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May 16, 2010
The Infinitus Formal Programming List
The formal programming list for Infinitus 2010 has been posted at http://www.infinitus2010.org/formal.html and if you scroll down to the bottom of the page you will see my paper listed. It is called "Sneaking Past the Watchful Dragons: Christian Themes in Harry Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia." There are quite a number of presentations on the list that I'm looking forward to hearing, especially "Severus Snape, Jedi Master" by Logospilgrim, "The Seven Literary Keys to Unlocking Harry...
ImagiCon Harry Potter Books vs. Films Discussion
On Saturday, May 22, I am leading two panel discussions on Harry Potter books vs. the film adaptations at the ImagiCon science fiction and fantasy convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Panel One is on movies 1-3 and Panel Two is on movies 4-6. What questions would you like me to ask the fans? What comments would you make if you were participating in this discussion? What do you think of the casting decisions? Who is the best director so far? What is your opinion of the screenwriting? What...
May 15, 2010
ImagiCon Whomping Willows Track
The ImagiCon Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention will be held May 21-23, 2010 in Birmingham, Alabama. Among the usual sci-fi convention events for fans of Star Wars and Star Trek, ImagiCon will also feature a "Whomping Willows" programming track for Harry Potter fans. I am delighted to announce that I will be a panelist for Harry Potter "Movies and Books" Part I and II, and that I will be giving a presentation on Sunday afternoon on topics from my book The Lord of the Hallows. This is...
May 8, 2010
Blog Jog Day
For those of you who are participating in Blog Jog Day, thanks for visiting! This blog belongs to Denise Roper, author of The Lord of the Hallows: Christian Symbolism and Themes in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Denise is a panelist and guest lecturer on the deeper meaning of the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia. Please explore what this blog has to offer, leave a comment if you wish, and bookmark it if you'd like to visit it again.
When you are done...
May 6, 2010
MythCon 41
The Mythopoeic Society will be celebrating their 41st annual conference at the Crowne Plaza Suites Hotel in Dallas, Texas from July 9-12, 2010. I am delighted to announce that I will be attending this conference for the first time, and I will be presenting a paper that I wrote entitled "The Lord of the Horcruxes: The Immortal Soul and the Eternal War Between Good and Evil in the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling." Here is an excerpt from my paper:
The ancient...
April 29, 2010
Melissa Anelli's Unpublished Rowling Interviews
If you have read Melissa Anelli's book, Harry, A History and you think you know all of the insider information that J. K. Rowling has revealed to the webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron, you're in for a surprise. Melissa's website has a section called "Vault 27″ in which she has released previously unpublished interviews with J. K. Rowling. In one such interview Rowling revealed the working title of the seventh Harry Potter novel:
MA: One of them was the Hallows of Hogwarts.
JKR: Yeah, well...
New Discussion Group
There's a new discussion group at http://ChristianHarryPotterFans.ning.com where you can see some great photos from The Lord of the Hallows, and also view some pictures from powerpoint presentations that I have given on the deeper meaning of the Harry Potter series.
I'm now on Twitter! You can follow me at http://twitter.com/DeniseRoper. 
April 27, 2010
April 20, 2010
5-Star Review from amazon.com
This is another positive review of The Lord of the Hallows from amazon.com. It's really nice to know that so many people are saying such great things about my book!
By Jennings
This review is from: The Lord of the Hallows: Christian Symbolism and Themes in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book! Fans of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings who are looking for a deeper understanding of religious symbolism in the books will enjoy it, too. Roper is a talented...
April 19, 2010
The Lord of the Films by J. W. Braun
I mentioned in an earlier post that fellow goodreads author J. W. Braun read and reviewed my book, The Lord of the Hallows. This is my review of his book:
The Lord of the Films by J. W. Braun is a fun, fact-filled guidebook to the wonderful Lord of the Rings films by Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson. Braun's book also includes discussion of the Rankin/Bass animated versions of The Hobbit and The Return of the King as well as the Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings film.
The book is filled...
