The second volume from the ‘Book of Dust’ series, written by Philip Pullman and narrated by Michael Sheen, was shortlisted in the British Book Awards 2020 as audiobook of the year. Check out the other nominees:

• My Sister, The Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite (W F Howes)
• The Testaments – Margaret Atwood (Penguin Random House)
• The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood (Penguin Random House)
• The Body – Bill Bryson (Audible)
• The Beekeeper of Aleppo – Christy Lefteri (Bonnier)
• The Madness of Crowds – Douglas Murray (Bloomsbury)
• Gotta Get Theroux This – Louis Theroux (Macmillan)
• The Secret Commonwealth – Philip Pullman (Penguin Random House)

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The awards night will now be taking place on 29th June 2020. The awards have moved from their original date of 18th May 2020 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, which has disrupted many events and public gatherings.

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Michael spoke to Entertainment Weekly about recordind The Secret Commonwealth, second book of Phillip Pullman’s Book of Dust Trilogy. Read more below:

Philip Pullman’s new Book of Dust book is almost here, and Michael Sheen is helping bring it to life.

The award-winning actor, currently starring on Amazon’s Good Omens, records the audiobook for The Secret Commonwealth, which publishes Oct. 3. It’s the second volume in Pullman’s Book of Dust trilogy, an expansion of the author’s beloved His Dark Materials world, which is set to be adapted into an HBO series of the same name; it’ll unveil the next chapter in the life of indelible heroine Lyla.

“I am very much in the Pullman bubble — both exhilarated and exhausted,” Sheen says in an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the recording process, which you can watch above. “I’m in control of it all, in a way. I love being able to play all the parts, because I’m essentially a control freak. There are parts I’d never be able to play on film or stage.”

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