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Celebrating 30 years of 'The Golden Compass'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published April 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM CDT
The cover of "The Golden Compass" and author Philip Pullman. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Sam Allard)
Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Sam Allard
The cover of "The Golden Compass" and author Philip Pullman. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Sam Allard)

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. publication of Philip Pullman‘s “The Golden Compass,” the first book of what would become his best-selling fantasy trilogy, “His Dark Materials.”

Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks to Pullman about the book’s inspiration and themes.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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