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post-Potter
Aug. 10th, 2007 09:32 amI'm finding some articles that I had hoped would be out there after the end of the Harry Potter series.
A Catholic mom writes about why the Harry Potter books are not evil. Here's a link to the book she wrote for Catholic families. And here's a link to her blog, where she explains her central arguments: fiction about magic is not the same as ACTUAL MAGIC, and PARENTS, not governments or religious leaders, should decide what is best for their children. Well done, Mrs. Brown. I'm considering reading her book if the library buys it, even though I'm one of those "sinful" people who practices paganism and magic AND reads horoscopes.
And then, the reading lists. Oh, the reading lists. ( Read more... )
Anyone else found some good post-Potter reading lists?
Probably my favorite thing about the Harry Potter phenomenon is that it seems to be opening the way for some wonderful YA fantasy authors to get new works published. Diana Wynne Jones has been churning out some novels that are very long for her, with another one coming out next month. Robin McKinley has a new novel coming out for the first time in forever. Jane Yolen is finally writing a fourth book in the Dragon's Blood series. I hope that they are being well-compensated, or at least better compensated, after Rowling's succeses. I hope that many of the children who loved Harry Potter will grow up to be adults that read fantasy. Or even just adults that READ.
A Catholic mom writes about why the Harry Potter books are not evil. Here's a link to the book she wrote for Catholic families. And here's a link to her blog, where she explains her central arguments: fiction about magic is not the same as ACTUAL MAGIC, and PARENTS, not governments or religious leaders, should decide what is best for their children. Well done, Mrs. Brown. I'm considering reading her book if the library buys it, even though I'm one of those "sinful" people who practices paganism and magic AND reads horoscopes.
And then, the reading lists. Oh, the reading lists. ( Read more... )
Anyone else found some good post-Potter reading lists?
Probably my favorite thing about the Harry Potter phenomenon is that it seems to be opening the way for some wonderful YA fantasy authors to get new works published. Diana Wynne Jones has been churning out some novels that are very long for her, with another one coming out next month. Robin McKinley has a new novel coming out for the first time in forever. Jane Yolen is finally writing a fourth book in the Dragon's Blood series. I hope that they are being well-compensated, or at least better compensated, after Rowling's succeses. I hope that many of the children who loved Harry Potter will grow up to be adults that read fantasy. Or even just adults that READ.