The death of a loved one never comes easily, does it?    I recently spent a week at a camp, where I didn’t have access to a phone, a computer, or anything like that. What that meant for me, when I came home, was the news of a family member who had died while I …read more!

In my last blog I took the opportunity to answer a few emails asking about books to help teachers in their classroom. The problem is that most teachers didn’t want to know how to teach reading and writing, but what to do with those kids that can’t be reached. I thought I’d answer a few …read more!

Good evening everyone! I just wanted to get out a quick introduction tonight, and I will get my first real blog up this weekend. You might be wondering who I am and why you should be at all interested in what I have to say. Well, my name is Doug and I work in the …read more!

Good evening everyone! I just wanted to get out a quick introduction tonight, and I will get my first real blog up this weekend. You might be wondering who I am and why you should be at all interested in what I have to say. Well, my name is Doug and I work in the …read more!

A host of international release dates for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” have now been posted on the official Harry Potter website. At this point several countries are scheduled to see the film several days before the US/UK release set for November 21, 2008. To see the entire list, click here. Thanks to Bloghogwarts …read more!

As readers will remember, the play “Equus,” starring Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon), will be making its Broadway run in New York City starting this September. Rehearsals for the play are set to begin this Friday, August 8th, prior to previews officially starting on September 5th. The play will have its …read more!

After receiving many wonderful and fun entries, the winners of our Two-Part Riddle Contest are ready to be announced. Back in July, we asked you to answer the ten riddles that were picked during the first part of the contest in June. The winners of this contest, as chosen by raffle, are: Selena Gallagher onespeedonly …read more!

So three blogs in, and I’m already failing to keep up to my weekly blog promise. Though I have a good excuse! Believe me. This past weekend was filled with seeing old school friends and distant relations, while spending as much time as humanly possible with my closer family members. As there isn’t a holiday …read more!

OK so I am having writer’s block on this blog. I wanted to write something funny, but at the moment the topic I had in mind to share with you is not giving me much inspiration for funny content. And if you have read the Quibbler, you might have noticed I quite like doing funny …read more!

Actor Alan Rickman, who portrays the character of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films, recently attended the New York City premiere of his new film “Bottle Shock.” In this new film, Mr. Rickman shares the screen with such actors as Bill Pullman, Freddy Rodríguez, and Bradley Whitford. A number of photos featuring Mr. Rickman …read more!