http://www.fromrimtohub.com Discworld Fansite Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:56:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Terry Pratchett spoke at the September 29th Tory party conference, opening up about his experience with Alzheimer's and explaining why the U.K. needs to increase its funding for Alzheimer's research, concluding his speech to a standing ovation. The non-conservative Pratchett slowed several times during the speech, saying the disease was "making ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/532/terry-pratchett-speaks-alzheimers-tory-party-conference/ Terry Pratchett answered questions on Second Life in a live chat starting at 3:00 EST today in a promotional event for the release of Nation. Terry Pratchett (second life name TerryPratchett Morpork) introduced himself, after much digital applause, with "Hello everybody! Sorry, I’m new at all of this kind ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/525/terry-pratchett-life/ Terry Pratchett will be appearing at the Conservative Party Conference tonight in his continuing campaign for increased funding for Alzheimer's research, saying it is under-funded compared to other diseases. "I am appalled that research into Alzheimer's and related diseases which affects 700,000 people in the UK, currently receives just three per ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/523/pratchett-address-conversative-party-tonight/ The favorable reviews of Nation continue, as Michael Dirda writes (slight spoilers at the link) in The Washington Post that "no reader is every likely to forget Terry Pratchett's Nation" No reader is ever likely to forget Terry Pratchett's Nation.... Nation is -- as Terry Pratchett tells us in his author's ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/521/emnationem-reviews/ Coming Soon reports that Danny Boyle wants to direct an animated Truckers movie based on Terry Pratchett's children's book. "You're more like a ringmaster," 28 Days Later director Boyle said of directing an animated feature, "[You're] kind of organizing this huge army of illustrators who can change the movie. It's ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/520/danny-boyle-direct-emtruckersem/ HarperCollins had published an essay Terry Pratchett wrote (slight spoilers at link) on his newest non-Discworld book, Nation which comes out September 30 in the U.S. (It is already available in the U.K.) To quote the essay: I don’t think I’ve ever worked so hard on a book...Nation was born several ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/519/pratchett-essay-emnationem-harpercollins/ American Pratchett fans can now pre-order the U.S. edition of Terry Pratchett's newest non-Discworld book, Nation, which goes on sale September 30. The cover blurb: The sea has taken everything.Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken, something is returned, ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/518/preorder-preview-emnationem/ Lawrence Watt-Evans's new guide to the Discworld series, The Turtle Moves!: Discworld's Story Unauthorized.  In celebration of its release last month, FromRimToHub is hosting a competition to win a free copy!  Just answer the following question in the comments or by email (fromrimtohub * at * gmail ~dot~ com): The title ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/517/competition-win-emthe-turtle-movesem/ Buckinghamshire New University honored Terry Pratchett for his career in literature and his charity work with an honorary doctorate, Pratchett's sixth so far. This was of course another opportunity for an interview with the eloquent Terry Pratchett, and he expands a bit on his first decision to become a writer. ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/516/pratchett-receives-honorary-doctorate-buckinghamshire-university/ HarperCollins launched a month-long promotional campaign for Nation, Terry Pratchett's newest non-Discworld novel, on Second Life on September 11. Terry Pratchett will participate in a live question-and-answer session on Second Life October 9. Second Lifers can get a look at Mau's island, digitally imagined, on the digitally created world The Nation. The ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/515/emnationem-promotional-campaign-life-pratchett-life-oct-9/ Publishers Weekly interviewed Terry Pratchett recently (slight spoilers at the link) about Nation, calling it "more somber," to which Pratchett responds, "It’s important for the hero to have tragic relief, the opposite of light relief. Let’s not forget that at the very beginning, the young hero has to bury everyone ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/514/pratchett-interview-emnationem/ Amanda Craig of TimesOnline.co.uk reviewed Terry Pratchett's newest book (slight spoilers at link), Nation, which comes out this month in both the U.K. and the U.S. To quote the review: It is hard not to see the terrible wave crashing through Mau's people's memories as an extended metaphor for the ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/513/emnationem-review/ Thanks to BenBella Books, who sent FromRimToHub a review copy of The Turtle Moves: Discworld's Story Unauthorized, we can tell you if it's worth buying.  (Psst, here's the short version: it is!) The Turtle Moves! is, as Lawrence Watt-Evans admits, literary criticism, but "it's light and fluffy literary criticism, not deep ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/511/fromrimtohub-book-review-emthe-turtle-movesem/ Many of you were lucky enough to go to the convention--but many more weren't so lucky (including the admin of this site, a.k.a. me).  Fortunately for us, demdike from The Cunning Artificer's forum was nice enough to be our scribe and write a convention report, in which we learn a ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/509/discworld-convention-2008/ The full text Terry Pratchett's article, which begins with "The NHS is seriously injured," and was found on page six of today's News of the World, can be found on the website today.  In it, Pratchett complains that the NHS in Britain is not doing it's job: A drug called Aricept can slow the progress ... http://www.fromrimtohub.com/508/pratchett-writes-alzheimers-drug-aricept/