Philip Pullman loves NYRB, he just doesn't know how much

The Times Online tips us off to the Philip Pullman–curated table at Waterstone's booksellers in the UK. NYRB Classics and Children's Collection publishes four out of the forty books selected—however only two of the editions selected by the bookseller are NYRB editions. The four picked are The Magic Pudding (Philip Pullman wrote the introduction to the NYRB edition of this staple of Australian kidlit—which is also a favorite of Peter Carey), The Anatomy of Melancholy (don't be fooled by the slimness appearance of the book on Waterstone's site!),  The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, and The Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard (published by Canongate as The Complete Brigadier Gerard Stories. Michael Chabon recommended the book as part of NPR's You Must Read This series)

Beginning the 4th of September, the Waterstone's page will include handwritten reviews of each of the selected books.

Comments

[Imani]

Oh, I put this info in one of my endless blog drafts. I chuckled all the way through it wondering if he was doing a sly NYRB promotion but knew he probably had a barrel of older editions. He *really* likes the Burton & Hogg -- mentions them almost every time he gets asked something like this.