BlackGeekdom

Not long ago, I complained to someone that there aren’t any minority Science Fiction and Fantasy writers.  That person looked at me and said that I wouldn’t know since I haven’t tried to find any to read.  So, with my foot in my mouth I went to the bookstore with the intention of reading as [...]

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The long-awaited Hobbit movie, first mooted over a decade ago by New Zealand director Peter Jackson, is edging its way towards the screen.
The adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s 1937 novel is set to be split into two films which are scheduled for release in 2010 and 2011 - despite some fairly unequivocal denials from both Jackson [...]

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It’s easily the best book in the series.
There were so many twists and turns, surprises (good and bad), and tears that it’s a wonder that I got through the book at all! JKR certainly ended the series in a way most of us couldn’t have imagined; answering many of our questions but also leaving [...]

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I walked out of Barnes and Noble on Saturday morning at 12:03 am, the first person in line at the Camp Creek location to purchase “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
Twelve hours later and on 30 minutes of sleep I have finished reading it and I can honestly say that, although an emotional roller coaster, [...]

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On July 17, the news and media outlets reported that someone had leaked the entire book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows prior to its Saturday Release. Now it seems that the New York Times and the Baltimore Sun have both reviewed the book. Rueters is reporting that J.K. Rowling is highly upset. [...]

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