Well, if youve seen my store, you know how much of my stock in trade stems from J. K. Rowling's imagination. Im pretty happy about that, because I am a huge fan of her books. Theyre massively entertaining, and have some pretty important messages. As everyone knows, fans all over the world have gathered at bookstores at midnight for the release of the past books in the series, so they can read Harry's latest adventures as soon as possible. (I was among them last time to grab my copy of the audiobook! While I'd be embarrassed by most real fanatics in a trivia contest, Im certainly more knowledgeable about JKR's fantasy world that the average middle aged man!)
This July promises to be a little different. For one thing, the new book will be the last of the series. For another, the release will come a mere 2 weeks after the release of the latest film version., with all the attendant publicity that Warner Bros. can muster. Now except for a (relativly) small number of extreme fans, these book release parties are the only time most HP fans actually gather together, and this July will be the very last time that will happen. Considering the fans will already be stoked by the movie, it promises to be a blow-out bash. The upshot is that ol' Mr. Halloween Man is going to be very busy in the few weeks leading up to it!
I'm thinking up some promotions to try to stoke the flames even higher, and not just for the sake of my own wallet. I want to see the fans really go nuts this last time. Ms. Rowling deserves it. One last loud long huge united shout out to her from the fans to thank her. Her books have added more to our culture than just another icon and popular franchise. Without them, our world would have been much less magical indeed.
Mr. Halloween Man & The Halloween Bros.
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