#Harry Potter

50 Books to Read Before You’re 11 3/4: Readers’ Picks

A little while ago, I posted my selections for half of the 50 Books to Read Before You’re 11 3/4, ...

Dept. of Fictional Real Estate: The Weasleys’ Burrow

In a moment of clever marketing awesomeness, actual real estate company Movoto, which is home to some pretty serious Potter ...

Mail Call: Kid Lit Stamps From Around the World

Earlier this summer, Canada Post honored Stella — the title character of a series of picture books by author Marie-Louise ...

11 Audiobooks to Help You Lose Your Audio Virginity

The Audiophiles is a regular column in which contributors Rachel S. and Cassandra chat about the latest and greatest audiobooks on their ...

Fitness for Book Nerds

I was recently able to start working out again after a long hiatus, thanks to a slow-healing injury that’s finally almost ...

New Cover for HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Revealed

Over the last few months, Scholastic has revealed the new cover art for everyone’s favorite boy wizard. Here’s the final installment ...

Jewelry for Fictional Characters

Hermione Granger (Harry Potter series): For this bad-ass, bushy-haired bookworm, I chose a Victorian era book locket. In the world ...

Visit Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley with Google Street View

Pay a visit to your favorite fictional shops–pick up books at Flourish and Blotts, stop into Eeylops Owl Emporium to make a ...

Summer Travel: The Top 5 Places I’d Go If Fiction Were Open to Tourists

Ah, summer, the season of vacations for people who like to travel, or of staying inside and reading lots of ...

Coursera Lit Class Wishlist

Some literature classes I would love to see offered online through Coursera.