The Shadow of Harry Potter

Arlo Finch sprang from a phone call in an Austin hotel room in October 2015 during an epic thunderstorm. Screenwriter John August spent the next month tracing Arlo's journey over seven chapters and realized he had a book series on his hands. After talking to other screenwriters-t ...  Show more

Three out of five people say they dream of writing a book. Chances are you’re one of them. But what does it take to actually go from dream to launch? Screenwriter John August wants to find out. After writing hit films like Big Fish, Go, and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, he d ...  Show more

This week's book, which can be enjoyed by kingkillers and non-kingkillers alike, manages to be filled with meta-references to fantasy fiction without being annoying, which is rare enough to be the stuff of fantasy all by itself.

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You’ve been bullied and ignored for much of your childhood. You lose yourself in trances that can last for an hour. Your only escape is the books you love, the complex thoughts that bounce around inside your mind...and to get out of your father’s house. Hosted by Robbie Daymond.Y ...  Show more

Two ambitious journalists Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson rise through the ranks of The News Of The World - Britain’s biggest sunday tabloid. But the culture of ‘dark arts‘ threatens to bring everything down. 

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As John's political, marital and financial woes spiral, he's desperate to find an escape route. Then he reads a book and has a crazy idea...

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