Merry Christmas, HogPro All-Pros! Some links from your friends for yuletide surfing and New Year’s planning!
From Twilight James:
- The 50 Christmas Gifts in Harry Potter Ranked from Worst to Best
- Ms Rowling continues to fret about girls in love with Draco Malfoy
- Harry Potter Book Covers — A Re-Design Suggestion:
Chris Chalderon writes:
Here is the link to an article in Touchstone magazine by Gilbert Meilaender about Dorothy L. Sayers’The Man Born to be King called The Greatest Drama Ever. At the end of the article, Meilaender provides a link for a legal site (grooveshark) containing mp3s for all 12 episodes, no downloading necessary, all totally protected.
The other item I thought of interest (considering the time of year) was a website and documentary called The Star of Bethlehem. Basically, a lawyer, Frederick A. Larson, took it upon himself out of curiosity to see if there was perhaps some kind of astronomical proof of the miracle of Christmas, the Incarnation. For myself, I can only say that his findings prove very interesting, and his documentary on the subject could be considered a kind of spiritual sequel to The Narnia Code (or so I believe anyway). Here is the link to Larson’s website for his project.
- “This is a link to an article about what goes on in people’s brains when they read fiction. In this case, the fiction they chose is Harry Potter.” Hat tip to BB!
- Ancient Egyptian Spellbook Deciphered from Coptic Hat tip Lynn!
Leaky Con Becomes Geeky Con — and, Yes, I’ll be Going This Year
“GeekyCon will continue in the tradition of LeakyCon and be a celebration of fandom,” said Melissa Anelli, co-executive director of Mischief Management, which operates the event. “GeekyCon brings notable guests and compelling programming together with fans to create a positive and uplifting environment where attendees can enjoy themselves and each other.”
Mischief Management will return LeakyCon to its roots as a smaller, Harry Potter-only event held in different locations around the world. LeakyCon 2015 is being planned for the second half of the year with dates and location to be announced in the coming months.
GeekyCon 2015 will take place from July 30 through August 2, 2015.
And how about forgotten Hugh Walpole? You can buy The Herries Chronicles on audio here if the books themselves are too daunting…