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    Jul 11, 2012 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  1. Harry Potter's sorting hat wouldn't be able to unite GOP

    It feels like it has taken longer to get to Super Tuesday than it took to get through seven books of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Republicans are using descriptors like "slow-burning" and "water torture" to describe their 2012 Republican...

    Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Lake Worth, Politics, Fiction, Mitt Romney

    2. Oct 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. J.K. Rowling opens up in New York tonight

    <a href="http://www.jkrowling.com/" target="_blank">J.K. Rowling </a>doesn't make many public appearances, so tonight's New York City event to publicize her new novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Casual-Vacancy-J-K-Rowling/dp/0316228532" target="_blank">"The Casual Vacancy" </a>is getting a lot of attention. Fellow novelist <a href="http://www.annpatchett.com/" target="_blank">Ann Patchett</a> will lead a conversation, and there will be a Q&amp;A.
    J.K. Rowling doesn't make many public appearances, so tonight's New York City event to publicize her new novel "The Casual Vacancy" is getting a lot of attention. Fellow novelist Ann Patchett will lead a conversation, and there will be a Q&A. If you're...

    Tags: Lincoln Center, Jon Stewart, New York City

    3. Oct 16, 2012 |Column| Daily American

  3. Rowling's first adult novel has certain charms

    "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling, Little, Brown and Co., 503 pages, $35.   Barry and Mary Fairbrother have been married for 19 years. They have four children and live in the small town of Pagford, England. Barry has had a headache for days, but they...

    Tags: Addiction

    4. Sep 27, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  4. Rowling's adult novel lacks magic, some critics say

    LONDON (Reuters) - J.K. Rowling's first foray into adult fiction was bound to be compared to her wildly successful Harry Potter series, and, while "The Casual Vacancy" has earned mixed reviews, for some critics the magic has worn off.
    Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - J.K. Rowling's first foray into adult fiction was bound to be compared to her wildly successful Harry Potter series, and, while "The Casual Vacancy" has earned mixed reviews, for some critics the magic has worn off. The Casual Vacancy,...

    Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Fiction, Literature, The Huffington Post, Newspapers

    5. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Quiz: J.K. Rowling by the numbers

    Because of her Harry Potter series, author J.K. Rowling is one of the most popular novelists on the planet. But how well do you really know her? As she publishes her first book for adults, &ldquo;The Casual Vacancy,&rdquo; take our quiz to test your by-the-numbers knowledge of J.K. Rowling.
    Because of her Harry Potter series, author J.K. Rowling is one of the most popular novelists on the planet. But how well do you really know her? As she publishes her first book for adults, “The Casual Vacancy,” take our quiz to test your by-...

    Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character)

    6. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 'Casual Vacancy' fails to conjure Harry Potter's magic

    It's hardly shocking that the most fully realized characters in "The Casual Vacancy," J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults, are the youngest.
    It's hardly shocking that the most fully realized characters in "The Casual Vacancy," J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults, are the youngest. Fats Wall, Krystal Weedon, Gaia Bawden, Andrew Price, Sukhvinder Jawanda: Even the names are vaguely...

    Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Literature, Fiction, Carl Hiaasen, John Irving

    7. Sep 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. How to sock it to yourself

    Because I have somehow (sadly) become one of those people who gets his news through Twitter, I was recently confused at an explosion of outrage on my feed over something called "sock puppetry."
    Because I have somehow (sadly) become one of those people who gets his news through Twitter, I was recently confused at an explosion of outrage on my feed over something called "sock puppetry." I couldn't imagine why the long-departed Shari Lewis would...

    Tags: Authors, Harry Potter (fictional character), Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, Ray Bradbury

    8. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Under a literary spell

    As Lucy Kobbs turned the final page of the seventh and last book in the "Harry Potter" series, she took a pencil to the wall beside her bed and memorialized the end of an era: 7/22/07, 3:20 a.m.
    As Lucy Kobbs turned the final page of the seventh and last book in the "Harry Potter" series, she took a pencil to the wall beside her bed and memorialized the end of an era: 7/22/07, 3:20 a.m. "It's one of those books that will stick with me for life,"...

    Tags: Fiction, YouTube, Orson Scott Card, Students, Chicago Tribune

    9. Sep 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. J.K. Rowling's new book an instant best-seller

    J.K. Rowling's first stab at adult literature, <a href="http://www.jkrowling.com/en_US/#/the-new-book/" target="_blank">"The Casual Vacancy,"</a> won't be released until Thursday, but it's already headed to the top of the best seller lists. It's currently at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-books-Amazon/zgbs/books/ref=zg_bs_unv_b_1_17_1" target="_blank">#3 by Amazon </a>and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/bestseller-books/379003517" target="_blank">#2 by Barnes &amp; Noble. </a>Not a bad start.
    J.K. Rowling's first stab at adult literature, "The Casual Vacancy," won't be released until Thursday, but it's already headed to the top of the best seller lists. It's currently at #3 by Amazon and #2 by Barnes & Noble. Not a bad start. Of course,...

    Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Heroin

    10. Sep 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Not Just For Kids: 'The Peculiar' by Stefan Bachmann is a fantastical tale

    <strong>The Peculiar</strong>
    -------------------- The Peculiar A Novel Stefan Bachmann Greenwillow Books: 384 pp., $16.99, ages 9 and up -------------------- The average 16-year-old who writes usually does so for school, bringing the same level of rigor and enthusiasm to the...

    Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Charles Dickens

    11. Sep 6, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  11. Hunger Games expert to speak at Mount Aloysius

    Mount Aloysius College invites the general public to a lecture by internationally renowned speaker John Granger on Thursday evening, September 6th at 8:00 p.m. in the College&rsquo;s historic Alumni Hall. John Granger, author of the well-read weblog called &ldquo;The Hogwarts Professor&rdquo; will speak on &ldquo;The Hunger Games: Finding A Home in a Dystopia.&rdquo; Mr. Granger&rsquo;s principal focus is the intersection of literature, faith and culture. He is most well-known as the author of several books analyzing J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels and the allegorical meanings of Suzanne Collins&rsquo; &rdquo;Hunger Games&rdquo; trilogy.
    Mount Aloysius College invites the general public to a lecture by internationally renowned speaker John Granger on Thursday evening, September 6th at 8:00 p.m. in the College’s historic Alumni Hall. John Granger, author of the well-read weblog...

    Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Stephenie Meyer, Fiction, Literature, Cornell University

    12. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Recommended for all ages

    All summer long, Printers Row invited kids ages 5-16 to send in book reviews. Here's what young Chicago-area writers had to say. We've left the reviews mostly unedited to let the charm shine through. Watch for more to come.
    All summer long, Printers Row invited kids ages 5-16 to send in book reviews. Here's what young Chicago-area writers had to say. We've left the reviews mostly unedited to let the charm shine through. Watch for more to come. "Frog and Toad All Year" by...

    Tags: Ghosts (supernatural entities), Harry Potter (fictional character), Chicago Tribune, Book, China

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