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Continue ReadingAnika has seen the first 10 minutes of ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ and is now plotting (another) midnight release.
Continue Reading‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ had very mixed reviews on Amazon. While more people gave it 5 stars than 1, the fact that there is such an even distribution of ratings out of 1786 reviews five days after the book was released is rather interesting to me.
Continue ReadingThe New York Puzzle Company just started shipping a new line of jigsaw puzzles featuring the original artwork by Mary GrandPré of J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ book series.
Continue Reading‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ doesn’t open at Universal Studios Hollywood until April 7, but we were able to get a family preview.
Continue ReadingScholastic announced this morning that they’ll be publishing the eighth Harry Potter story at the end of July.
Continue ReadingIn the first spinoff of the ‘Harry Potter’ film series, Best Actor Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne takes on the role of magizoologist Newt Scamander in J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.’ Here’s the first teaser trailer for the film.
Continue ReadingDespite preparing for the holiday season, the GeekMoms have still found time to do some serious reading.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Lisa raids her bookshelves for her some of her favorite funny reads.
Continue ReadingUS Quidditch–our own national governing body of the International Quidditch Association–has just announced the location of this year’s Quidditch World Cup. World Cup 8 will be held in Rock Hill, SC at Manchester Meadows on April 11-12.
Continue ReadingHarry Potter fans, start saving up your pennies! Starting this fall, Scholastic and Bloomsbury UK will be publishing a new deluxe hardcover edition of the Harry Potter series, with new illustrations by Jim Kay. Four new images were released earlier this week.
Continue ReadingA new story on Pottermore reunites everyone’s favorite wizarding trio!
Continue ReadingIs the award-winning editor of one of science fiction’s top magazines a geek or a nerd? Join us as Sheila Williams of Asimov’s answers ten GeekMom questions.
Continue ReadingCalling Harry Potter fans! The new anniversary edition, featuring an all-new set of covers by Kazu Kibuishi, was released last week. Thanks to Scholastic, one lucky GeekDad reader will win a set!
Continue ReadingI was lucky enough to be invited to visit London Studios last week, just as it was finishing up Wonderbook: Book of Spells. It was fascinating to see how the studio was closing out the game that is hotly tipped …
Continue ReadingAs widely reported yesterday, J.K. Rowling and her publisher Little, Brown have announced her new book. And, as you may have heard, it’s not for kids. The “blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising” book, her publisher says — her first …
Continue ReadingAfter a long winter’s day, ever wish you could just cozy up in the Burrow and have Molly Weasley whip you up a little roast chicken with mashed potatoes? Or feast in the Great Hall on some lamb chops? Now you can… with a bit of Muggle work. When I was sent The Unofficial Harry […]
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to imagine the Harry Potter series without the presence of Ron Weasley throughout the whole seven books and eight movies. But it has come out today that J.K. Rowling thought about killing Ron halfway through the famous series of books. It is hard to imagine a world where Ron Weasley is dead but […]
Continue ReadingI had every reason in the world not to read Harry Potter. I just wasn’t going to do it. Oh, people told me I ought to. “You like hobbits! You like magic! You like elves!” But I didn’t see the point. I had my beloved books. And by the time the craze was really hitting, […]
Continue ReadingJust like many of you, we here at GeekMom are anxiously awaiting our chance to explore Pottermore, the new online Harry Potter universe. Well, beginning today we can all take a shot at gaining early access. With the 7 Books, 7 Days, 7 Chances promo, fans are invited to …find The Magical Quill, and then […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this week, I found myself in a discussion about the lengths of various novels. It was spurred by two similar conversations I’ve found myself in repeatedly, based on the recent Game of Thrones TV show and the release of the final Harry Potter film. They go like this: Game of Thrones Harry Potter Friend: […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this week, I found myself in a discussion about the lengths of various novels. It was spurred by two similar conversations I’ve found myself in repeatedly, based on the recent Game of Thrones TV show and the release of …
Continue ReadingGeekMom Melissa Wiley recently wondered about the “mysterious new website” coming soon from author J.K. Rowling called Pottermore.com. Wonder no more, Melissa. The Wall Street Journal reports that Rowling has created a “Harry Potter universe” for her fans that will include an online store offering – among other things – the Harry Potter series available […]
Continue ReadingSpeculation as to what the Pottermore website would turn out to be has been running rampant on the Internet since the site appeared a week ago. This morning, as scheduled, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed the answer, though details …
Continue ReadingI actually gasped when I saw the words onscreen. Pottermore. Coming soon… The Guardian reports that J. K. Rowling has launched a “mysterious new website” called Pottermore.com: No other details about the new project have yet been revealed, but an editor at the fansite HPANA said they had seen a “sneak preview” of Pottermore “and […]
Continue ReadingLooks like Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling isn’t ready to let the magic die. According to the Guardian, Rowling is getting ready to unveil a new website called Pottermore. Its arrival is being heralded by a little ARG-like flurry of …
Continue ReadingFrench author Daniel Pennac listed 10 Rights of the Reader : The right not to read The right to skip The right not to finish a book The right to read it again The right to read anything The right to mistake a book for real life The right to read anywhere The right to […]
Continue ReadingThe film adaptation of the last book in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series has been split into two installments: I went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 last night with two tweens, James and Michael, and three teens, Rose, Jon and Ben. Afterwards, we all went out for pizza and discussed […]
Continue ReadingSpoiler alert: Anyone who has not read all of the Harry Potter books and cares about the ending, stop reading now. There is a giant hippogriff in the room, so I am just going to come out and say it: Harry and Hermione should have been a couple. Throughout the entire series I just assumed […]
Continue ReadingWalking through The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, it’s not hard to let the experience overwhelm your common sense. In fact, if it weren’t for the roller coaster hardware, it would be easy to lose …
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