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Do you dislike J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter epilogue? Think you can do better? Prove it to us with your own original epilogue, and we'll reward you with your own Deathly Hallows: Part 2 DVD! More »
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The author of the Harry Potter books has finally admitted that she had murderous plans for poor old Ron Weasley. Why? Well that's simple: A.) because she can; and B.) because she was in a bad mood. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5855210&view=rss&microfeed=true It's Banned Books Week, and the American Library Association has a list of the most frequently "banned or challenged" books of each year, from 2001 to 2010. And the list is pretty interesting reading — the Harry Potter books were on top of the list in 2001 and 2002, then dropped to number two in 2003, only to vanish off the list in 2004. (Obviously all that sorcery paid off eventually.) More »
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A British poll resulted in Severus Snape being voted everyone's favorite Harry Potter character, with Hermione in second place — and poor Albus Dumbledore was stuck in eighth place. More »
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J.K. Rowling's big interactive Harry Potter site, Pottermore, won't launch officially until October, but the first few thousand beta wizards were invited to join the site in the past couple days. And the first screens are appearing online now. More »
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It's almost impossible to pick the greatest bits of wrongness in last night's Lifetime Original movie about the life of Harry Potter's creator... but we'll try. Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story was a casserole of crap British accents and sentimentality, covered with cheese. More »
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The Boy Who Lived also helped breathe new life into the struggling publishing industry. Even before Harry Potter became one of the most successful movie heroes of all time, the Potter books were turning countless people into readers. But that's not all they did. More »
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Sometimes we're apt to see fantasy and science fiction as eternally under siege and in danger of being driven out by a harsh, unforgiving market. But many SF/fantasy authors are doing incredibly well, and plenty of others are holding steady. Over at the Clarion Foundation blog, literary agent Russell Galen with Scovil Galen Ghoush Literary Agency gives one possible explanation for why some SF/fantasy authors connect better with wider audiences. More »
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An never-finished story by Roald Dahl, the master of haunting fiction, has turned up, and you could own the original manuscript. Plus the project he wrote it for, a finish-it-yourself story collection featuring Madeleine L'Engle, could still come out. More »
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Given that the entire planet's been in throes of Pottermania for over a decade, the internet's churned out tons of funny (and profoundly bizarre) video tributes to J.K. Rowling's boy wizard. Here are some of the best. More »
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With the final Harry Potter book coming to the screen this week, the Potter pipeline's about to run dry. Many people have been clamoring for J.K. Rowling to write more Hogwarts epics — but that would be a dreadful mistake. More »
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Kathryn Hudson has recast the characters of J.K. Rowling's books as participants in a highfalutin space opera. Harold J. Potter, captain of the ISS Griffin, battles against the Slytherin Empire and alien Lord Voldemort. There's no Hagrid-Wookie hybrid, sadly. More »
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Science fiction's greatest authors have brilliant ideas, storytelling mojo... and plenty of stubbornness. Many of the field's greatest writers were buried in rejection slips, before they finally broke in. Here are 15 classic novels that publishers didn't want to touch. More »
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In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, hinted that she hasn't ruled a few more Potter books, even though Rowling "thinks" she's done. Does the world need more Potter novels? Watch and decide. More »
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Great science fiction and fantasy novels don't just expose us to other worlds and alternate timelines — they expand our minds and give us compass to steer by. Here are our favorite bits of advice and maxims from SF books. More »
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Two days ago, director David Yates shouted "cut!" after the very last shot of the very last Harry Potter film — and one of the most profitable, beloved film series in Hollywood history has officially wrapped. More »
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Artist Adam Brockbank has posted a vast array of the concept illustrations he did for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ranging from the Weasleys' whimsical toys to the gruesome Inferi... along with a scene that didn't make the movie. More »
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The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United State's highest civilian honor, given to scientists, artists, and humanitarians alike. Now a new book claims the Bush administration blocked JK Rowling from receiving the honor because of her series' occult content. More »
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Josh Koury's documentary "We Are Wizards" delves into the genre of Wizard Rock. As homespun as the fan culture it celebrates, it's an endearing snapshot of the freaks and geeks who've made a place for themselves in the Potter fan-verse. More »
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If Doctor Who's head writer Russell T. Davies had had his way, the next episode of the time-travel action-comedy would have starred Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. Not only that, but Rowling would have dragged David Tennant's Doctor into the Potter universe. But that's not the only shocking revelation in Davies' newly released emails to a journalist working with him on a book about producing Who. There's also the identity of the man whom Davies thinks should be the next Doctor. More »
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