Category Archives: harry potter

Wizard Rock’s Greatest Hits

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Harry Potter: Wizard Rock’s Greatest Hits By John Seaborn Gray, Houston Press, November 19, 2010 For the past few years, a genre centered around J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter universe has been growing on the Internet and elsewhere. We don’t think … Continue reading →

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Orphan Stories

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Why We Love Movies About Orphans We root for Harry Potter for the same reasons we root for Oliver Twist and Shirley Temple: because they’ve lost their parents. by Steve Daly, Newsweek, November 18, 2010 In the avalanche of moody, … Continue reading →

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Literary Drinking Games

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

Drink ‘Til He’s Witty: The Reader’s Drinking Game By Anna North, jezebel.com, August 3, 2010 A recent essay in the Times points out that “rules for drinking are not so different from rules for writing.” If that’s true, then clearly famous … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Rich Kid Book

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

Where, Oh Where Is Superfudge? By Rachel Shukert, babble.com, February 4, 2008    Let me begin with a small disclaimer: it is not my intention to make anybody feel old, least of all myself. Although I already feel old; recently … Continue reading →

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Rowling Magic

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, delivers her Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the … Continue reading →

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