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Wisdom From Famous Women's Commencement Speeches

TresSugar | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Graduation, Michelle Obama, Commencement Speeches, Toni Morrison, Oprah, Meryl Streep, Katie Couric, Hillary Clinton, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Women News

Commencement speeches typically include thoughtful advice - but when famous, intelligent women are standing at the podium, those clever and creative i...

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When Hogwarts Came to Harvard: Real Life Villains and the Universal Power of Imagination

Christine Horansky | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: JK Rowling, Harry Potter, Harvard, Pottermore, Literacy, Global Education, Human Rights, Empathy, Amnesty International, Imagination, Hogwarts, Impact News

What universal appeal might the story of Harry Potter, with its young upstart wizards and Dark Lord, have for the real struggles of so many people around the globe?

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Are Novels Better With Large Casts or Small Casts?

Dave Astor | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Edith Wharton, Donald Westlake, Barbara Kingsolver, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Novels, Literary Characters, J.R.R. Tolkien, Margaret Atwood, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Charlotte Bronte, Books News

For a book with "Solitude" in its title, it sure has lots of characters! After recently reading One Hundred Years of Solitude, I've been thinking about whether novels are better with large casts or small casts.

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The J.K. Rowling's Effect - Traditional Publishing Takes Another Blow to the Head

Jim Kukral | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Traditional Publishing, Books, Writing, Ebooks, Self-Publishing, JK Rowling, Books News

First J.K. Rowling made the jump from traditional publishing to self-publishing. Now, look out, other big-name authors are seeing the light and dipping their toes into great big ocean and seeing how the water feels.

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Official Harry Potter Website Makes Huge Announcement

Posted 04.14.2012

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The official Harry Potter website Pottermore finally opened up to the public this morning. It happened without warning, announced with a brief announc...

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JK Rowling Announces Title, Subject, Release Date Of New Book

Zoë Triska | Posted 04.14.2012

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Today, the publisher Little, Brown announced the title of JK Rowling's upcoming adult novel: "The Casual Vacancy." They also announced the release dat...

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How Pottermore Might Change eBooks Forever

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Nook, JK Rowling, Harry Potter Books, Kindle, Harry Potter eBooks, Harry Potter, Amazon Kindle, Ebooks, Pottermore, Books News

NEW YORK — When the Harry Potter books finally went on sale in electronic form on Tuesday, it was as if Harry himself had cast the "Alohomora" s...

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Harry Potter eBooks Are Finally Here!

AP | Posted 05.27.2012

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LONDON — At last, Harry Potter's adventures are available electronically. The seven novels about J.K. Rowling's boy wizard are for sale as e-bo...

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The Hunger Games' Hopeful Vision for the Future

Joan Williams | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Suzanne Collins, Gender Equality, Action Movies, Young Adult Books, Masculinity, Twilight, Femininity, The Hunger Games, Gender, J.K Rowling, Katniss Everdeen, Panem, Teen Fiction, Hunger Games Stars, Hunger Games Trilogy, Hunger Games Jennifer Lawrence, Peeta Mellark, Harry Potter, Katniss, The Hunger Games Opening Weekend, Jennifer Lawrence, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Gale Hawthorne, Entertainment News

There's not a whole lot about the world of The Hunger Games that I'd like to see carried into the future. But it's truly refreshing to see a world where gender isn't a restrictive category.

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Many Famous Authors Started With 'Novel 101'

Dave Astor | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Paul Bowles, Junot Diaz, Jhumpa Lahiri, Margaret Drabble, Charles Dickens, Margaret Atwood, Herman Melville, Carson McCullers, Novels, Emile Zola, J.R.R. Tolkien, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Debut Novels, Cormac McCarthy, Books News

Creating a novel is tough. Until you get the hang of it, it can be hard to do the Proustian thing.

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JK Rowling's Charitable Giving Boots Her From 'Forbes' Billionaire List

Posted 03.15.2012

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Even Harry Potter's wizardry couldn’t have prevented this blow. JK Rowling, the first female novelist billionaire, recently lost her exclusive st...

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Pottermore Announces Launch Date

AP | Posted 03.08.2012

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NEW YORK -- J.K. Rowling's long-awaited website for all things Harry Potter will be open for business in early April. The Pottermore site was announc...

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Harry Potter eBooks Coming Soon

Posted 02.27.2012

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Today, in a press release, J.K. Rowling's Pottermore announced a Harry Potter "e-book and digital audiobook distribution agreement with OverDrive for ...

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New J.K. Rowling Book Coming Soon

Posted 02.27.2012

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J.K. Rowling is writing a new book, this time for adults. The writer behind the wildly popular "Harry Potter" series has finalized a deal with Litt...

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How to Sell a Novel in Just 25 Years!

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Creativity, J.K. Rowling, Royalty Checks, Publishing, Rejections, Fiction Writing, Poets & Writers, Novels, Writing Groups, Sleeping Tigers, Women's Support Groups, Penguin, Stephanie Meyer, Books News

When my agent called a few weeks ago to say that an editor at Penguin wanted to buy my new novel, The Wishing Hill, I literally had to lie down. I've been waiting for this call for 25 years.

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Poor Writers Who Struck It Rich

| Posted 02.22.2012

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From Writer's Relief staff: Ever heard the phrase “starving writer”? Okay—maybe you’re living it? It may help to know you’re not al...

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Should J.K. Rowling Win The Nobel Prize?

| Posted 01.13.2012

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By Jeff O’Neal for BookRiot Last week, it came out that in 1961, C.S. Lewis nominated J.R.R. Tolkien for the Nobel Prize in Literature and that T...

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Snape Star Knew End Of 'Harry Potter' Years Before The World

Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Alan Rickman, JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Alan Rickman Snape, Harry Potter, JK Rowling Alan Rickman, Video, Snape, Movies, Entertainment News

Turns out that Professor Snape was a secret double agent. So what does that make Alan Rickman, the man who played him in the "Harry Potter" films, if ...

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#DearYoungerMe

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Letters, Wisdom, Jodi Picoult, James Belushi, Maturity, 'Dear Me', Books We Love, Joseph Galliano, Wisdom and Aging, Self-Esteem, Eileen Fulton, Women News

This time of year, everyone is focused on making resolutions. Most of them entail becoming a better version of yourself. But how many times do we look...

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J.K. Rowling's Bombshell Testimony About Press Intrusion

AP | By JILL LAWLESS | Posted 01.25.2012

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LONDON -- Writer J.K. Rowling and actress Sienna Miller gave a London courtroom a vivid picture on Thursday of the anxiety, anger and fear produced by...

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8 Ridiculously Expensive Books

Madeleine Crum | Posted 11.15.2011

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The priciest books in the world - we're talking those in the Hampton's summer home range - are usually valued for their antiquity and connection to a ...

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Don't Blame These Book Problems on the Author!

Dave Astor | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Libraries, Leo Tolstoy, Charlotte Bronte, Hollywood, Mary Shelley, Jane Eyre, Abridged Books, h.g. Wells, Harry Potter, Grammar Pet Peeves, Literature Pet Peeves, Book Pet Peeves, Books News

So, with an affectionate nod to Peeves the Poltergeist of Harry Potter, here are a few book-related pet peeves that aren't the authors' fault.

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Is It Best to Buy or Borrow Books?

Dave Astor | Posted 11.28.2011

Now stepping into the ring: buying books vs. using a library! That bout might never make pay-per-view, but it's a contest often on the minds of avid readers.

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PHOTOS: Princess Anne Has A Hogwarts Moment

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.27.2011

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The British royals take on all sorts of unexpected duties (like when we learned that Prince William is also president of the BAFTA). Princess Anne, it...

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Inside Emma Watson & Rupert Grint's First Kiss

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Video, JK Rowling, Ron Hermoine Kiss, Rupert Grint, Rupert Grint Emma Watson Kiss, Harry Potter, Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two Watch, Emma Watson, Celebrities, Entertainment News

Captivating, epic, cathartic and crushing, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," was this summer's biggest and most heart-wringing film. The...

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