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An 800-word Harry Potter prequel written by J.K. Rowling fetched nearly $49,000 at a London charity auction yesterday, about $61 per word. The postcard-sized prequel will not be published; auction proceeds go to English PEN, the writers' association, and Dyslexia Action, Reuters reports.
$61 per word? At that rate, this post is worth about $2,000. Do I have a bid? (All proceeds to a good cause.)
Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme. 
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