She who cannot be stopped by an embargo
You know that part in The Devil Wears Prada where Meryl Streep orders her assistant to get a copy of the next, as-yet unpublished Harry Potter book? It’s considered an impossible task, but the assistant manages to snag a copy through a journalist who knows the book designer. Well the new Potter won’t be out until tomorrow, the 21st, but despite the famed embargo the New York Times managed to acquire a copy from a bookstore, and Michiko Kakutani’s review appeared—gasp!—three days before the release date. It’s a positive review, and according to someone who’s actually read the books, contains no spoilers, but the book’s publishers, Bloomsbury and Scholastic, are miffed. If you want a career in publishing, do you side with America’s most powerful book critic, or the billionaire British author? “Wait for Oprah’s opinion” is not an answer.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
July 21st, 2007 at 16:11
Like Kakutani revealed too much “spoilers” which haven’t been circulating from Rowling’s interviews and site.
Probably the worst spoiler was made by the idiot who photographed the whole book and posted it on torrent sites days before the release – I have a copy, and I wanted to kill him because I can’t believe that someone with a Canon DSLR, can take pictures of things so badly (Don’t you know how to use the flash? How about the focus?).
And come on. It’s a good review. In the New York Times. What else are you waiting for?!
July 22nd, 2007 at 11:32
no comment on this particular post. i’m really not a harry potter fan. just like to ask anyone ou there who has a copy of monty python’s the life of brian film, can i borrow it? or can i have a copy? i’ll send a blank cdr if need be.
i saw monty python skits on you tube and its so damn funny!
“always look at the bright side of your life”
July 22nd, 2007 at 23:51
But regardless of the review being a positive one, the fact that she got a copy of the much coveted book in advance totally defeats the purpose of having a book launching. Just imagine how those poor fellows who slept in tents outside bookstores in order to be the first ones to acquire a copy must’ve felt when someone was able to do just that without having to go through the same great lengths… alright, so maybe they didn’t mind so much, as lines and sales were still staggering (even here), but I sOo would.
Hey Jessica, ruler of the universe, do you read Harry Potter? ^_^