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After 10 Years, Harry Potter Off NYT Best-Seller List

Rowling mainstay, which forced changes in the survey, finally vanishes

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted May 1, 2008 6:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – As the next edition of the New York Times Book Review goes to press, an era ends—books from author JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, for the first time in 10 years, are nowhere on the best-seller list.

The Potter series, a year after a quiet but critically acclaimed debut in 1998, so dominated the sales list that the Times created first a separate list for children’s books, and then for children’s book “series,” to clear the gridlock for other titles.

British author J.K. Rowling holds a copy of her latest book 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, for its world wide launch, Friday, July 15, 2005.
British author J.K. Rowling holds a copy of her latest book 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, for its world wide launch, Friday, July 15, 2005.   (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
The seven-book print set of Harry Potter books autographed by author J.K. Rowling are seen at the National Braille Press in Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007.
The seven-book print set of Harry Potter books autographed by author J.K. Rowling are seen at the National Braille Press in Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007.   (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)
Author J.K. Rowling exits Manhattan federal court, Monday, April 14, 2008, in New York after testifying on the first day of her trial against a publishing company.
Author J.K. Rowling exits Manhattan federal court, Monday, April 14, 2008, in New York after testifying on the first day of her trial against a publishing company.   (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
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