Update: It’s come to my attention that Banned Books Week is September 27 – October 4. I’d like to give that a good amount of attention, so I’m slightly shifting the dates for Sorcerer’s Stone week. It will now take place September 21 – September 27. The last day of SS Week will overlap with the first day of Banned Books Week.
In a few weeks, the 10th Anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone will be released. [Within the next week, The Hog's Head will be giving away a copy, which means I'll pre-order it for you and have it shipped to your door. Details to come on how to enter.]
Let’s face it. We’re Potter fans, and we’ll all have our attention on that book, and any new material in it, during the week it comes out. So, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the U.S. edition of the first book, The Hog’s Head is sponsoring Sorcerer’s Stone Week, September 23-30. We’ll have daily posts reflecting on the story, and we encourage a re-read if you have not done so recently (for some, it might be the first re-read since Deathly Hallows!). As always, there will be plenty of space for you to comment and share your thoughts. At the very least, each day will have a post with some discussion-starters based on the new material and reflections on the first book – 10 years later, with the whole story complete!
Plan to join us for Sorcerer’s Stone Week! If you’re not subscribed to The Hog’s Head, now would be a good time to do so either by RSS reader or email, or as a friend on LiveJournal. That way, you’ll know all about the giveaway when I announce it, and you’ll get updated throughout Sorcerer’s Stone Week.
You might also be interested to know at that the end of Sorcerer’s Stone Week, we’ll be moving straight into a month of examining horror stories, with 5 read-alongs, polls, special guest bloggers, and a giveaway. Stay tuned!
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What a great idea, to have a Sorcerer’s Stone week! I can’t afford to buy the anniversary edition yet, but will eagerly look forward to hearing what others share about any new material. And I’ll definitely look forward to the discussion that week. I’ve been wanting to sink into a good re-read of the whole series but have held off, thinking I’d like to do it more toward winter. Perhaps late September is a good time to start!
Has it been 10 years already? Where has the time gone? Just yesterday it seems that we were introduced to magical world of Harry Potter and now a whole decade has gone by! There are those who dismiss JK Rowlings work as a pop culture phenomenon that the stories of the boy wizard have no depth, nor meaning and are of no literary importance. To those who feel this way i say all good works will stand the test of time! This is none more evident than the 10th anniversary of the classic that started the classic series. Yes that is a bold statement to make that Sorcerers Stone is a classic book but that is just what it is . IT does exactly what all classic do and that is to reach its readers on all levels, to make you think and ponder,to fill you with joy and with terror, triumph and failures , to transcend all ages ,races,and sexes. The magnitued of Rowlings writings have not yet been completely understood nor will they for decades to come. So Sorcerers Stone and JK Rowling cheers to you and the next 100 years!!!!!