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As a fan of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy I should be excited by the fact its film adaptation has finally opened.  But as I’ve said before, I’m so familiar with the radio shows, the books, and even the TV show that I doubt I’ll be able to enjoy the movie.  So let’s not talk about it.  Instead, let’s remember its creator, Douglas Adams.  IGN has a great article on remembering Adams.  And, as a bonus, here Slashdot’s interview with Adams.  (And of course there’s always his own official site.)

The big news today is that Bloomsbury and Scholastic have revealed the covers for the new Harry Potter book, which will be published in July.  Yes, it’s just a book cover; but at least it’s better than 24 hours of Martha Stewart and Michael Jackson news.
    The British cover for children (which I kind of like the best)
    The British cover for adults (yes, it’s a cover of a cover)
    An article about American cover artist Mary GrandPré (with full, unadorned American cover)
    The same article with a photo of the artist
    And finally, below, a large scale version of the American cover, stolen from a Borders e-mail…

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JK Rowling has already hinted that a major character dies in the next book of her Harry Potter series.  I recently received information as to whom it might be.  Click the following link to find out.

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JK Rowling’s most excellent official website was updated again yesterday (with substantial additions to the FAQ).  I saw that “The Door” could be opened at last, but it took a whole day (and prodding from The Leaky Cauldron) to discover there were wonders further beyond.  In fact Ms Rowling has announced the title for Book Six is…

Nope.  I don’t want to spoil the surprise. Just go to the site and click the bricks yourself.

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Don’t have much to write about today; I wasn’t able to visit a lot of sites, since I spent so much time delving into the hidden intricacies of JK Rowling’s official site.  It looks like it might have appeared back in February*, but oddly I only found out about it today.  Reading all that “Potterania” really has me eager for book six.
  P.S.: I listened to all thirty-seven minutes of The Polyphonic Spree‘s dull and droning “A Long Day”.  I think the record company owes me some kind of medal or certificate for such perseverance.