Harry Potter “Feeble”, Rowling’s Success “Depressing”

by Travis Prinzi 03.11.2010

Here’s something to get your blood pressure up this morning. Toby Young, a freelance writer, gives a series of bare assertions about how sad it is that literature as “second-rate” as Harry Potter has been so successful:
But on the other hand, there’s something depressingly second-rate about the Harry Potter franchise. The books are a bland [...]

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The Next Harry Potter?

by revgeorge 03.10.2010

I saw a comment over at Hogwarts Professor which reminded me of another article I had seen on the proclivities of people to compare the next big thing with Harry Potter.  The quote at HogPro was in regard to the Percy Jackson series.  The quote  of which it reminded me was from a young girl’s [...]

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Helping Haiti Heal Drawing LIVE Tonight

by Travis Prinzi 03.09.2010

If you donated during the HPA and Leaky Helping Haiti Heal campaign, you can watch the live drawing of prizes online tonight! The event raised well over $100 million for Haiti relief efforts.

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Alice at King’s Cross

by Travis Prinzi 03.09.2010

Alice is Harry Potter, and Absalom is Dumbledore. Whatever else is going on in this film, and whatever complaints one might have about lack of faithfulness to Carroll’s story, this is a great film for Harry Potter lovers for a simple reason. The entire movie is centered around one question: “Is this real, or is [...]

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Arabella on LOST and Fantasy

by Travis Prinzi 03.08.2010

Our own Araballa Figg had an article on LOST and fantasy published at The Spokesman Review! She’s very kind and quoted me in the article as well.
Read it here!

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Potter Pundits Video

by Travis Prinzi 03.07.2010

If you missed last night’s Potter Pundits LIVE event at Pace University, you can watch the video at Pottercast’s Livestream site. Scroll down, and you’ll see the links. Keep an eye on the times for each video, so you watch them in order.
There is also a better quality version on the way. Jon Rosenthal from [...]

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Live Potter Pundits Tonight!!

by revgeorge 03.06.2010

Just a reminder that the Potter Pundits will be appearing live tonight, March 6, 2010, at Pace University in the NYC area.  For those who can’t make it in person (and I suspect that’s many of us), the good news is that Pottercast will be offering a livestream of the event.  You can find the [...]

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Potter Pundits LIVE Tomorrow Night!

by Travis Prinzi 03.05.2010

If you’re in the NYC area, you should be making plans to be at Potter Pundits LIVE tomorrow night at Pace University. Details here on Facebook.
If you’re not in the NYC area, great news for you: PotterCast will be livestreaming the event! Tune in to Livestream.com/Pottercast tomorrow night at 7pm EST, and you’ll get to [...]

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