Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes
 Cover of the standard first edition. | |
| Author | Rob Wilkins |
|---|---|
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Sub-series | Reference |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Published in English | 2022-09-29 |
Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes is the official biography of Terry Pratchett, written by Rob Wilkins and based in part on Terry's own notes for his unwritten autobiography.
Blurb
'PEOPLE THINK THAT STORIES ARE SHAPED BY PEOPLE. IN FACT, IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.'
At the time of his death in 2015, award-winning and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett was working on his finest story yet - his own.
At six years old, Terry was told by his headteacher that he would never amount to anything. He spent the rest of his life proving that teacher wrong. At sixty-six, Terry had lived a life full of achievements: becoming one of the UK's bestselling writers, winning the Carnegie Medal and being awarded a knighthood for services to literature.
Following his untimely death from Alzheimer's disease, the mantle of completing Terry's memoir was passed to Rob Wilkins, his former assistant, friend and now head of the author's literary estate.
Drawing on his own extensive memories, along with those of Terry's family, friends, fans and colleagues, Rob recounts Terry's extraordinary story - from his early childhood to the literary phenomenon that his Discworld series became; and how he met and coped with the challenges that 'The Embuggerance' of Alzheimer's brought with it.
'Of all the dead authors in the world, Terry Pratchett is the most alive.' - John Lloyd
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-09 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | Bonus: “An Episode with Footnotes” | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2022-10-19 | Unseen Academicals | “A Life With Footnotes, by Rob Wilkins” | anchor.fm |
| 2023-02-05 | La Vieja Raza | “Review Terry Pratchett, una vida con notas al pie de Rob Wilkins”[1] | ivoox.com |
| 2023-02-16 | Fiction Fans | “Author Interview: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins” | fictionfanspodcast.com |
| 2023-04-27 | Vlna | “Na Zeměploše je nejlepší začít od Smrtě. Pratchettovi vyšla biografie Život v poznámkách pod čarou”[2] | mujrozhlas.cz |
| 2023-06-02 | Librorum | “Terry Pratchett: Una Vida Con Notas al Pie, Rob Wilkins”[3] | sons.red |
| 2023-10-02 | Reading Room Ruffians | “Sir Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes..... In Footnotes..... In Footnotes.....” | buzzsprout.com |
Other appearances
These episodes feature some significant discussion of the book, but it's not the main focus. This includes summaries of Pratchett’s life based on the book which aren’t a discussion of the book itself.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-05 | nerdfest Podcast | "127: This Is The Last Of Us” | soundcloud.com |
| 2023-11-29 | In Her Good Books | “Matthew Perry, Terry Pratchett and Crying Real Tears From Our Eyes”[4] | goodbookspodcast.com |
| 2024-03-14 | Spilled Inklings | “The Life and Times of Sir Terry Pratchett Part One” (1/3)[5] | spotify.com |
| 2024-03-20 | Spilled Inklings | “The Life and Times of Sir Terry Pratchett Part Two” (2/3)[5] | spotify.com |
| 2024-03-27 | Spilled Inklings | “The Life and Times of Sir Terry Pratchett Part Three” (3/3)[5] | spotify.com |
External links
- Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes at the L-Space Wiki
Footnotes
- ↑ In Spanish.
- ↑ In Czech.
- ↑ In Spanish.
- ↑ Also discusses Going Postal.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 These episodes summarise Pratchett’s life based mostly on the biography, but also including anecdotes from other sources, like A Blink of the Screen.