Read more JK Rowling stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1913/jk-rowling.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:35:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73629/quidditch-scores-big-on-college-campuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeads up, NCAA: Quidditch has cast its spell on America's campuses. Technically known as Muggle Quidditch—due to the lack of actual flying brooms—the game looks like "a mixture between ultimate Frisbee and dodgeball," one player tells the Chicago Sun-Times . And if it sounds like a fringe sport, think...http://www.newser.com/story/73629/quidditch-scores-big-on-college-campuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72461/broke-aussie-author-inspires-bidding-frenzy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe publishing world is in a frenzy over a debut novel whose Australian author is drawing comparisons to JK Rowling ( Harry Potter ? Perhaps you've heard of it.). “ Beautiful Malice was one of the most extraordinary manuscripts I’ve read in a very long while,” one editor with an...http://www.newser.com/story/72461/broke-aussie-author-inspires-bidding-frenzy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 7:47:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70261/most-hypocritical-book-bannings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBanning a book is a move laden with ironies that can make the banner seem dull-witted in the long run. For National Banned Books Week, 11Points.com lists "the most hypocritical, ignorant, and, based on the content of the books, ironic" bans: Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury: The sci-fi classic is...http://www.newser.com/story/70261/most-hypocritical-book-bannings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Sep 2009 11:26:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64793/dumbledore-sparks-fight-for-real-world-justice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Potter’s battle against injustice in the wizarding world has prompted fans to take the fight to the Muggle universe, the Los Angeles Times reports. Inspired by moral teachings of Albus Dumbledore, Harry’s mentor, the nonprofit Harry Potter Alliance has registered voters, collected some 13,000 books to donate to...http://www.newser.com/story/64793/dumbledore-sparks-fight-for-real-world-justice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 13:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64808/spoiled-harry-a-hero-for-entitled-generation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Potter is a fitting hero for a generation of readers: his powers arrive on a silver platter, and from there it’s “all zapping bad guys, no taking out the trash,” writes Kyle Smith in the New York Post . While heroes like Luke Skywalker face obstacles to achieving their potential,...http://www.newser.com/story/64808/spoiled-harry-a-hero-for-entitled-generation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 7:21:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57666/pols-hacker-among-influentials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTime has unveiled its latest tallying of the world’s 100 most influential people, and yes, of course, Barack Obama is on it. But the other 99 choices aren’t as obvious. Bernie Madoff makes the list, as do Rush Limbaugh, George Clooney, and 4Chan’s Moot. And as usual, Time has snagged...http://www.newser.com/story/57666/pols-hacker-among-influentials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 10:18:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55211/rowling-wows-obama-and-medvedev-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama took a break from the global economic crisis at a Downing Street G20 dinner this week, buttonholing JK Rowling to tell her that he had read all of her Harry Potter books—and had read them to his girls, the Telegraph reports. And Dmitry Medvedev did his US...http://www.newser.com/story/55211/rowling-wows-obama-and-medvedev-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 10:13:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54990/michelle-visits-cancer-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichelle Obama spent the morning visiting a cancer center in London with Sarah Brown, the Guardian reports. The trip is the first in a number of engagements the first ladies will share—including a dinner for spouses of leaders tonight at 10 Downing Street, where Michelle will be seated next...http://www.newser.com/story/54990/michelle-visits-cancer-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 11:07:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49800/rowling-assures-french-voldemort-not-a-slight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJK Rowling cleared up any fuss about her Harry Potter villain’s French name today, as she accepted that country’s Legion d’honneur for her contribution to the arts, Reuters reports. “I can assure you that the decision did not come from any anti-French sentiment,” Rowling said of naming the evil Voldemort,...http://www.newser.com/story/49800/rowling-assures-french-voldemort-not-a-slight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 16:01:22 CST