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The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
Pocket
November 2008
On Sale: November 4, 2008
336 pages ISBN: 1416554955 EAN: 9781416554950 Paperback
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***Featuring a Foreword by J.K. Rowling*** The Harry Potter Books Were Just the Beginning of the
Story. . . During the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of
millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they
became the only ones who would remember what it was like
when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished. What it
was like to seek out friends, families, online forums, fan
fiction, and podcasts to get a fix between novels. When the
death of a character was a hotter bet than the World
Series. When the unfolding story of a boy wizard changed
the way books are read for all time. And as webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron, one of the most
popular Harry Potter sites on the Internet, Melissa Anelli
had a front row seat to it all. Whether it was helping
Scholastic stop leaks and track down counterfeiters,
hosting live PotterCasts at bookstores across the country,
touring with the wizard rock band Harry and the Potters, or
traveling to Edinburgh to interview J. K. Rowling
personally, Melissa was at the center of the Harry Potter
tornado, and nothing about her life would ever be the same. The Harry Potter books are a triumph of the imagination
that did far more than break sales records for all time.
They restored the world’s sense of wonder, and took on a
magical life of their own. Now the series has ended, but
the story is not over. With remembrances from J. K.
Rowling’s editors, agents, publicists, fans, and Rowling
herself, Melissa Anelli takes us on a personal journey
through every aspect of the Harry Potter phenomenon—from
his very first spell to his lasting impact on the way we
live and dream.
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