too, about the consciousness of all things – an interest Steve and Pullman have in common.
–Shannon