Butterscotch Brew. Treacle Fudge. Mmmmmmmmmmm… Harry Potter aficionados recognize those names as they’ve undoubtedly dreamed about JK Rowling’s imaginary confectionary creations. Who hasn’t wanted to pop a Peppermint Humbug into their mouth? Well, here’s your chance. “The Unofficial Harry Potter Sweet Shoppe Kit” by Dinah Bucholz is out now and it’s the closest thing…

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Let me count the ways I am eagerly anticipating this film. Actually, whatever well-observed reasons I may have for seeing it, they all quickly devolve into a single, all-encompassing thought: MUST SEE NOW! Is there any doubt this will be the most thrilling, moving, adrenaline-pumping film that will come out this year? Not only are…

Okay, no she doesn’t–not really. But while Cheryl Klein–Senior Editor at Arthur A. Levine Books at Scholastic–may not be a clairvoyant or have the power to see into the future, she does have other powers that might be relevant to your future: if you are interesting in getting a novel published, that is. Klein, who…

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