The first and most exciting for me personally is… drum roll please…. my copy arrived today! I’ll probably start reading tomorrow.
The second bit of interesting news came from this interview Ms Roth did with NPR. Two tidbits I found of particular note: 1) Cyra did not start out as a major character in the book and 2) the character and her “currentgift” were inspired by some acquaintances of Ms Roth who are chronic pain patients. Chronic pain is a problem often addressed by psychologists along with physicians, so I am hopeful we will see some more of Ms. Roth’s fascination with psychology shine through in the series. In the NPR interview, she states that a person’s “personality is like a mold that shapes how it comes out”– “it” being the gift-giving “current” that seems to the the “force” of Ms. Roth’s new world. Could there be more personality psychology showing up in the new series? We’ll know soon enough. I hope there are plenty of Hogpro regulars reading along.
You can also view this CBS clip to hear Ms. Roth talk about reading Harry Potter in the shower.
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