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New Pottermore Material Coming Tomorrow
Fans will get a glimpse of new material from Pottermore tomorrow, the team behind J.K. Rowling's website just announced.
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Crossing Zero Has Much To Say About America's AfPak War, But Its Arguments Get Lost in the Fog
With President Obama's announcement that America will begin withdrawing from Afghanistan, the International Business Times reviews a book which argues that the Afghan-Pakistani border is the vanishing point for the American empire.
I'm Disappointed With Pottermore -- And With How Fans Were Treated
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An Immortal, Fan-Driven Harry Potter World Is Fascinating...But I Won't Get a Hippogriff
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Pottermore: Harry Potter Goes Web 2.0?
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Thursday Books Blog Report: Excitement and Disappointment
The digital countdown is over, the owls have vamooshed, and Pottermore is finally here -- sort of -- with all of its attendant expectations and implications.
A Timeline of What's To Come On Pottermore
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No new Harry Potter books on the way.
Live Blog: Pottermore
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VIDEO of the Day: Toronto Author Trying To Get My Book Out There
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A writer explores computer bookmarks in this original piece of poetry for the International Business Times Books section.
We Can Probably Scratch Encyclopedia Pottanica
From a tome of wizard info to Pottermort, the blogger behind thelastmuggle.com explores some theories flying around like pixies loose in a Defense Against the Dark Arts class about you-know-what.
Wednesday Books Blog Report: Digital Publishing, That Deadman Dance, and a Daring Birthday
In today's blog report you'll find various morsels to chew on from the world of books, beginning with writers wrestling with how to make the most of e-publishing.
Why I Am Sadly Indifferent to Pottermore
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Writer's View: Why J.K. Rowling's Character Descriptions Stand Out
As Pottermore approaches, author Dee Garretson looks at how the Harry Potter creator fixes characters' images in readers' minds.
Tuesday Books Blog Report: A Summer Surprise, Lists Galore, and Stieg Larsson and Me
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Pottermore: What You Probably Missed in the Numbers
The author of A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter breaks down the clues she believes J.K. Rowling is releasing through the Pottermore YouTube video.
British Library Books To Be Digitized Through Google [VIDEO]
Google and the British Library announced a partnership on Monday to digitize 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the library’s collections. The entire digitization cost will be covered by Google.
VIDEO of the Day: A Homeless Writer in Hollywood On His Life and Books
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Self-Published Author Storms Into Kindle Million Club
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6th Brooklyn Book Festival Lineup Includes McMurtry, McMillan, and Mosley
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Day After the Dollar Crashes Says U.S. Is Running on Borrowed Cash, Borrowed Time
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VIDEO of the Day: Patricia Cornwell on Characters Speaking to Her
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Friday Books Blog Report: Harry Potter Fans, After Literary 'Heart Attack,' Keep Pondering Pottermore
On day 2, the owls are still sitting there -- and blogger fans of the captivating boy wizard with the lightning bolt scar are still wondering what J.K. Rowling's new website will turn out to be.
State of Wonder, The Greater Journey the Bestsellers in Indie Bookstores
The Ann Patchett novel about a research scientist's odyssey deep into the Amazon leads off the latest hardcover bestseller fiction list from IndieBound.
Thursday Books Blog Report: Fans Agog Over Pottermore
The spreading news that J.K. Rowling will soon unveil a new Harry Potter project has many fans and bloggers incredibly excited today.
First Steve Jobs Comic Book On the Way
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