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08-25-2008, 03:35 PM
| | |  J.K. Rowling writes foreword in fandom book
J.K. Rowling has written a foreword for Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon, a book on fandom written by Melissa Anelli. 
An excerpt of Jo's contribution is now online and can be found here. Quote:
Not until sometime in 2002 did I finally crack, and do the thing that people assumed I did daily. I Googled Harry Potter.
I knew, of course, that there were fan sites out there. My postbag was full of mentions of them, my readers assuming that I was au fait with what was happening online. My PA, Fiddy, had had contact with a few of the webmasters. But I was still utterly unprepared what I found during that first, mammoth trawling session.
The fan sites were so professional-looking; easily up to the standard of any of my publishers' sites. And they had tens of thousands of visitors. They had forums, message boards, editorials, rolling news, fan art, fan fiction, quotes of the day from my books... and the shipping wars… my God, the shipping wars…
The book, featuring J.K.'s complete foreword, will be released on November 4th and can be pre-ordered at the following links; Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk  | |
08-25-2008, 07:49 PM
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I think I'll get a copy of this book =P
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08-25-2008, 08:00 PM
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OMG. I totally need to get that book! =)
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08-25-2008, 09:45 PM
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Sounds like a really interesting read! I'll have to get my hands on that for sure! 
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08-26-2008, 12:36 AM
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I wanna read it!!! 
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08-26-2008, 12:51 AM
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This definitely sounds like a must read!
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08-26-2008, 01:43 AM
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| | Ghoul
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hehehe that is too funny i can't believe she never googled it before? what did she think with all the movies and what not....too funny! 
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08-26-2008, 02:02 AM
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08-26-2008, 02:32 AM
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 awesome!but am suprised she didnt know how brutal the shipping wars were.. 
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08-26-2008, 06:27 AM
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Haha, I wanna read the rest of it!
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08-26-2008, 09:04 AM
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Dang Straight JKR... cant be a fan if you dont have a ship.
the shipping wars indeed!!!!
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08-26-2008, 09:05 AM
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THE SHIPPING WARS!!!!!
God.. glad thats over, i got into so fights with friends over that LOL!!! Well.. its over *coughronhermionewoncough*
i read a book about jo's life once, but it wasnt writen, or viewed by jo herself, so i dont know what to believe, but this looks interesting, so i might get it?
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08-26-2008, 10:32 AM
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Seems lovely Maybe I'll get it
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08-26-2008, 11:14 AM
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08-26-2008, 11:46 AM
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Shipping wars - LMFAO ROFL !!! You're not a HP fan if you didn't have one!!
This book will be a great read!
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08-26-2008, 12:54 PM
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I remember when Melissa announced she was writing this book a year and a half ago. It sounded interesting then, but now that we've heard more information about it, it just sounds so cool. Melissa said she interviewed Jo in her home in Edinburgh for this book too, so we get a brand new interview from her as well. I have a feeling this book will make me cry just because it's all about this amazing fandom.
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08-26-2008, 02:31 PM
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I want to get that book just for the foreword. | |
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08-27-2008, 01:48 AM
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I am so going to read that. -nods-
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08-27-2008, 03:44 AM
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It must be a really good book if JK writes de forward, she must approve it......hahaha....now I have something more to add to a non-birthday-present list hahahaha
*shipping wars...hahaha* XD
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08-27-2008, 05:54 PM
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| | Thestral
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*giggles*
I love the title. Harry: A History...  it's kinda like a weird pun...
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08-29-2008, 05:31 PM
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I am soooooooo buying this book
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08-31-2008, 10:03 PM
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