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Harry Potter to Disapparate from the New York Times Bestseller List
BooksNext week, for the first time in almost nine and a half years, Harry Potter will not appear on the New York Times bestseller list.. The New York Times’s article reminds readers that it first appeared on December 27, 1998, and that after a year and a half with the books clogging the top spots, the paper split its list into children’s and adults versions. The article notes that the books are probably going to re-emerge on the list when the movie of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is released in November.
Just for fun, and in remembrance of a great 10 years, here’s a little extra Harry history for you, which is not in the article: The first book appeared at number 16, and didn’t reach number one until the release of Chamber of Secrets in the U.S. in June of 1999. Sorcerer’s Stone first hit number one on the list in August of 1999. The split of the Times’ list happened right before the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and after a nearly solid year and a half of the three released Potter books cycling through the top handful of spots on the list.
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That is horrible. At my school, everyone is reading a series that rips off of Harry Potter and no one likes it any more except for me. Oh, and Natalie, I think it would be interesting if you went on a date with a serial killer. Let’s just see what happens next, shall we? Oh, and I agree with Taylor. But the New York Times bestseller list should die anyway.
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Leaky Poll
Moving the HBP film to July 2009 is:
- Completely unforgivable17 (47%)
- Annoying, but I'll get over it13 (36%)
- Not something I care about.1 (2%)
- Cool; who wants to go to the movies in the winter anyway?1 (2%)
- Awesome! I get to save $10 until next year.0 (0%)
- Awesome! I get to save $10 because now I'm skipping this movie!3 (8%)
- I've made a Facebook group, started a protest, called my local councilman, staged a sit-in, started a boycott, and organized a million-fan march because we won't stand for the - wait, what was this about again?1 (2%)
This is so strange. It is absolutely amazing to think that these books have not been out of the list for so long and now it’s slowly dyeing down. We’re all soooo privileged to be apart of the whole thing. But guys it’s not over! We still have three more movies, a theme park and who knows what else to come!!! haha
Potter Forever!!! =]