The magazine Entertainment Weekly has released their annual list of the year’s hottest entertainers, and this year’s pick is an author of children’s books. J. K. Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter universe is this year’s pick for Entertainer of the Year. I would call her Entertainer of the Decade - she re-introduced a whole generation to the pleasure of reading.
Plans to make the film Angels and Demons, the prequel to The Da Vinci Code, have been put on hold due to the writer’s strike. Apparently, the script isn’t quite ready, so the release date will be changed to sometime in 2009 rather than next year. Ron Howard is directing, and it is assumed that Tom Hanks will reprise his starring role from The Da Vinci Code
I am what you could call a voracious reader. It’s more than a hobby - it’s a necessity for my sanity. And when I’m stressed out, I often re-read books that I loved the first time around. In a recent poll in the UK, readers voted for their most often re-read book, and - surprise - Harry Potter books were in the lead. Other favorite re-reads are Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, The Hobbit, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. What’s your favorite book - and how many times have you read it?
Well, J. K. Rowling isn’t done making headlines with her Harry Potter series. She recently appeared at Carnegie Hall as the final stop of her US book tour to celebrate Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and when asked about Albus Dumbledore’s past love life, she dropped the bombshell that she always imagined the Hogwarts Headmaster as gay. No word on how many parents were pissed about having to have that talk with their kids long before they expected to.