J.K. Rowling has spoken out on her website about spoilers of the upcoming seventh (and last) Harry Potter book. She adds a bit at the end, though. Even if the biggest secret gets out – even if somebody discovers the Giant Squid is actually the world’s largest Animagus, which rises from the lake at the …
Category Archives: Books
Biblioholic's Manifesto
This is my to-be-read pile. It is large. There are 18* books of one type or another in it. One is three books in one (“Confusion” by Neal Stephenson), two are compilations of short stories (Best of Lovecraft and Collected Stories of Arthur Clarke), one is self-help (“7 Habits of Highly Effective People”)one is an …
Down with Klausner!
I was alerted to the Infamous Harriet Klausner by SFSignal.com last fall. I posted once or twice about her. Now there’s developments. Check out the SFSignal post for details
Harry Potter Outreach Program
One of my favorite blogs is SFSignal.com. You know this if you read this blog as I link there frequently. They have a new challenge! The Harry Potter Outreach Program, intended to convince all those people lined up at bookstores on July 21st (advent of the last Harry Potter novel) that HP is not the …
Jane Austen, Dr. Who, Jack Aubrey, Buffy…
This would be the best literary mashup of all time.
J.K. Rowling Set to Cash In
It’s no surprise to anyone that J.K. Rowling is positioned to make a great deal of money from the 7th installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. USA Today had an article concerning the initial print run of 12 million copies for HPaDH, which is freaking huge! The same article …
Harry Potter and the Unread Book
Apparently, a large percentage of 4,000 Britons (32%) couldn’t finish Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I suppose I can understand that; it’s a large book. But what really prompts my post is the following quote from the linked article. The figure was 32% for the fourth instalment [sic] in the Harry Potter series, …
Baen Free Library
Have I plugged the Baen Free Library recently? No, I do not believe that I have. This is a wonderful resource for those of us who enjoy the fiction that is published by Baen Books. Do take advantage of it by reading these novels entirely for free! No strings! And, once you’re used to reading …
50 Most Significant SF & Fantasy Novels (of the past 50 years)
This particular meme has been spreading through the blogging community I frequent, especially scienceblogs (of which I read about 1/3), and I thought I would chime in.
J.K. Rowling has Finished
J.K. Rowling has finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. She apparently likes this book best of all seven. Ms. Rowling has this to say on her website. I quote it in its entirety, because she doesn’t seem to have an archive for past comments and I don’t want you to miss it.