Prolonging the Magic: On Fiction, Food, and Fandom
NOTE: This is a repost of an article I wrote for Book Riot on the 19th of July, 2016. Ever since Harry Potter, recreating food I’ve read about in fiction […]
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A #KeepTheSecrets Review
When my friend and I arrived in London we walked through King’s Cross Station, passed Platforms 9 and 10, wandered through the Platform 9 ¾ store, and then made our […]
Happy birthday, Neville Longbottom!
Tomorrow is Harry Potter’s birthday. Just about every kid who devoured books one through seven remembers that: “born as the seventh month dies.” That prophecy comes in handy, as it’s […]
For the Reluctant Reader: Movie to Books
Any self-respecting bibliophile will express horror at the idea of watching a movie before you’ve read the book it has been adapted from. However, in the case of reluctant readers, I propose […]
For Reluctant Readers: Harry Potter
Although we at The Book Wars have written a fair bit about Harry Potter (albeit often indirectly, focusing on a small aspect of the series or the world or the […]
Top Ten Tuesday: Childhood Favourites Revisited
A meme by The Broke And The Bookish! Join the fun; leave us a comment! :) Yash Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Jo Rowling: I don’t re-read a […]
Top Ten Tuesday: Jerks In Literature
TTT is by The Broke and the Bookish. Gotta say, I am having fun picking stuff from their list of past TTT topics! Janet Mostly I try to forget jerks […]
Birthdays and Age
All of you rabid Harry Potter fans out there, tell me, what is the significance of October 4th? October 4th is Minerva McGonagall’s birthday. Happy birthday, professor! One of the […]
“Why Am I So Bad At Being Good?”: On Bad Boys (And Girls)
SURPRISE SATURDAY POST! So, yeah, I have a confession to make … *deep breath* I really like bad boy characters. I also really like bad girl characters, though “bad” in […]
Chocolate and Honey: Disenfranchised Teachers and Children in Harry Potter and Matilda
Today’s September School Stories post is from guest contributor Jaquelin Elliott. Not only has she covered for me this Friday, but she has also written up a great post that fits the […]
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