Diagon Alley in Oxford? The Seventh Annual Harry Potter Book Night – Part 2
Through literary clues, Dr. Beatrice Groves reveals how Diagon Alley may have been inspired by Oxford’s High Street.
Category: Bathilda’s Notebook
Celebrating the Seventh Annual Harry Potter Book Night: Diagon Alley – Part 1
From puns to literary references to magical ley lines, there’s more to Diagon Alley than meets the eye.
“Hitchhiker” and “Harry Potter:” Part 2 – “Mostly Harmless”
Dr. Beatrice Groves argues that Douglas Adams’s book “Mostly Harmless” may have inspired an overarching theme in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”
“Hitchhiker” and “Harry Potter:” Part 1 – Celebrating Towel Day 2021
A closer look at “Harry Potter” shows that it may have been inspired by aspects of Douglas Adams’s work.
Trouble in Faerie Land – Part 3: Searching for Duessa in “Troubled Blood”
Were you surprised by the murderer in “Troubled Blood”? A closer look at “The Faerie Queene” epigraphs reveals extra clues that lead you in the direction of the proper suspect…
Trouble in Faerie Land – Part 2: Shipping Robin and Strike in the Epigraphs of “Troubled Blood”
By pairing Robin and Strike with characters from “The Faerie Queene”, Dr. Beatrice Groves reveals how “Troubled Blood” foreshadows what’s to come in the detectives’ relationship.
Trouble in Faerie Land (Part 1): Spenserian Clues in the Epigraphs of “Troubled Blood”
Dr. Beatrice Groves explores how “The Faerie Queen” epigraphs in “Troubled Blood” impart clues about the story and characters as well as illuminate the book’s central themes.
“Troubled Blood” in London
Dr. Beatrice Groves predicts that “Troubled Blood” will take us from St. John’s Gate to the Hampton Court astronomical clock, all while weaving in elements of tarot and the occult.
“Troubled Blood” in Cornwall
In anticipation of the imminent release of “Troubled Blood”, Dr. Beatrice Groves predicts that the upcoming novel will include Cornish myths, occult presences, and a mysterious place known as the Doom Bar.
