Characters Are Not A Coloring Book Or, Why the Black Hermione is a Poor Apology for the Ingrained Racism of Harry Potter is an essay by Mimi Mondal that originally appeared in the second volume of The Book Smugglers’…
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As part of our Halloween Week celebration, we have a brand new essay by Catherine F. King on Harry Potter, the Chamber of Secrets and the Underworld. Welcome to Halloween, Hogwarts students of all stripes. J. K. Rowling is…
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts I and II by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
On August 14, we smugglers were lucky enough to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London. Here are our thoughts about it – warning: spoilers and emotions. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn with a list inspired by both the recent conclusion of our Epic Harry Potter Reread, and the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Harry…
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OLD SCHOOL WEDNESDAYS HARRY POTTER RE-READ: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we get to the last book and we say goodbye to the series and the re-read. For now. Old…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we dive into the drama of book 5. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came…
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Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we take a look at book 4. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up…
10 Rated Books 9 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we take a look at book 3, our favorite in the series. WILL IT STAND THE TEST OF TIME.…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we take it up a notch to book 2, wherein Harry Potter comes face to face with the past…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we rediscover young Harry Potter as he finds his way to Hogwarts for the very first time in Harry…
Hello everybody, Happy X-Files day! This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, our contributor Octavia Cade is back with another entry for her Food & Horror column On Tuesday, Thea reviews The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman…
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Happy Sunday, everyone! Have we all recovered from The Deathly Hallows 2? *sniffles* Giveaway Winners: The lucky winners of a copy of Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson are… Jania Michelle Claire M The lucky winner of…
Dearest Smuggler-Friends! The end is here! After years and years of build up, the Harry Potter movie franchise comes to an end TODAY. Right now, we are equal parts unbearable excitement and devastated melancholy. The Harry Potter series –…
Hello everybody and a great Sunday to all! Who has secured tickets (and boxes of tissue) for Harry Potter’s showing next Friday? *raises hand* Meanwhile, we have some news: we are working on a new look for the blog…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Is anyone else enjoying a Game of Thrones finale party? Big props to HBO for doing such a great job with the first season adaptation of the novel. The question now becomes, what on…
Hello everybody! By the time you read this post, I (Ana) shall be one day away from visiting HARRY POTTER WORLD. I will give you a moment to recuperate. Yes, it is true! I am drafting this post on…
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Young Adult Appreciation Month – Movie Review: Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
We are Harry Potter fangirls. The sort of fans that stand in line at midnight for the last book (that would be Thea) or who stand by the window from 6am to wait for the delivery from the postman…
It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these! But in honor of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and our upcoming Young Adult Appreciation Month, we thought it would be a good time to spark the tradition…
Happy Sunday! Another weekend comes to a close, and it’s time for another stash. New Trailers: (Yes, I know Ana posted it yesterday, but it’s so awesome) All three trailers together (that last one has some additional footage not…
Taking a brief break from my Breaking Dawn coma… And so, we close out another weekend with giveaway winners! For our three winners of Jocelynn Drake’s Nightwalker… FIRST PRIZE (autographed copy from Jocelynn Drake) – WannabeWriterRunner up Winners (two…
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I was just checking out Aidan’s blog (which is awesome if you folks haven’t been), and saw this! HELL. YES. I absolutely cannot wait–this trailer is freaking sweet.…