Harry Potter and the Death of Childhood
J.K. Rowling’s globally popular Harry Potter series, and the many films it has spawned, were planning the funeral for childhood all along.
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The End of Endings: How ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ and Don DeLillo’s ‘Zero K’ Explain the Current State of Storytelling
Somehow, without realizing it, for both DeLillo and Rowling, death, the end of the world, and endings themselves are best emblematized by a dysfunctional father/son relationship.
The Sexual, the Female, and the Forbidden Beckoned: ‘The Oxford History of Witchcraft & Magic’
It is hoped this solid anthology of level-headed observation will supplant spurious New Age-tinged assertions as well as lurid "exposés".
The 10 Best Modern YA Film Adaptations
Not all YA adaptations are created equally. In fact, there are many terrible examples of the genre. On the other hand, here are a few that are pretty great.
Stephen King, ‘Mr. Mercedes’, and Our Love of Literary Junk Food
Why can't a reader enjoy both Stephen King and Alice McDermott? Fancy Michelin critics have been known to go wild for Shake Shack, after all.