JK Rowling ‘deluged’ with paper
The News Review:
- JK Rowling ‘deluged’ with paper
- Pop culture tourism
- Da Vinci craze thriving
- Cut! New film director is out . . . the old one back in
- Are private schools thriving?
JK Rowling ‘deluged’ with paper
BBC News – May 12, 2006
Fans who are anxiously waiting for the seventh and final Harry Potter book sent Rowling everything from a single sheet of paper to entire notepads. A paper merchant even delivered a set of notebooks embossed with the author’s name. Rowling says she now has “enough paper to write several book sevens”. Speaking about the paper shortage on her website last month the author explained that she prefers to use a pen and paper to draft her novels rather than a computer… Fans who are anxiously waiting for the seventh and final Harry Potter book sent Rowling everything from a single sheet of paper to entire notepads. A paper merchant even delivered a set of notebooks embossed with the author’s name. Rowling says she now has “enough paper to write several book sevens”. Speaking about the paper shortage on her website last month the author explained that she prefers to use a pen and paper to draft her novels rather than a computer. She admitted this made her feel like “something out of the 18th Century”.
Pop culture tourism
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – May 12, 2006
The magazine points out that the real-life versions don’t always look like what visitors expect — many of them are “places that cannot properly be said to exist” like Harry Potter’s England or the New Zealand of “The Lord of the Rings. Still if you film it they will come — witness the 65000 people who trek each year to the corn field in Dyersville Iowa pictured in the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams. ” A company called Beyond Boundaries Travel –. beyondboundariestravel. beyondboundariestravel. com or (800) 487-1136 — specializes in Harry Potter-themed trips conducting classes in dragon-slaying sponsoring falconry displays and organizing “Hogwarts Express” rides.
Da Vinci craze thriving
TVNZ – May 12, 2006
The public recognises thatthis is bandwagon publishing but it is still selling. Burstein’s bestselling series includes a book based on a Brownnovel that has yet to be written. The only comparable phenomenon in publishing is J. Rowling andthe Harry Potter series. The first six books have sold more than280 million copies and the first four films in the movie franchisehave amassed $3.
Cut! New film director is out . . . the old one back in
Times Online – May 12, 2006
New Line Cinema confirmed yesterday that Tucker was no longer involved and that Weitz a Hollywood film maker who made About a Boy was now back on board. The news came as a surprise to sources close to the production who recalled how Weitz pulled out after being overwhelmed by the huge “technical challenges”. One source said: “Technically it is a massively complicated film more so than Harry Potter. It tells the story of a young girl who travels to the Arctic to save her best friend.
Are private schools thriving?
BBC News – May 12, 2006
Student numbers are holding up well class sizes are smaller than ever and the long-term decline in boarding has not only levelled out but is even showing signs of growth (and not just because of the appeal of Harry Potter). But there are some underlying trends that are less rosy. Some leading members of the independent sector are now warning against complacency. This week saw publication of the 2006 census from the Independent Schools Council which covers over 80% of all pupils in independent fee-charging schools in the UK. Overall pupil numbers were up from 504141 last year to 505450 this year.