“Potter” publisher imagines next phenomenon
The News Review:
- “Potter” publisher imagines next phenomenon
- Discovering Dad Hosts Harry Potter Contest
- Trailblazing fantasy author says there’s more to come
- Here at Habs we are not struggling
- Rupert Grint: Cherrybomb, His Birthday, and Twilight
“Potter” publisher imagines next phenomenon
Reading Eagle, PA
publisher of “Harry Potter” premiered a highly ambitious series with a mystery ending for readers and a couple of puzzlers for the industry: How big is the market for a multimedia story - and can a phenomenon be conceived by a publisher rather than created by the public?”The 39 Clues” is a planned 10-volume set about young Amy and Dan Cahill and their worldwide search for the secret to their family’s power. The first book, “The Maze of Bones,” is written by Rick Riordan of “The Lightning Thief” fame and has an announced first printing of 500,000. Steven Spielberg has already acquired film rights to the series.
Discovering Dad Hosts Harry Potter Contest
Harry Potter’s Page, FL
The mix of action, suspense and competition engages me in ways that few other stories can. As I read these books by author J. Rowling, I’m reminded that life is meant to be an adventure and the journey is worth documenting.
Trailblazing fantasy author says there’s more to come
Knoxville News Sentinel, TN
At 64, Brooks, who has sold 50 million books, says he has a lot of stories left to tell. But he’s not likely to reclaim the No. 1 spot from British author J. Rowling, who has sold more than 325 million volumes in her “Harry Potter” series. The Potter phenomenon started 20 years after the debut of Brooks’ own ground-breaking 1977 debut novel, “The Sword of Shannara,” the first fantasy book to appear on The New York Times best-seller list, where it perched for five months. Brooks was at Carpe Librum Booksellers on Kingston Pike this past Monday to promote “The Gypsy Moth,” the 20th “Shannara” novel and the final volume of “The Genesis of Shannara” trilogy.
Here at Habs we are not struggling
Financial Times, UK
All schools undergo ebbs and flows in admissions, sometimes for the most obscure of reasons. The Harry Potter phenomenon, for instance, is credited by some for reviving interest in boarding schools. If you wish to view more, click the button below.
Rupert Grint: Cherrybomb, His Birthday, and Twilight
Harry Potter’s Page, FL
He was asked about the reports on his stripping down for the film Cherrybomb which he just completed. According to the article, the Harry Potter star grinned and was quoted to have said:”No, actually it was really cool, even though that was a very intense kind of scary moment. I was nervous but everything came out great. “Grint was also asked how he celebrated his 20th birthday.