The end of the infamous Harry Potter is drawing to a close and everyone is dying to see what is going to happen next. There are rumors that J.K. Rowling the author of the “Harry Potter” series will be killing off two important people. And it seems that it won’t be an easy thing for readers to take. Even the author herself is having a difficult time with it.
Six thousand years before Bilbo Baggins found the ring of Sauron, Turin and Nienor were born to Hurin, called the Steadfast, lord of Dor-lo-min, husband of Morwen. Turin waged war against Morgoth and slew Glaurung, the first of the dragons of Morgoth. That is how the story begins.
“All the King’s Men” written by Robert Penn Warren is more than just a classic political novel. Warren’s tale of power and corruption in the Depression-era South is a sustained meditation on the unforeseen consequences of every human action, the vexing connectedness of all people and the possibility that there might be some sort of good in a sinful world.
It is true that J.R.R. Tolkien has been dead for quite some time now, but some people are making sure that his memory continues as well as his legacy. His son, Christopher Tolkien, went through his father’s notes and finished yet another book that his father had previously started. The new book, which will go on sale April 17, is called “The Children of Hurin.” The manuscript that Tolkien began in 1918 took Christopher over 30 years to finish.
“Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events is an unusual children’s book that has turned into a well known and popular series that both children and adults have grown attached to. When you pick up the first book of the series you will notice a warning that says, “I’m sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant.”
Lost City Radio is the name of a Sunday evening radio news program where people from all over the country call in trying to trace their missing after nearly a decade of war. The show’s host, Norma, who is also the protagonist of the novel, has a private motivation in conducting the show religiously each week: every Sunday she hopes that her missing husband, Rey, will call in looking for her. Rey and Norma fell in love and married just as the country was on the verge of violence.