Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, a bestiary of the world of Harry Potter, is to be filmed by Warner Brothers. Author JK Rowling will make her screenwriting debut for the production, writes the BBC, but no release date is set. Previously: JK Rowling, secret crime novelist. Read the rest
The Harry Potter/Glass Family Connection
J.D. Salinger published very little, considering his literary legend. His place in classic American literature of the 20th century is secured mostly by his single novel The Catcher in the Rye, his collection of short fiction Nine Stories, and his series of short stories and novellas known collectively as the Glass Family saga. His idiosyncratic prose and dialogue, as well as his oddball characters, tend to elicit strong reactions from readers, either positive or negative. Read the rest
