Relief: It's Not Just National Security Secrets They Like to Leak
Thank goodness! They like to dick around with little children too!
BBC – JK Rowling rails against spoilers
JK Rowling has hit out at US newspapers that have published plot details from the final Harry Potter book.
The author said she was “staggered” that papers including The New York Times had printed reviews ahead of the novel’s publication on 21 July. …
“I am incredibly grateful to all those newspapers, booksellers and others who have chosen not to attempt to spoil Harry’s last adventure for fans,” she added.
Rowling’s statement follows an earlier message on her website, in which she said: “Let’s all, please, ignore the misinformation popping up on the web and in the press.
“I’d like to ask everyone who calls themselves a Harry Potter fan to help preserve the secrecy of the plot for all those who are looking forward to reading the book at the same time on publication day.
The NY Times’ response (actually, I like the idea of calling it the New Amsterdam Times):
The paper’s books and theatre editor Rick Lyman said: “It’s our policy that once a book has been offered up for sale, it’s fair game to be reviewed.
“It’s not our business to help book publishers market their books. We tried very, very hard to give away the absolute bare minimum of the plot.”
Nice. I could say, so, oh, so much more, but why?
