Bitchin' Blog Posts
: Harry Potter
December 14, 2011 | Wednesday | 39 Comments
I am not sure what the word is - overheard? read? visually eavesdropped? - but I read a conversation between Shannon Stacey and Angela James about paranormal vs. contemporary romances, and why the fanbase for some paranormal series is more active, involved, and at times rabid than the fans for contemporary series.
This idea made me ponder for a good few weeks now about why that is.
First, the idea that a paranormal romance series can enjoy a more active and sometimes coordinated fanbase is true, but that doesn't mean there aren't well-coordinated efforts on behalf of contemporary romance series.
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September 08, 2008 | Monday | 36 Comments
News alert: A judge has ruled in favor of J.K. Rowling in her suit against the Harry Potter Lexicon and RDR Books.
In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson said:
“While the lexicon, in its current state, is not a fair use of the Harry Potter works, reference works that share the lexicon’s purpose of aiding readers of literature generally should be encouraged rather than stifled…”
He added that he ruled in Rowling’s favor because the “Lexicon appropriates too much of Rowling’s creative work for its purposes as a reference guide.”
Thanks to Kalen Hughes for the link.
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May 09, 2008 | Friday | 20 Comments
Our Friday video is courtesy of Nathalie Grey, who finds these things and mercifully sends them to me:
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