Monthly Archives: July 2007

Tidbits: July 23rd 2007

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Thorn

My full post on the Friday-night Harry Potter parties is coming, but some pictures are up on Flickr. There’s a set for Chapters, which I stopped at from around 9:00-10:00pm, and a set for the party at the VanDusen Botanical … Continue reading →

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More on Harry Potter

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Thorn

The New York Times reviewed Deathly Hallows JK Rowling and her publishers weren’t happy (neither was Leaky) I don’t think anyone could say the review’s content ruined the book for them. If the New York Times obtained a copy of … Continue reading →

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Deathly Hallows leaked

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Thorn

So, I was reading the social news site Digg a minute ago. And Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is on the internet now. Many of the sites where it was posted quickly removed it, but since hundreds of people … Continue reading →

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The Thirteenth Tale

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Thorn

ISBN: 978-0743298025 | Words: 129,509 Author: Diane Setterfield I avoided this book for the longest time, despite being rather attracted to the cover, because the title and jacket text both led me to believe it was a collection of short … Continue reading →

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Writing, and not

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Thorn

I’m writing. In fact, I’ve probably done more on my novel so far this month than in all of June, and it’s nice to see it start to come together. I’ve even been doing three or four handwritten pages in … Continue reading →

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The Little Friend

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Thorn

After Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, which I’ve read twice already and very likely will again, it’s hard to open her second novel without having expectations or making comparisons. (The average rating of this book on Amazon is down to … Continue reading →

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