February Contest

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Jaya

It’s February, and time for another of our monthly contests! You have the chance to win a copy of Philip Pullman’s The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. This month we’re asking you to answer the following question:

What is the His Dark Materials trilogy called in french?

Need some help? Visit our french affiliates over at Cittagazze.com and see if you can figure it out! Send your entry in to us at contest@bridgetothestars.net, with the subject line “February Contest” by 11:59pm GMT on the 25th of February. We’ll pick one lucky winner from the correct answers to win this great prize! This contest is open to everyone, good luck!

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Pullman voices opposition to government copyright plans

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Niall

Phillip Pullman has added his voice to growing concerns amongst authors that proposed changes to educational copyright will have a significantly detrimental effect on the income of many writers. Pullman commented on the proposals:

“While I agree that schools and other institutions should not be unreasonably charged for the use of books and other published material, or find it unnecessarily difficult to obtain permissions, I maintain that it’s essential that the originators of such material should be fairly paid for it”.

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Interview with illustrator Kate Baylay

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Niall

Our friends at Cittagazze have interviewed Kate Baylay, illustrator of the wonderful new Everyman’s Library edition of His Dark Materials, and have kindly allowed us to share this interview in English.

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New HDM omnibus hardback

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Bethan

Everyman’s Library has released a new His Dark Materials omnibus, in a beautiful hardback edition. The cover of this new edition was designed by illustrator Kate Baylay.

The new edition can be bought on amazon.com and amazon.co.uk.

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Congratulations, winner of our December Contest!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Jaya

Congratulations to Alice, winner of our BttS December Contest! She correctly answered our contest question…

What name did Iorek Byrnison give Lyra?

The answer was, of course, Silvertongue. We had lots of correct answers but unfortunately only one person can win this prize! Alice wins this delightful print of one of the most memorable covers of The Golden Compass, kindly provided to us by cover artist Eric Rohmann.

Eric Rohmann is an author and illustrator of books for young readers. You can check out more of his work on his website. And if you didn’t win the contest, you can buy this limited edition print for $275.00, plus shipping and handling.

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