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More from Ian Rankin on Possible J.K. Rowling Mystery NovelA follow up for you today on the rumor that author J.K. Rowling is currently writing a mystery novel. While reps for Jo are quoted in a new article in The Times as saying “we do not have a definite plan of what her next project is yet,” there is more from author Ian Rankin and now noted mystery author P.D.James has weighed in on this matter.The Guardian is now reporting that Mr. Rankin is calling this "a joke that got out of hand," said Rankin, describing how the remark was made on stage during the course of a festival event. There were 600 people in the audience, and only one person didn't laugh," he added.. Emma Schlesinger, speaking for Rowling's literary agent, Christopher Little, was keen to stress that the crime novel rumours were "unfounded"."JK Rowling is taking a well-earned break following the English language publication of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows and there are no firm plans as yet as to what her next book may be," she said. Readers will remember that it was comments first from Ian Rankin, who is a long time neighbor of JKR in Edinburgh, Scotland, which spurred this latest flurry of rumors on the prospect of a forthcoming mystery novel. Over the weekend Ian Rankin said: “My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel,” he said. He declined to elaborate on how he knew about Rowling’s new direction, but conceded he had not discussed it personally with her. He added: “It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes.” Today Mr. Rankin is cited in the Times article as saying more about Jo's writing style, noting “Her process is classic crime writing - the set-up, the red herrings, the characters who change as they are revealed, the twists and turns, and finally the big lineup at the end.” Author P.D. James is also very complimentary about Jo, saying her skills as a writer would work well in the mystery genre. PD James, 87, creator of the Adam Dalgleish mysteries, said she saw no reason why Rowling should not become a successful crime writer. “She certainly has all the skills,” James said. “She is immensely popular with adults and children. She has done a great service to literature by encouraging children to read on that scale. It is a huge achievement to get children queuing for books in the numbers they do.” While this is all very exciting, please keep this very much in the rumor category for now.
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"Order of the Phoenix," Emma Watson Nominated at UK National Movie AwardsAccording to a posting on actress Emma Watson’s website, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been nominated at a new National Movie Award in the UK in the category of “Best Family Movie.” Emma has also been nominated for her role as Hermione Granger in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” The website says these new awards will be shown on UK channel ITV September 29, and the winners are chosen via a nationwide poll with voting forms to be “available in every cinema outlet throughout the UK, and published in national newspapers, magazines, and online.”News came later in the week of further nominations for actors Dan Radcliffe and Rupert Grint at the inaugural British National Movie Awards. The Metro reports that Dan Radcliffe is nominated for his role as Harry Potter, and Rupert Grint is nominated for his performance as Ron Weasley both in the category of “Best male performance” in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which is also nominated as “Best Family Film.” Winners are chosen by the public and voting is now open for these awards, which you can do so via this link. More Big News...Special Effects Lend Great Detail to "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" J.K. Rowling to be Honored by City of Edinburgh, Scotland Attorneys for JKR Continuing Battle Against Piracy of Harry Potter Books in China Release Date for Turkish "Deathly Hallows" Translation Announced
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Regardless of critical reviews (ours or others), we've had variations on the above two emails since the first movie, and expect them to continue through the last. It's a tremendously difficult task to take a beloved series of books and translate them to film. I suggest you take the movies for what they are - the results of the hard work of a lot of people who've attempted to share their vision of JKR's words. Enjoy them for what they are.
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