Chilean journalism student Francisca Solar has just released her debut novel, entitled La Septima M (The Seventh M), which is the first of three books, after being contracted to write on the back of a Harry Potter fan fiction she wrote. Solar is quoted as saying: “All the things I know about literature, about writing, [...]
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Review
Tuesday, July 19th in General
Warning: spoilers ahead. It did all end, and largely as expected, despite some fears the filmmakers would take a few too many liberties. The various crescendos of the books were duly included, their boxes ticked, although in some cases it was merely lip service. I suspect I am going to need repeat viewings to fully [...]
Rowling’s Wordplay
Saturday, July 16th in General
Wordnik has a nice little post which covers some of the clever wordplay, especially in the names, of the Harry Potter books, for example: A dumbledore is a bumblebee. Snape is a ship-building term that means “to bevel the end of (a timber or plank) so that it will fit accurately upon an inclined surface.” [...]
Awesome Alternative Potter DVD Covers
Monday, July 11th in General
I have to say I really like the covers for a ‘Criterion Collection’ version of the Potter movies by Patrick Sullivan. They’re all good, but I think my favourite is the one for Prisoner of Azkaban:
Pottermore, Need I Say More?
Thursday, June 23rd in News
So, the recent hype of Rowling’s latest work in the Potterverse is Pottermore. Take a look at the video on the site with J.K. giving some ideas of what the site will provide, including new material such as history and facts about the world of Potter, downloadable audiobooks and, for the first time, the Harry [...]
More Deathly Hallows Part 2 Clips with Cast Test Screening
Tuesday, June 7th in General
The build-up to the final film is starting to gain momentum and the latest footage has some new, a lot of looking back over the existing films and, as a bonus, the first test screening between the actors who would become Harry, Ron and Hermione.
