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⚫ | '''''Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon''''' is a non-fiction book written by [[Melissa Anelli]] of the [[Wikipedia:Leaky Cauldron (website)|Leaky Cauldron]], with a |
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⚫ | '''''Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon''''' is a non-fiction book written by [[Melissa Anelli]] of the [[Wikipedia:Leaky Cauldron (website)|Leaky Cauldron website]], with a foreword by [[J. K. Rowling]], that chronicles the history of the publication and publicity surrounding the ''Harry Potter'' [[Harry Potter books|series]]. It describes the ''Harry Potter'' phenomenon, including its online history, in detail. The book was published on [[4 November]], [[2008]]. It debuted at #18 on the New York Times paperback bestseller list. |
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+ | *Foreword: Where ''[[Harry Potter series|Harry Potter]]'' author [[J. K. Rowling]] discusses her life in terms of the series and expresses how much she enjoys the fansite ''[[Wikipedia:Leaky Cauldron (website)|the Leaky Cauldron]]''. |
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− | This foreword starts the book. It was written by J.K. Rowling, where she expressed in a chapter, about her Harry Potter life and her liking for the fansite, [[Wikipedia:Leaky Cauldron (website)|Leaky Cauldron]]. |
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− | About the troubles facing the Harry Potter series as people try to ban the Harry Potter series. |
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+ | There is a new section called "Four Years Later" in which Anelli discusses events that occurred in the fandom in the years since the original publication of the book, including the opening of [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]] theme park, conferences such as LeakyCon, the International Quidditch Association, the important work of the [[Harry Potter Alliance]], The Harry Potter Lexicon trial, and StarKid's ''A Very Potter Musical''. There's also a section about Harry Potter not ending, but continuing on into the future. |
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+ | There is the transcript of Anelli's lengthy interview of J. K. Rowling, with Rowling looking back on her life throughout the years when ''Harry Potter'' was being written and published. |
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+ | There is also some material from interviews with others people, such as Laura Mallory, Christopher Little and Neil Blair, Kris Moran and Mark Seidenfeld, and David Heyman. |
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+ | ===List of Audio and Vidoes in the enhanced e-book=== |
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+ | *Scenes from the PotterCast/Harry and the Potters 2007 tour |
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+ | *Cast and crew of Potter films talking about the end of the Harry Potter series |
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+ | *J.K. Rowling's exclusive interview with PotterCast |
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+ | ==Etymology== |
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+ | *It is possible that this book could be named after ''[[Hogwarts, A History]]'', a fictional book in the [[Harry Potter universe]]. |
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*[http://www.harryahistory.com/ Official Site] |
*[http://www.harryahistory.com/ Official Site] |
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*''[[Wikipedia:Harry, A History|Harry, A History]]'' at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]] |
*''[[Wikipedia:Harry, A History|Harry, A History]]'' at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]] |
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Revision as of 19:48, 6 October 2012
Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon is a non-fiction book written by Melissa Anelli of the Leaky Cauldron website, with a foreword by J. K. Rowling, that chronicles the history of the publication and publicity surrounding the Harry Potter series. It describes the Harry Potter phenomenon, including its online history, in detail. The book was published on 4 November, 2008. It debuted at #18 on the New York Times paperback bestseller list.
Chapters
- Foreword: Where Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling discusses her life in terms of the series and expresses how much she enjoys the fansite the Leaky Cauldron.
- Release
- The Beginning and the End
- Near Misses
- Public Assistance
- Spinning the Web
- Rocking at Hogwarts (about Wrock bands)
- Work Life
- Getting a Clue
- Banned and Burned (about troubles as people try to ban the series)
- High Seas
- Access
- The Interview (the Leaky Cauldron's interview with Rowling)
- Independence
- On the (Internet) Radio
- Spoiled
- One Day More
- Deathly Hallows
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
Enhanced E-Book
On 5 July 2011, an updated and enhanced e-book was released.
There is a new section called "Four Years Later" in which Anelli discusses events that occurred in the fandom in the years since the original publication of the book, including the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park, conferences such as LeakyCon, the International Quidditch Association, the important work of the Harry Potter Alliance, The Harry Potter Lexicon trial, and StarKid's A Very Potter Musical. There's also a section about Harry Potter not ending, but continuing on into the future.
There is the transcript of Anelli's lengthy interview of J. K. Rowling, with Rowling looking back on her life throughout the years when Harry Potter was being written and published.
There is also some material from interviews with others people, such as Laura Mallory, Christopher Little and Neil Blair, Kris Moran and Mark Seidenfeld, and David Heyman.
List of Audio and Vidoes in the enhanced e-book
- Scenes from the PotterCast/Harry and the Potters 2007 tour
- Cast and crew of Potter films talking about the end of the Harry Potter series
- Clip of Muggle Quidditch
- Exclusive trailer for A Very Potter Sequel
- J.K. Rowling's exclusive interview with PotterCast
Etymology
- It is possible that this book could be named after Hogwarts, A History, a fictional book in the Harry Potter universe.