Daily Archives: April 20, 2008

Harry Potter and the Manhattan court room

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Iain

BBC’s iPM, the personal version of the PM programme, had an interview with Steve Vander Ark about the court case (it should be on the podcast). Having heard it, I’m in two minds whether he and RDR are naive or … Continue reading →

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The problem of Hermione: the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter novels

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Iain

Girls in young adult fantasy novels tend to fare rather poorly, especially in the light of Susan from the Chronicles of Narnia. When Aslan admits the Pevensies into paradise, Susan is barred because she has forgotten Narnia and is more … Continue reading →

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Talking Midnight with Scott Westerfeld

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Iain

Scott Westerfeld recently took some time to talk about Extras and Midnighters. I’ll post the link to the Extras questions once they are online. One of the things that struck me was that there’s a certain school rites of passage … Continue reading →

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