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June contest – only 3 days left to enter

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Bethan

Our June contest closes in three days! If you’d like the chance to win a signed copy of the new UK edition of The Subtle Knife, enter now!

All you have to do is answer the following question:

In which Oxford college did Lyra grow up?

a) Trinity College
b) Magdalen College
c) Jordan College

If you need some help, ourÂ His Dark Materials page may just be able to help you! To enter, send your answer toÂ contest@bridgetothestars.net, with the subject line â€œJune Contestâ€ by 11:59pm GMT on the 21st of June. This contest is open toÂ everyone. A winner will be picked from the correct entries and announced on Wednesday the 22nd of June. Good luck!

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New The Good man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ Paperback

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Bethan

Canongate have published a new edition of The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ this month, due to the book’s success.

The controversial novel retold the story of Jesus as if he were two people, twin brothers;Â Jesus, a godly man and Christ, a power-hungry one. And was one of the most talked-about books of last year. It has sold over ten thousand copies since its release in 2010.

The book is available on amazon.co.uk and on Kindle.

Below Pullman talks about controvery and his right to write about whatever he likes.

Pullman in New Statesman

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Bethan

Philip Pullman has contributed to this week’s issue of The New Statesman, a British political and cultural magazine. It is guest-edited this week by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Pullman will, in this issue, be explaining why he is a ‘Church of England atheist’.

Other contributors this week include, Terry Eagleton on secularism, Richard Curtis on the scourge of malaria; and Victoria Coren on the question of faith versus poker.

The issue, cover-dated 13 June, will go on sale in London on Thursday 9 June and in the rest of the UK from Friday 10 June. International buyers can obtain copies through their website.

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June Contest – Win a signed TSK!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Jaya

Itâ€™s June, and time for our monthly contest! Last month, we gave away the new UK edition of Northern Lights to the winner of our haiku contest. This monthâ€™s prize is, you guessed it, the new UK edition of The Subtle Knife, signed by Philip Pullman.

For a chance to win this monthâ€™s contest, all you have to do is answer the following question:

In which Oxford college did Lyra grow up?

a) Trinity College

b) Magdalen College

c) Jordan College

If you need some help, our His Dark Materials page may just be able to help you! To enter, send your answer toÂ contest@bridgetothestars.net, with the subject line â€œJune Contestâ€ by 11:59pm GMT on the 21st of June. This contest is open to everyone. Good luck!

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Pullman up for Hans Christian Andersen Award

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Bethan

Philip Pullman is one of the fifty-nine finalists selected for the Hans Christian Andersen Awards, which is the highest international recognition a writer or illustrator of children’s books can be awarded. Other finalists include Peter SÃs, Chris Raschka, John Burningham, and Paul Fleischman.

The award is presented every two years by the International Board on Books for Young People and has existed since 1956 (1966 for illustrators.)

The chair of the International Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury, Maria Jesus Gil and Jury members from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Greece, Iran, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States will meet on the 10th and 11th of March, 2012. The winners will be announced on the 19th of March, 2012 at the IBBY Press Conference at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

Click here for more information on the Hans Christian Andersen Awards.

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