Pullman attacks library closures
Posted on by Niall

Phillip Pullman has again voiced his opposition to library closures, this time in a brief column in the Daily Mirror. Pullman’s championing of the role that libraries play in introducing children to reading is again the core of his argument, with the author saying that:

“The most common tribute to the public library is when somebody says: ‘It opened up the world for me when I was a child.’ I want that sort of experience for every child.”

Pullman spoke at length about the issue to ‘The Library Campaign’ conference in October.



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Congratulations, February Contest Winner!
Posted on by Jaya

Congratulations to the winner of our February Contest: Scott! He correctly answered our question:

What is the His Dark Materials trilogy called in french?

The answer was of course, “A la Croisée des Mondes”!

He wins a paperback copy of the latest UK edition of Philip Pullman’s The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ! Thanks for all your entries. If you entered but didn’t win, then please accept our heartfelt commiserations. And don’t worry, there’ll be another one next month, so watch this space!



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February Contest – Five Days Left!
Posted on by Bethan

There are only five days left to enter our February contest, so get your entries in if you haven’t already! The winner will get a copy of Philip Pullman’s The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. All you have to do is 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 offers thoughts on E-books
Posted on by Niall

In light of the recent debate started by Jonathan Franzen’s critique of E-books, Phillip Pullman has commented on his unease with the burgeoning technology. Echoing the core of Franzen’s argument, Pullman is particularly concerned with E-book readers’ reliance on external servers. Talking to Leah Price, Pullman suggested that the true significance of E-books is as yet unknown, but that:

“I mistrust any device whose continued usage depends on vast, mysterious and invisible infrastructure of electricity supply, computer servers, broadband connections, credit facilities and so on.”

Despite his skepticism, Pullman does own a Kindle.



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February Contest
Posted on 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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