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His Dark Materials fan Ian was lucky (and persistent) enough to get an interview on behalf of the entire fan community with none other than Philip Pullman at the Gothenburg book fair in Sweden last month. The interview is distinct … Continue reading →

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Contest Winners

Posted on October 30, 2005 by

A belated announcement of the contest winners for our competition to win a copy of Navigating the Golden Compass, a collection of essays on the themes of His Dark Materials. Winners from North America were Kayla, Guido and Ben; whilst … Continue reading →

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Win a Collector's Edition

Posted on October 22, 2005 by

The Times are offering some highly covetable limited editions of the His Dark Materials trilogy. There ten prizes in all: three sets of signed, numbered and slipcased collectorÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s editions of the trilogy and another seven sets of tenth anniversary editions. … Continue reading →

Novels to Troubled Films

Posted on October 15, 2005 by

The Times has an article on the perversion Hollywood can often wreak on an author's work as it makes the transition from paper to celluloid. It insinuates, as other Times articles have in the past, that the pressure a film … Continue reading →

Authors Help to Rebuild Hurricane-Ravaged Schools

Posted on October 11, 2005 by

“In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, schools systems suffered billions of dollars of damages,” writes the Baltimore Chronicle. “Following Katrina, (the) American Public School Endowments began an initiative to raise funds to aid in the rebuilding of these … Continue reading →