>Philip Gets His Groove Back

by Roger Sutton
Sep 30, 2008 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
>After his unusual demureness in face of the star-making machinery, I'm pleased to see Philip Pullman recovering his characteristic pugnacity to defend his dark materials from the interference of the interfering Faithful: "Religion grants its adherents malign, intoxicating and morally corrosive sensations. Destroying intellectual freedom is always evil, but only religion makes doing evil feel quite so good."
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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Anonymous

>Hello Joni Mitchell, oui?

Posted : Oct 01, 2008 11:38

EM

>Wow. Happy Rosh Hashanah!

Posted : Sep 30, 2008 03:59

Kelly

>Fantastic quote. Thanks, Roger.

Posted : Sep 30, 2008 03:21

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