There is a common trope in the music industry in which a young pop starlet decides that she’s all grown up, and that it’s time for the rest of the world to know it too. As a result, she starts writing raunchy songs and dressing provocatively with the hopes of aging her fan base and proving that damnit, she’s not a little girl anymore. To apply this concept to literature, the pop star is J.K. Rowling, and her means of asserting her place amongst the grown-ups is her newest novel, The Casual Vacancy.
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How International Blogs Are Like Potter Watch
by Isabel Braverman October 20, 2011Although Harry Potter is a fictional and perhaps dorky way to make a connection to international media, the Potter Watch comparison does hold truth. In many ways, the fictional radio broadcast is akin to the international blogs that fill the voids left by mainstream media in censored countries.
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Break me off a piece of that ginger snap By Francesca Toscano The multi-billion dollar Harry Potter franchise centers around the courageous and loyal titular…