The name J.K. Rowling can hardly be mentioned without sparking the attention of a crazed fanatic, or the unimpressed sigh of a disbelieving muggle. At the very least, Rowling’s name and face is one to be recognized. Considering myself a supporter of her work, I eagerly anticipated the arrival of her first and only non-Harry Potter-related novel, “The Casual Vacancy.

July 21, 2007, 2 p.m. After 13 hours of almost continuous reading, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was sitting closed on my bed staring back at me. “All was […]