An old tale with a new twist

Last night I went to Lev Grossman's reading at the Boston Public Library. The author read from his new book, The Magicians, which is being described as "Harry Potter for adults". Now, this isn't to say that Harry Potter isn't for adults; it would be more accurate to say that The Magicians is Harry Potter NOT for children. It does follow the trials of a group of students in magic school (Grossman says he came up with the idea before the Harry Potter books came out. Ouch.) but it also includes som