▁during ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁writing ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁D ust , ▁P ull man ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁P engu in ▁Class ics ▁to ▁cur ate ▁ 5 0 ▁of ▁Gr im ms ' ▁classic ▁fair yt ales , ▁from ▁their ▁comp end ium ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁stories . ▁" They ▁are ▁not ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁quality ", ▁said ▁P ull man . ▁" Some ▁are ▁easily ▁much ▁better ▁than ▁others . ▁And ▁some ▁are ▁obvious ▁class ics . ▁You ▁can ' t ▁do ▁a ▁selected ▁Gr im ms ' ▁without ▁R ump el st ilt sk in , ▁C inder ella ▁and ▁so ▁on ." ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁P ull man ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Auth ors ▁– ▁the ▁" ult imate ▁honour " ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁writers ▁body , ▁and ▁a ▁position ▁first ▁held ▁by ▁Alfred , ▁Lord ▁T enn ys on . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁D ust ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁P engu in ▁Random ▁House ▁Children ' s ▁and ▁David ▁F ick ling ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁by ▁Random ▁House ▁Children ' s ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁The ▁second ▁title ▁in ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁D ust , ▁The ▁Secret ▁Commonwealth , ▁published ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁includes ▁a ▁character ▁named ▁after ▁Nur ▁H uda ▁el - W ah abi , ▁a ▁ 1 6 -