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Much debate and controversy has quickly erupted over the obvious dislike and consternation of J.K. Rowling toward the newly elected Donald Trump. She doesn't pull punches, makes no...

J.K. Rowling makes international news every time she lambasts Donald Trump with another one of her eloquent, spot-on quips. Of course, nearly anything Rowling says, does or thinks...

In the maelstrom of the Harry Potter mania, 20 years have nearly passed us by... Yep, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published in...

We've all loved Harry Potter, since the day he first arrived on the literary scene. For evidence, you've but to look at the mania that's already building around...

Edith Wharton was a New Yorker, a fact that was very evident in her novels. The sense of place is pervasive, as is the feeling of impending doom....

The passing of Elie Wiesel struck me cold. Yes, we've read his works. Yes, we've written about him. Then, too, like me, you've probably pondered the cold realities...

Like me, you may have first discovered Willa Cather through My Antonia. Perhaps you learned to love her style and prose, the dark irony, and the sense of...

Harper Lee was one of the most famous writers of her time--known for To Kill a Mockingbird, a controversial novel about race relations in America. She also published...

Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird  is infamous, not only because it's a Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. We remember it as the story of Scout, a young girl who...

You probably already know many of these first lines (and words) by heart! They are the first moments of the grandest experiences in our lives. They've taken me...