Oz and Ends

Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers, comics old and new, the peculiar publishing industry, the future of books, kids today, and the writing process.

31 August 2007

The Sayings of J. K. Rowling

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When it was announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would have an epilogue, I, for whatever reason, expected it to be a compreh...
30 August 2007

Harry Potter Altogether

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As I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , only months after Potter movie star Daniel Radcliffe had won good reviews for his performa...
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29 August 2007

Reexamining More Harry Potter Predictions

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Yesterday I started a post mortem of my Deathly Hallows predictions by noting that it wasn’t as much of a post mortem as some fans had fear...
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28 August 2007

Reexamining My Harry Potter Predictions

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On 13 July 2006, I posted these predictions of what would not happen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . Having now read the book, I...
27 August 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Phrasing

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I'm making this Deathly Hallows Week at Oz and Ends. For the next few days, or as long as my interest holds out, I'll focus on the ...
26 August 2007

How Do You Say "Kalidah" in Japanese?

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Passed on from the Gjovaags' Wonderful Blog of Oz is this look at Oz in Japan by "Michael Sensei," an overseas Canadian. Thi...
25 August 2007

Why Children's Book Week Is Rising Up in the Calendar

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Late last year the Children's Book Council was shaken up by budget cuts, a new Executive Director, and a change in strategy. My analysi...
24 August 2007

Mapping Mystery Manor

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Thanks to Strange Maps , I visited the Culture Archive's collection of maps that appeared on British endpapers , a most evocative ingred...
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23 August 2007

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

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Last July I hiked up Little Crow Mountain in the Adirondacks, as documented here . This August the same crew--me, godson, twin brother, th...
22 August 2007

On the Way to the Emerald City

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From Bookshelves of Doom comes a peek at this Japanese cotton canvas fabric . The same series of fabrics seems to include other stories I ...
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