the next harry

Harry Potter fans (whose numbers include my husband) can finally mark their calendars for June 21. That’s when they can assault bookstores for the worldwide release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. And you can already pre-order it at Amazon.com.
In other YA book news, Publishers’ Weekly’s Off the Cuff awards were announced today. Poor Michael Chabon. They picked his Summerland as the most over-rated book of the year. Ouch. Not everyone can have J.K. Rowling’s mojo. Not even Joyce Carol Oates’ latest.