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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. — Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and Me, A History

Harry Potter and Me, A History

Belated happy birthday Harry and Jo! I was supposed to publish this exactly July 31st but I had to see the Harry Potter movie again with my sister to celebrate the birthday so that took most of the day. Then other duties had to take the front seat hence the delay. The photo gallery showcases [...]

Posted in Editorials | Tagged collection, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, image gallery, memorabilia, personal | Leave a response

FullyBooked 3-Day Sale Acquisitions

FullyBooked 3-Day Sale Acquisitions

I didn’t plan on buying a book each day of FullyBooked’s sale at The Block but that’s what I ended up doing.

Posted in Book News, Bookstores | Tagged A Very Short Introduction, Bible, Catholic, Catholic Digest, fully booked, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, Joshua Harris, magazines, new books, Oxford, Study Bible | 4 Responses

Harry Potter 7 (UK Children's Edition)

Win a free copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows UK children’s edition!

Sumthinblue is giving away a hardcover copy of Harry Potter 7 UK children’s edition. This is the third part of her Harry Potter birthday celebration this year. You can check out her massive Potter collection here. *wipes drool* Here are the mechanics of the book giveaway as outlined by Blooey herself. 1. The entry is [...]

Posted in Book News | Tagged contest, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Happy (29th?) Birthday Harry Potter!

Happy (29th?) Birthday Harry Potter!

Unlike with Syaoran, I’m not sure how old Harry would be now if he’s (still) alive. According to this wiki page, he was supposedly born on July 31, 1980. It doesn’t cite a source for this info however. But I think I remember reading that date years ago. Must be in J. K. Rowling’s site, [...]

Posted in Editorials | Tagged Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, personal | 7 Responses

Harry Potter 7 paperback

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” paperback edition now in the Philippines!

If you’re one of those who have not yet read the final Harry Potter book because either you don’t want to spend over a thousand pesos for the hardbound or you don’t have a friend who is willing to lend you his or her copy. Well I’ve got good news for you. The trade paperback [...]

Posted in Book News | Tagged fully booked, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, national bookstore, paperback edition, Powerbooks | 5 Responses

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