Potter Has Limited Effect on Reading Habits
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The truth about Harry Potter and reading is not quite a straightforward success story.
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"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has given birth to a baby girl, a Scottish hospital said. The 39-year-old British author, who shot to fame with the publication of the popular boy-wizard fantasy book series, gave birth to her third child at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Sunday, a hospital spokesman said. The baby girl hasn't been named.
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1. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic)
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Boys who play video games on school days spend 30 percent less time reading and girls spend 34 percent less time doing homework than those who do not play such games, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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J. K. Rowling blocked the Finnish publication of her latest Harry Potter novel on paper from Finland because it lacked the ecologically friendly certification she favors, Agence France-Presse reported. Her Finnish publisher, Tammi, said that Ms. Rowling insisted that it import paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as being derived from wood grown and harvested in a way that promotes sustainable forest development. Sinikka Partanen, a spokeswoman for Tammi, said the first Potter books in Finnish were printed on recycled paper. âThis time itâs a more specific demand,â she said. The Finnish-language version of âHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallowsâ is due on March 7.
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Publishers of the new Harry Potter novel have been trying to suppress websites featuring extracts apparently taken from the book. By Esther Addley.
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Lighting a candle in church may bring you inner peace, but it does not do the paintings much good, a new study suggests.
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The final book about boy wizard Harry  Potter broke a single-day record at Borders Group Inc. ,  selling about 1.2 million copies worldwide.
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"Father Knows Less" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 272 pages, $24.95), by Wendell Jamieson: Kids ask questions, and little ones ask them endlessly. Answering them will strain a parent's knowledge as well as his or her patience.
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If you're expecting to read "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" as an e-book, you will surely be disappointed. J. K. Rowling has not released the first six that way, and will not be releasing the last one that way either. You will be able to ...
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Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall.
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Reading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow back faster.
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Harry Potter -- left-wing hero of the intellectual aristocracy against the materialist middle classes? Well, yes, according to the French daily Liberation.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by JK Rowling, will be published in July next year. The BBC News website examines the money-making machine the teenage wizard has become.
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ATLANTA, Dec. 14 -- A woman who fought to have  Harry Potter novels banned from her children's suburban school district is considering an appeal after the Georgia Board of Education voted Thursday to keep the books in county libraries.
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Asda Supermarket in the UK dropped the price of the new Harry Potter book from Â£8.87 to Â£5, the same price as rival chains. To prevent people from buying in bulk, they will limit customers to two copies. Asda wants to make sure children will be able to...
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Harry Potter's life hangs in the balance. Millions of fans are holding their breath. Meanwhile, his creator is baking a cake &#151; and keeping her secret.