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When an author changes her mind: On J.K. Rowling sinking “The Good Ship”
While most of America has come to a screeching halt to watch the Super Bowl today, the rest of the literary world has become embroiled in an all-out frenzy over J.K. Rowling’s recent admission that Ron...
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Call the whambulance: Jealous writer tells J.K. Rowling to move aside
Ohhhh, have I been itching for another literary rant, and now is my chance! The blogosphere attacked with full force last week, this time at Lynn Shepherd, a novelist and copywriter who recently wrote...
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When Grammar Nazis Attack!
If there’s one type of story that makes waves in the literary world, it’s one about someone who has done J.K. Rowling wrong. The beloved author of the Harry Potter series is like Beyoncé: everybody...
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Top Ten Favorite Film Adaptations of Books
When it comes to blogging memes, I don’t follow any consistently, but I like jumping in when I like the topic (not to mention, when I’ve got the time!). It’s rare that I post on a Tuesday, but Alison...
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Top Ten Literary Characters I’d Like to Check in With
Have you ever wondered what certain literary characters are up to nowadays? How did their lives turn out after they conquered that villain or got married? Even when we get to “The End,” we know that...
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Jonathan Franzen’s Still a Jerk…and Other Literary News
Before I post my review of this month’s book club selection, I wanted to pass along some tidbits of news that I’ve bookmarked over the past weeks. There are a lot of interesting stories, so let’s hop...
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Throwback Thursday: My Childhood Drawings of Harry Potter Characters
I’m not sure whether it’s the abnormally warm weather or my incessant need to minimize my stuff while living in my tiny Bay Area apartment (probably both!), but I’ve been on a major spring cleaning...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters I Love, But Other People Don’t
In this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, it’s all about the haters. Which literary characters do you love, but other readers don’t–or vice versa? I think that this is...
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Literary News: In Case You (Really) Missed It
The past 14 hours have been a whirlwind of fun: last night my book club met to drink a few bottles of wine while discussing the horrendous novel All the Birds in the Sky (review coming next week!)....
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Movie Review: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
Rating: 3 out of 5 Last weekend I finally got around to watching the latest Harry Potter film, and now I’m finally getting around to writing my review. It’s easy to explain why I’ve been dragging my...
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