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Recent news about Terry

For older news, see the News Archive.
Thursday, October 31st, 2024: Penguin and the Pratchett Estate announce that Night Watch will be added to the Penguin Classics range. This edition of the book will include a new introduction by Rob Wilkins, and annotations written by Dr David Lloyd and Dr Darryl Jones. (TerryPratchett.com; The Bookseller)

Thursday, October 24th, 2024: The production companies behind The Amazing Maurice announce that a sequel is in production, titled The Amazing Maurice 2 - The Waters of Life. It retains the same directors and producers as the first film, with a script by new writers Giles Smart and Keiron New. It’s expected to release in 2027, and will be distributed internationally by Epsilon Film. (Animation Magazine)

Thursday, October 24th, 2024: Amazon Prime Video and the Pratchett Estate announce that the third season of the Good Omens adaptation will now be made as a 90-minute television film. Neil Gaiman will not be directly involved in the production, though he has contributed writing to it. (TerryPratchett.com)

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024: The crowdfunding campaign for Modiphius's roleplaying game Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork launches on Kickstarter. As of November 1st, it had reached more than £1.6 million, beyond an initial goal of £100,000. (kickstarter.com)

Significant Pratchett Events

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020: Narrativia announces an exclusive deal with Motive Pictures and Endeavour Content to produce "definitive" and "absolutely faithful" Discworld adaptations for the screen. No specific productions are announced. The full text of the announcement is available on the Narrativia web site.

Saturday, September 16th, 2017: Opening of the Terry Pratchett HisWorld Exhibition at the Salisbury Museum, Wiltshire. HisWorld Website Salisbury Museum Website

Wednesday, August 30th, 2017: In accordance with his final wishes Sir Terry Pratchett's unfinished novels are destroyed using a steamroller. News Article

Saturday, February 11th, 2017: The BBC broadcasts the biographical documentary Terry Pratchett: Back in Black. (Non-UK viewers may be able to watch it [here])

Thursday, August 27th, 2015: Publication of the final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown.

Thursday, March 12th, 2015: Sir Terry Pratchett died at home in Wiltshire following a long battle with Alzheimer's. BBC report, 3:26pm GMT

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Latest and Upcoming Publications and Events by or about Terry Pratchett

7 November 2024: Publication of Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld by Penguin (Transworld).

28 April 2024: Terry Pratchett Day 2024, with the theme "The Wrong Place to Start".

25 April 2024: Publication of a Collector’s Library hardback edition of Dodger.

29 February 2024: Publication of new paperback edition of The Last Hero from Gollancz, matching the 50 Years of Terry Penguin editions.

7 December 2023: Publication of new paperback editions of The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight and The Shepherd's Crown, the final books released as part of 50 Years of Terry.

9 November 2023: Publication of Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch by Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent, illustrated by Paul Kidby, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tiffany Aching.

5 October 2023: Publication of A Stroke of the Pen, a collection of previously uncollected “lost” early stories written by Pratchett for newspapers under pseudonyms.

28 July 2023: Season two of Good Omens premieres on Amazon Prime Video.

15 June 2023: Publication of new audiobook editions of The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight and The Shepherd's Crown as part of 50 Years of Terry.

25 May 2023: Publication of new audiobook and paperback editions of Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, The Fifth Elephant, Night Watch, Thud! and Snuff as part of 50 Years of Terry.

18 May 2023: Publication of new audiobook and paperback edition of Moving Pictures as part of 50 Years of Terry.

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+This [[wikipedia:wiki|wiki]] is a [[Terry Pratchett]]-oriented wiki environment. We currently have more than 4300 articles. Although it started out centred on [[:Category:Discworld Series|Discworld]], it now hosts all sorts of information about Terry Pratchett and his works. Want to contribute? Read the [[Discworld & Pratchett Wiki:Getting started|Getting started]] guide to become a valued contributor in minutes. Then [[Special:UserLogin|sign in]] and start [[:Category:Stubs|editing stub articles]] or [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted but still empty pages]].
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 ===Recent news about Terry===
-;Friday, June 30th, 2023: The Telegraph, and subsequently several other right-wing news outlets, run outraged stories about the new Penguin [[audiobooks|audiobook]] editions of the Discworld novels including “content warnings”. The audiobooks were published in batches since April 2022, more than a year earlier, and the “warning” in question is: “The first book in the Discworld series – {{COM}} – was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.” As quoted in the article, a Penguin spokesperson responded: “This is not a trigger warning, but rather a note providing some context for the listener. The author’s estate is aligned.” (If you're looking for actual content warnings for Pratchett books, try looking them up at [https://app.thestorygraph.com/series/33 The Storygraph].)
+:''For older news, see the [[News Archive]].''
+;Thursday, October 31st, 2024: Penguin and the Pratchett Estate announce that {{NW}} will be added to the Penguin Classics range. This edition of the book will include a new introduction by [[Rob Wilkins]], and annotations written by Dr David Lloyd and Dr Darryl Jones. ([https://terrypratchett.com/news/terry-pratchett-penguin-classic/ TerryPratchett.com]; [https://www.thebookseller.com/news/terry-pratchetts-finest-novel-to-become-a-penguin-modern-classic The Bookseller])
-;Thursday, June 1st, 2023: [[Rhianna Pratchett]], [[Paul Kidby]], [[Gabrielle Kent]], [[Puffin Books]] and official Discworld channels all release more details of '''{{TAG}}''', including the cover, some hints about the contents, and that it will be published in October 2023 to celebrate twenty years since the first Tiffany Aching book, {{WFM}}. ([https://terrypratchett.com/uncategorized/rhianna-pratchett-reveals-details-of-tiffany-achings-guide-to-being-a-witch/ terrypratchett.com] summary; [https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/puffin-signs-pratchett-and-kents-guide-to-being-a-witch-set-in-the-discworld-universe The Bookseller] article)
+;Thursday, October 24th, 2024: The production companies behind {{TAMF}} announce that a sequel is in production, titled ''The Amazing Maurice 2 - The Waters of Life''. It retains the same directors and producers as the first film, with a script by new writers Giles Smart and Keiron New. It’s expected to release in 2027, and will be distributed internationally by Epsilon Film. ([https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/the-amazing-maurice-2-is-ready-to-pounce-with-epsilon-film-on-sales/ Animation Magazine])
-;Friday, May 12th, 2023: [[Rhianna Pratchett]] and [[Paul Kidby]] announce via social media that they are collaborating with game maker and author [[Gabrielle Kent]] on '''{{TAG}}''', to be published through Puffin Books. Pratchett and Kent have co-written this “in-world guide to aspiring witches everywhere”, illustrated by Kidby. They shared the title and a promotional image, but no release date, promising more information soon. Kidby mentioned he had been working on it for the past year and "recently". Kent also tweeted about it, mentioning that it was the Discworld books that had made her want to be a writer. ([https://twitter.com/rhipratchett/status/1657075339489574931 @rhipratchett tweet]; [https://twitter.com/paulkidby/status/1657070538815164416 @paulkidby tweet]; [https://twitter.com/gabriellekent/status/1657076519280181248 @GabrielleKent tweet])
+;Thursday, October 24th, 2024: Amazon Prime Video and the Pratchett Estate announce that the third season of the {{GOTV}} adaptation will now be made as a 90-minute television film. Neil Gaiman will not be directly involved in the production, though he has contributed writing to it. ([https://terrypratchett.com/news/amazon-confirm-good-omens-s3/ TerryPratchett.com])
-;Wednesday, May 10th, 2023: YouTube channel The Hillywood Show publish their elaborate {{GOTV}} parody video, featuring members of the original television cast and [[Neil Gaiman]] himself handing over the release date of season two of the show to Crowley (played by Hilly Hindi). This was the official announcement that season two will premiere on Amazon Prime on 23 July 2023. ([https://youtu.be/ChMtlFB3_vc Good Omens Parody by The Hillywood Show] on YouTube)
+;Tuesday, October 15th, 2024: The crowdfunding campaign for Modiphius's roleplaying game ''[[Game:Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork|Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork]]'' launches on Kickstarter. As of November 1st, it had reached more than £1.6 million, beyond an initial goal of £100,000. ([https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/terry-pratchetts-discworld-rpg?ref=section-homepage-featured-project kickstarter.com])
-;Monday, February 27th, 2023: The Terry Pratchett estate announces {{SP}}, a new collection of Pratchett’s early short stories for newspapers from the 1970s and 1980s, to be published in October 2023. These twenty stories were written under pseudonyms (mostly “Patrick Kearns”) and have not been previously republished. They were discovered thanks to fan Chris Lawrence, who had one of the original newspaper stories framed in his house, with the rest discovered by Pat and Jan Harkin by searching through old newspapers. [[Rob Wilkins]] described this as “nothing short of a miracle” and said this was “the last ’new’ Pratchett material we are ever likely to find.” ([https://terrypratchett.com/news/lost-stories-of-sir-terry-pratchett-to-be-published/ terrypratchett.com]; [https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64789059 BBC])
 ===Significant Pratchett Events===
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-===Latest and Upcoming Publications by or about Terry Pratchett===
+===Latest and Upcoming Publications and Events by or about Terry Pratchett===
-;October 2023: Publication of {{TAG}} by [[Rhianna Pratchett]] and [[Gabrielle Kent]], illustrated by [[Paul Kidby]], celebrating the 20th anniversary of [[Tiffany Aching]].
+;7 November 2024: Publication of {{DTPD}} by Penguin (Transworld).
-;5 October 2023: Publication of {{SP}}, a collection of previously uncollected “lost” early stories written by Pratchett for newspapers under a pseudonym.
+;28 April 2024: [[Terry Pratchett Day]] 2024, with the theme "The Wrong Place to Start".
-;23 July 2023: Season two of {{GOTV}} premieres on Amazon Prime Video.
+;25 April 2024: Publication of a Collector’s Library hardback edition of {{DO}}.
-;15 June 2023: Publication of new audiobook and paperback editions of {{WFM}}, {{HFOS}}, {{W}}, {{ISWM}} and {{TSC}} as part of [[50 Years of Terry]].
+;29 February 2024: Publication of new paperback edition of {{TLH}} from Gollancz, matching the [[50 Years of Terry]] Penguin editions.
-;25 May 2023: Publication of new audiobook and paperback editions of {{G!G!}}, {{MAA}}, {{FOC}}, {{J}}, {{TFE}}, {{NW}}, {{T!}} and {{SN}} as part of [[50 Years of Terry]].
+;7 December 2023: Publication of new paperback editions of {{WFM}}, {{HFOS}}, {{W}}, {{ISWM}} and {{TSC}}, the final books released as part of [[50 Years of Terry]].
-;18 May 2023: Publication of new audiobook and paperback edition of {{MP}} as part of [[50 Years of Terry]].
+;9 November 2023: Publication of {{TAG}} by [[Rhianna Pratchett]] and [[Gabrielle Kent]], illustrated by [[Paul Kidby]], celebrating the 20th anniversary of [[Tiffany Aching]].
-;23 February 2023: Publication of new audiobook and paperback editions of {{P}}, {{TT}}, {{MR}}, {{GP}}, {{MM}} and {{RS}} as part of [[50 Years of Terry]].
+;5 October 2023: Publication of {{SP}}, a collection of previously uncollected “lost” early stories written by Pratchett for newspapers under pseudonyms.
-;3 February 2023: US release of ''[[TV and Film:The Amazing Maurice|The Amazing Maurice]]''.
+;28 July 2023: Season two of {{GOTV}} premieres on Amazon Prime Video.
-;12 January 2023: Australia and New Zealand release of ''[[TV and Film:The Amazing Maurice|The Amazing Maurice]]''.
+;15 June 2023: Publication of new audiobook editions of {{WFM}}, {{HFOS}}, {{W}}, {{ISWM}} and {{TSC}} as part of [[50 Years of Terry]].
-;9 January 2023: Publication of ''[[Book:Mr. Bunnsy has an Adventure|Mr. Bunnsy has an Adventure]]'', a "facsimile edition" of [[Mr Bunnsy Has An Adventure|the book from the Discworld]], as seen in ''[[TV and Film:The Amazing Maurice|The Amazing Maurice]]''.
+;25 May 2023: Publication of new audiobook and paperback editions of {{G!G!}}, {{MAA}}, {{FOC}}, {{J}}, {{TFE}}, {{NW}}, {{T!}} and {{SN}} as part of [[50 Years of Terry]].
-;16 December 2022: UK premiere on Sky Cinema of ''[[TV and Film:The Amazing Maurice|The Amazing Maurice]]''.
+;18 May 2023: Publication of new audiobook and paperback edition of {{MP}} as part of [[50 Years of Terry]].
-;27 October 2022: Publication of new audiobook and paperback editions of {{M}}, {{RM}}, {{SM}}, {{H}} and {{TOT}} as part of [[50 Years of Terry]]. Rescheduled publication of the Dunmanifestin Edition of {{UDC}}.
-;5 October 2022: Publication of new audiobook of {{TAM}} as part of [[50 Years of Terry]].
-;29 September 2022: Publication of Terry's official biography, {{ALWF}}, by [[Rob Wilkins]].
-;1 September 2022: Publication of two new editions of {{TAM}} to tie-in with [[TV and Film:The Amazing Maurice|the upcoming film]].
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