Harry Potter Roundtable

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To mark the opening of the movie version of “The Sorcerer’s Stone,” an exploration of the phenomenal popularity of the Harry Potter books.  We hear from elementary school fans, and from writers Lee Siegel, Henry Jenkins, Alison Lurie and Donn Esmonde, who all offer their takes on what makes the books by J.K. Rowling so successful.