Newsletter 11 - August 2025 - Better Than a Poke in the Eye

1. Editorial

Welcome to another issue of the newsletter. This month we have found out about some exciting upcoming Good Omens merchandise (finally), we have been reminiscing about the Launch party for the Shepherd's Crown ten years ago, we visited the Paul Kidby's Designing the Discworld exhibition in Weston-Super-Mare and are looking forward to getting (soon hopefully) our copy of the Good Omens Graphic novel.

Hopefully we will also soon see The Tales of Beasts and Bugs in the shops? This short collection of previously released stories comes from Dragons at Crumbling Castle etc.

Rachel, myself and a few friends will be bringing our Luggage and a few Discworld characters to the opening day of the Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld exhibition at its new home in Worcester Museum in the middle of September so come along and have a icongraph with the luggage and maybe get iconobombed by Rincewind (or Granny). Rachel and I will also be returning for the Museums After Hours event near the end of October.

On a personal note we look forward to visiting Eclectic Games at their new shop location next time we pass through Reading. Hopefully some time in the middle of October. If you don't know we've been friends with Becky and Darrell (both big Pratchett fans) at Eclectic Games from before they opened their first store many years ago. We pop in to see them whenever we are passing the area (living as we do in South Wales means we don't get that far East very often). If you are looking for Board games in Berkshire they are, in our opinion, simply the best (don't forget to let them know we sent you.)

We did send our roving reporters to see a Discworld play in Edinburgh but we haven't received their review yet! Hopefully we'll have it in time for next issue.

All the best until next time,

Jason and Rachel

2. News Feed

Our news feed always has the most up to date information. Click on the titles below to read the full articles on our website.

Paul Kidby's Designing The Discworld is coming to Worcester

Paul Kidby's Designing The Discworld is coming to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum (moving on from its previous home in Weston-Super-Mare)

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We remember the launch of The Shepherd's Crown a decade on

We look back at the midnight launch of The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett which took place a decade ago.

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The new release Tales of Beasts and Bugs gets its release next week

This has been seen out in the wilds... as companies are sending them out before publication date.

Tales of Beasts and Bugs by Terry Pratchett

Four fantastical and funny tales of talking beasts and brave bugs!

Meet the only ant to ever have left his nest!
Find out how to escape a garden with the bravest tortoise!
Witness a mass of sheep on the loose!

With full-colour illustrations by Mark Beech, this book is perfect for introducing young readers to the world of master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett.

Please note all four of these stories have previously been published within the short story collections The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner and The Time Travelling Caveman The four stories we believe are :

An ant called 4179003
The sheep rodeo scandal
Hercules the Tortoise
Ub and Toah

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Official Good Omens Merchandise will be coming soon!

Rob Wilkins was at The Ineffable Con last weekend and we showing off some new official Good Omens Merchandise that will be appearing in the official Good Omens online store in the near future.

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