I have to admit to having been very curious about the Twilight series of books by Stephanie Meyers. She's been compared to JK Rowling and the phenomenon of her books has been compared to Harry Potter with a large online fan base and people dressing up as characters from the stories for book release parties. Here is a representative article about ( Read more... )

I was just surfing the web and came across this news story about the head writer/producer of the new Doctor Who, Russell T. Davies, and his idea to write a Doctor Who/Harry Potter-ish crossover story to star none other than JK Rowling. Before anyone gets excited, it never went anywhere and will not be done, but the thought of it amused me:

“I was ( Read more... )

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc, et al, v. RDR Books, et al, is currently in the hands of Judge Robert Patterson of the U.S. District Court in New York City. As most who are reading this will know, this case revolves around whether or not a print version of The Harry Potter Lexicon constitutes fair use and should be allowed to be published ( Read more... )

I finally made it home! My flight arrived about 30 minutes late, which wasn't bad, but then it took forever to get to the gate (it seemed) and they couldn't get the jetway to work. ( Read more... )