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December 4, 2008

Potter returns, in two price brackets

beedlethebard.jpg Today is a glorious day for Harry Potter fans.

Just when you thought Hogwarts-mania had passed, J.K. Rowling provides what is essentially the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales of her wizarding world: The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

This collection of five vignettes was announced last December, and there are not one but two options for those craving the latest Harry Potter installment: the Standard Edition, which can be found at your local bookstore, or the Collector's Edition, available only at Amazon.

For roughly $85 more, you get not only the tales themselves, but extra ready-for-framing illustrations, a replication of Rowling's hand-written introduction and an outer case decorated with skulls and faux gems.

Me? I'll be sticking with the $12.99 version.

But no matter the edition you spring for, you'll be happy to know that the net proceeds will benefit the Children's Voice Campaign, which campaigns for youths rights throughout Europe. The happy recipient will just be happy to know that for now, Rowling isn't done with The Boy Who Lived.

If you're more of a browser than a buyer, a rare original edition is on display at the New York Public Library. Rowling originally wrote and illustrated seven copies of the book as gifts. She gave one to Arthur Levine at Scholastic, which published the American versions of the books. His copy will be on display at the library until Jan. 4.
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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

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