"Dear Mr. Potter: Letters of Love, Loss, and Magic" features hundreds of letters and pictures from Harry Potter fans. Individually, these letters and pictures tell stories of how fans have been impacted and inspired by Harry Potter. Together they serve as proof of what all Potter fans know so well: the Harry Potter series changes lives.

Along with fans from around the world, "Dear Mr. Potter" also features letters from Harry Potter actress Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), New York Times-bestselling author John Green, Leaky Cauldron webmistress and author of New York Times-bestseller "Harry, A History" Melissa Anelli, Andrew Slack of the Harry Potter Alliance, Paul DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters, Andrew Sims and Eric Scull of MuggleNet, and Esther Earl’s mom, Lori.

Dear Mr. Potter: Letters of Love, Loss, and Magic

The day the brochure came was a typical one. With a wife and five small children, a hectic schedule, and a new book due to his publishers, Nicholas Sparks was busy with his usual routine. The colorful mailer, however, described something very different: a tour to some of the most exotic places on Earth. Slowly, an idea took hold in Nicholas's mind and heart. In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, set off on a three-week trip around the globe. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at thirty-seven and thirty-eight respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. And as they voyaged to the lost city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes. . . to mysterious Easter Island. . . to Ayers Rock in the Australian outback. . . and across the vast Indian subcontinent, the ultimate story of their lives would unfold. Against the backdrop of the wonders of the world and often overtaken by their feelings, daredevil Micah and the more serious, introspective Nicholas recalled their rambunctious childhood adventures and the tragedies that tested their faith. And in the process, they discovered startling truths about loss, love and hope. Narrated with irrepressible humor and rare candor, and including personal photographs, Three Weeks with my Brother reminds us to embrace life with all its uncertainties. . . and most of all, to cherish the joyful times, both small and momentous, and the wonderful people who make them possible.

"Did You Know?---

Three Weeks With My Brother is Nicholas's second work of non-fiction? (The first was Wokini, written with Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills.)

Nicholas and Micah Sparks wrote the book together from separate coasts by talking on the phone and faxing drafts back and forth?

The trip around the world was part of a Notre Dame alumni package?"

Three Weeks With My Brother

Music, Discovery, Love. Can one summer make the difference of a lifetime? Zahara is a loner. She's brilliant on the guitar but in everyday life she doesn't really fit in. Then she meets Shaka, himself a musical genius and the first boy who really gets her. They discover that they share a special bond, their passion for music, and Zahara finds herself a part, not just of Shaka's life, but also that of his boys, the Lion Crew. When they all get roles in a summer musical, Zahara, Shaka, and the rest of the Lion Crew use the opportunity to work on a secret project. But the Crew gets much more than they bargained for when they uncover a dark secret linking Shaka and Zahara's families and they're forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about class, colour, and relationships on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Musical Youth placed second in the 2014 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature.

Musical Youth

This formidable compilation is the result of firsthand experience and over two years of research. The Antigua &amp; Barbuda Island Guide provides insightful information that allows visitors to feel like locals while enjoying the indisputable beauty of this Caribbean nation. GAIN INSIGHT - Behind those long stretches of white sand beach and turquoise colored water is a vibrant culture all its own. Get an insightful look at Antigua &amp; Barbuda's history, culture, environment, politics, and people. TOUR THE TWIN-ISLANDS - With 8 detailed maps and resources for getting around, let the Antigua &amp; Barbuda Island Guide steer you in the right direction while keeping you informed on everything the island has to offer. EAT OUT - An exhaustive dining guide highlights those hidden spots where locals go to dine and points out internationally acclaimed restaurants. FIND ACCOMMODATIONS - From first class resorts to hilltop villas to deserted beachfront cabins, Antigua &amp; Barbuda has it all when it comes to finding a place to stay (you just have to know where to look). ARRANGE ACTIVITIES - Are you dreaming about landing that big marlin? Or wanting to search for sunken treasure off Barbuda's coast? How about chartering your own private yacht for the day? It's all here waiting for you.

Antigua and Barbuda: Island Guide

The Boy from Willow Bend

(from the Antigua and Barbuda Humane Society)

The Humane Society has produced a cookbook entitled Tail Waggin’ Recipes, which is a collection of favourite recipes from celebrities, friends and supporters of the Humane Society.

Tail Waggin' Recipes: A Wonderful Collection of Caribbean and International Cuisine from Friends and Supporters of the Antigua & Barbuda Humane Society

A beautifully wrought new novel about marriage and family from the acclaimed author of "
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In "See Now Then", the brilliant and evocative new novel from Jamaica Kincaid—her first in ten years—a marriage is revealed in all its joys and agonies. This piercing examination of the manifold ways in which the passing of time operates on the human consciousness unfolds gracefully, and Kincaid inhabits each of her characters, a mother and father and their two children living in a small village in New England, as they move, in their own minds, between the present, the past, and the future—for, as she writes, “the present will be a now then and the past is now then and the future will be a now then.”

Her characters, constrained by the world, despair in their domestic situations. But their minds wander, trying to make linear sense of what is, in fact, nonlinear. "See Now Then" is Kincaid’s attempt to make clear what is unclear, and to make unclear what we assumed was clear: that is, the beginning, the middle, and the end.


Since the publication of her first short-story collection, "At the Bottom of the River", nominated for a PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction, Kincaid has demonstrated a unique talent for seeing beyond and through the surface of things. In "See Now Then", she envelops the reader in a world that is both familiar and startling—creating her most emotionally and thematically daring work yet.

See Now Then

Antigua and Barbuda are small islands in the Eastern Caribbean, 27 miles apart but with one government. Populated by Amerindians at the time Columbus sailed to the "New World," they were not settled by Europeans until the Earl of Carlyle claimed them for England in 1625. Although independence was granted in 1981, evidence of British colonial influence can be spotted everywhere.


In addition to having a rich history, illuminated by resident Desmond Nicholson's historical essay, Antigua is well known as the yachting and charter center of the Caribbean. One can cruise around Antigua and Barbuda for two weeks without stopping at the same anchorage twice. Jill Bobrow and Dana Jinkins have been coming to these islands for the past twenty-five years. This book is their homage to them.

Antigua and Barbuda: A Photographic Journey

When an Arctic seal named Dolphin finds himself far from home in the warm Caribbean sea, he has to rely on new friends for help. Will he make his way back to his Arctic home?

Antigua and Barbuda

Dear Mr. Potter: Letters of Love, Loss, and Magic

Lily Zalon

Three Weeks With My Brother

Nicholas Sparks

Musical Youth

Joanne C. Hillhouse

Antigua and Barbuda: Island Guide

Christopher Beale

The Boy from Willow Bend

Joanne C. Hillhouse

Tail Waggin' Recipes: A Wonderful Collection of Caribbean and International Cuisine from Friends and Supporters of the Antigua & Barbuda Humane Society

Antigua and Barbuda Humane Society

See Now Then

Jamaica Kincaid

Antigua and Barbuda: A Photographic Journey

Dana Jinkins

Lost! A Caribbean Sea Adventure

Joanne C. Hillhouse