The secret’s out about J.K. Rowling
"Harry Potter" publishes a mystery under assumed name; once the secret is out, it's an instant best seller.… Read More »
View ArticleDon’t cry for Barnes and Noble
The New Yorker finds things looking up for the nation's foremost big-box bookstore. Plus, good news for paperware. … Read More »
View Article“Our Young Adult Dystopia”
Two cheers for the YA epic, but don't forget the geezers.… Read More »
View ArticleAmazon vs. Hachette
Online giant and publishing empire feuding; authors may feel pinch.… Read More »
View ArticleJ.K. Rowling posts new Harry Potter short story
Author J.K. Rowling has posted a new Harry Potter story at her website, Pottermore. You have to be signed in to read it, but other sources have leaked a link. Titled “Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at...
View ArticleA philosopher’s tip of the ‘at to Mrs. ‘Arris
Tom V. Morris is one of the Lower Cape Fear’s more delightful literary denizens. The Durham native was a Morehead Scholar to Chapel Hill and earned a Ph.D. in philosophy and religious studies from...
View ArticleNew Harry Potter play coming to London stage in 2016
Author J.K. Rowling confirmed to fans Friday (June 26) that an all-new play, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will be produced in a London theater in the summer of 2016. The announcement came on the...
View ArticleAn American Hogwarts? J.K. Rowling drops hints
The Harry Potter series may be done for all time, but the temptation to pump further millions from legions of devoted fans may be too much for author J.K. Rowling. Warner Bros. has announced plans to...
View ArticleAnother new student at Hogwarts
You don’t have to be a Muggle to forget that James Sirius Potter, 11-year-old son of Harry and Ginevra Weasley Potter, enters Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry today (Sept. 1, 2015). J.K....
View ArticleNew Harry Potter book to be released July 31
Another reason to look forward to summer: Scholastic Books has announced a July 31 release for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2” by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. Based...
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