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...money at the time, especially to the not yet ultra-rich Joann Rowling, but it turned out to be the bargain of the century - that one, and probably this one too. Over the next decade or so Scholastic went on to print (spoiler alert!) over 140 million Harry Potter books. (Read about Harry Potter's last adventure here...
...Harry is living happily ever after, except for a few postscripts (like The Tales of Beedle the Bard, due out in December), and Scholastic is getting ready for its first major post-Harry Potter launch, a new series called The 39 Clues. But things will work a little differently this time. The rules in the magical land of young-adult publishing have changed. The 39 Clues isn't the second coming of Harry Potter. There won't be one. Harry Potter and the Death of the Author...
Levithan is adamant about not comparing The 39 Clues to its famous older sibling. "We don't ever dream about having another Harry Potter," he says. But the series does share some cosmetic similarities with Rowling's. Harry is, like Amy and Dan, an orphan who discovers that his family history makes him part of a secret, powerful world. The Cahill family is divided into four branches, each with its own distinct personality, just as Hogwarts is divided into four distinct houses. But in another sense Levithan is very right: if you look under the hood you'll find that...
...Thanks to Hollywood's 2007-08 work stoppages, next summer so far looks light on blockbusters. J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and sequels to Harry Potter, Transformers and The Da Vinci Code will bring built-in audiences. Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up to Borat, may pique some interest, as should Pixar's Up. Still missing from the slate is anything to capture that female-over-40 Mamma Mia! spirit. Madonna, perhaps now's the time to pitch your jukebox musical...
...Rowling to publish another Harry Potter--related book...