▁working ▁on ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁D ust , ▁a ▁companion ▁tr il ogy ▁to ▁his ▁His ▁Dark ▁Material s , ▁and ▁" The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁John ▁Bla ke ", ▁a ▁story ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁children ' s ▁com ic ▁The ▁D FC , ▁with ▁artist ▁John ▁A gg s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁P ull man ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁honor ary ▁professor ▁at ▁Bang or ▁University . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Fellow ▁supporting ▁the ▁MA ▁in ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁at ▁Oxford ▁Brook es ▁University . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁hosted ▁" The ▁W riter ' s ▁Table " ▁for ▁Water stone ' s ▁book shop ▁chain , ▁highlight ing ▁ 4 0 ▁books ▁which ▁have ▁influenced ▁his ▁career . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁Festival ▁of ▁Liter ature . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁Shakespeare ▁School s ▁Festival , ▁a ▁char ity ▁that ▁enables ▁school ▁children ▁across ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁perform ▁Shakespeare ▁in ▁professional ▁the at res ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁P ull man ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁D . ▁L itt . ▁( Do ctor ▁of ▁Let ters ), ▁honor is ▁causa , ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁at ▁the ▁Enc æ nia ▁ceremony ▁in ▁the ▁Sh eld onian ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ,