Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli (reviewed by Bear Schacht)

I have been a fan of Harry Potter for about half my life, but when I was first introduced to it I was too young to do anything except enjoy the books. The biggest Harry Potter related event I ever attended was the midnight release of the seventh book, which only had about 200 people and was over at 3 AM. Reading Harry, A History was a different perspective entirely. It told all the stories, from the original idea through the early days of the series, the birth of the online fandom, the origins of wizard rock, the controversy over and the banning of the books, interviews with J.K. Rowling, and the 'shipping wars at conferences to the Harry and the Potters concert in Boston's Harvard Square that was attended by 15,000 people. If you are a fan of Harry Potter and curious about the phenomenon, you should read this book.

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