Features
Friday, January 18 2013
The Best Fiction of 2012
Historical fiction, science fiction, graphic novels, anthologies, mysteries, satire, young adult, even poetry(!) -- on subjects from the lighthearted to the apocalypse -- our favorites from 2012 are as wide-ranging and diverse as our writers and our readers. Dive in and revel in the pleasure of getting lost in a good book.
Tuesday, July 31 2007
The Boy Who Lives On: Harry Potter's Place in Popular Culture
Harry Potter flew so high in popular cultural consciousness not by some force of magic, but by the simple, sometimes thrilling machinations of pop culture.
Friday, July 20 2007
Classic Harry
With six novels down, at least one to come, J.K. Rowling has elevated herself to among the masters of children's literature.
Friday, July 20 2007
Harry Potter and the judgment of posterity
Now that the conclusion of the seven-book Harry Potter saga is finally upon us, it is not too early to begin placing J.K. Rowling's creation into literary perspective. The Lords of High Culture, not surprisingly, have examined Harry and found him wanting.
Friday, July 20 2007
Harry Potter and the last hurrah
When it comes to perceptiveness, I cannot claim the talent of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. But here are a few thoughts on what readers might -- or might not, or should, or should not -- encounter in Harry's last hurrah.
News
Tuesday, October 2 2012
'The Casual Vacancy' Fails to Conjure More Magic
J. K. Rowling clearly knows how to create a universe that’s compelling, consuming even, but Pagford is no such place.
Wednesday, July 25 2007
Rowling triumphs with final 'Harry Potter' installment
After all this time it turns out that we have underestimated J.K. Rowling. Not even her most ardent partisans could have anticipated the triumph that…
Tuesday, July 24 2007
Harry Potter and the alchemy theory
I haven't finished "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" yet, but it's not for lack of trying. I lined up to get my midnight copy…
Sunday, July 22 2007
'Potter' still magic in finale
LONDON -- Rain was flung about in what seemed to be great sloshing bucketfuls, liquefying sidewalks, turning intersections into soppy messes, making basements into lagoons.…
Sunday, July 22 2007
Preserving the secrecy of the Harry Potter plot
ST. LOUIS - There should be a secret handshake. Something to let other readers know whether it's safe to discuss the finer plot points of…
