Even for those who have never a Harry Potter book, the whole empire is undeniably amusing.

First, there are the twenty-somethings who swear the book is real literature, even though the last novel they read was in Freshman English. Then there’s Daniel Radcliffe, whose development from boy wizard to man gave us a new respect for whoever did the casting for The Philosopher’s Stone. Add a closeted gay character to the mix, a ridiculous reaction by the press and you’ve got some real entertainment there.

So this year Entertainment Weekly named J.K. Rowling Entertainer of the Year, crediting the author with getting "people to tote around her big, old-fashioned printed-on-paper books as if they were the hottest new entertainment devices on the planet."

Hey, it’s a better choice than the color green. And she’s even entertained those of us who couldn't care less about wizardry.