JK Rowling is due to give the most important speech of the year to thousands of student graduates at the Ivy League Institution at Harvard University. Last years speech was given by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. By US standards Rowling is a self-made billionaire but the news of her speech has met with a less than enthusiastic response from the students of the university. Adam Goldenberg, Canadian student rather bizarrely said of Rowling that "Our commencement speaker tricked parents into ... read more
Posted: May 7th, 2008 by Lee | 2 Comments Filed under JK Rowling
The movie adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy book Northern Lights, entitled The Golden Compass was voted the worst film adaptation by Entertainment Weekly. Although the film itself was a relative success at the box office critics and fans of the book were less than complementary. The Da Vinci Code was placed second, Fever Pitch third, Memoirs of a Geisha fourth and A Sound of Thunder fifth. ... read more
Posted: May 7th, 2008 by Lee | No Comments Filed under Philip Pullman
JK Rowling’s first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has been included in the English language and literature syllabus. This places Rowling alongside Dickens and Shakespeare. The students who choose the Harry Potter book will need to write an 800 word story inspired by the book and another 1,500 word essay comparing JK Rowling with another author. Although the news has been well-received by the students themselves, experts have claimed that this is just more evidence ... read more
Posted: May 1st, 2008 by admin | No Comments Filed under JK Rowling
