Well, I’ve got to give it to her. She’s done it again. In this post-TERFpocalypse economy, it is, of course, not a good thing to give money to Rowling. Yes, I read a purchased copy of The Christmas Pig. In an unsatisfactory sort of compromise that doesn’t actually help, I’ll just jot down a few
Reading Troubled Blood by J.K. Rowling feels a bit like having dinner with a relative or old friend whose politics have grown hopelessly toxic. You remember why you loved this person so deeply for so long, but you’re more certain than ever that you were right to block them on social media. The advance reports
Is it possible to continue to enjoy the Potterverse while the author continues making ever more strained statements about her anti-trans bigotry? On the one hand, I’m finding difficulty in my current attempts to reread the series, as my trust in the author is eroded. On the other hand, there are so many people whose
Notes from a talk delivered at LeakyCon in Boston, MA, USA, on Saturday, October 12, 2019. A shorter version of this talk was delivered at the Harry Potter Conference of Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA, on Friday, October 18, 2019. Posted by request. Good morning. I’m going to be talking about a few aspects
The Guardian printed a letter by J.K. Rowling, among others, from A Love Letter to Europe: An outpouring of love and sadness from our writers, thinkers and artists, published October 31, 2019, the date that Boris Johnson had designated, unsuccessfully, for Brexit. Rowling’s letter gives us a few more glimpses of the author we know
At MISTI-Con 2019, Irvin Khaytman (author of The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore) and I conducted a conversation on “Discussing HP in 2019,” during a time when fandom is grappling with a number of contentious issues. Our actual discussion went differently, and I don’t have notes for Irvin’s half of it, but
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