USA Today: Tracking Potter's readers' growth

Thanks Christopher, for pointing us to this USA Today article, which discusses the Potter audience as it ages, and expectations for Phoenix among that population. Quotage:

Erin Meyers, 18, of Tyler, Texas, is excited, but she won't be wielding a wand on June 21. Having begun the series at 15, the incomingContinued...

Entertainment Weekly's Letter to JKR

Thanks to the reader who sent this; from the June 6 issue of Entertainment Weekly is this funny, tongue-permanently-stuck-in-cheek, piece:

DEAR MS. ROWLING:
It has come to our attention that your children's novel Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is scheduled to be released on June 21. Frankly, weContinued...

Vanity Fair - The grown up pose

And here, thanks to rupertgrint.net (or see the same photo at danielradcliffeexposed.com), the trio's Grown Up Pose, which may be featured in next month's Vanity Fair.

Events, Contest in Richmond Indiana

The Palladium-Item has an article that talks about a rather large mall-wide launch party at the Richmond Square Mall starting at 9pm and closing after all books are sold (around 12:30am).

What's one trait of your favorite Harry Potter character you wish you had?

To previewContinued...

Movie Trio Posing in Vanity Fair

According to HELLO, the upcoming It's Totally Raining Teens of Vanity Fair will have the movie trio striking a "grown-up pose".
Hmmm.......

Book Page Mag article

Thanks Robin, for pointing us to this Book Page article that discusses the release, possible plot points as released in the Scholastic summary (spoiler warning), the auction (though not "Get a Clue"), and a list of book parties that needs help from Meet Up and Read In's database, where over 2,000 signees areContinued...

Potter Book Thief Sentenced

According to the BBC, Donald Parfitt managed to skirt a jail term and was sentenced today to 180 hours of community service and £55 of court costs.

Scholastic Updates Site, Creates Parent's Guide

A visit to Scholastic's Web site has shown it to be remade with the Harry Potter look and feel. Also, in an effort to get parents up to speed (like most parents haven't read the book), they've created a Harry Potter Companion.
Stay tuned for the winners of Scholastic's competition dueContinued...

Radcliffe Has Grown 8 inches since Sorcerer's Stone

In today's CBBC "Celeb Gossip" daily update, they report that Dan Radcliffe has grown 8 inches since he filmed the first movie.

Potter Filming On Schedule Says WB

WB has told CBBC Newsround that they are most definitely on schedule with filming. No delays here.

Amazon Receives over 1 Million Pre Orders for OotP

Amazon.com put out a press release today with some interesting statistics.

To-date more than 550,000 copies of "Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix" have been ordered at www.amazon.com. At
2.8 pounds a piece, that's more than 770 tons of Harry Potter
magic - nearly 3.5 times theContinued...

Harry Potter & Christianity

An interesting commentary on Christianity & Harry Potter from Christianity Today.

BBC Exclusive to Interview Rowling on June 19th

Set your calendars and ready your Quick Quotes Quills - Jeremy Paxman from BBC's Newsnight has already interviewed Rowling in a show set to air on June 19th.

Rowling tells Paxman about Order of the Phoenix, gives him a taster from the new book, and provides an insight into the inspiration behindContinued...

Rowling Event at Royal Albert Hall to be Webcast LIVE

According to the AP, the big event at London's Royal Albert Hall will be webcast live at http://www.msn.co.uk/harrypotter starting at 12pm EDT. Microsoft says it has the ability to reach children in 34 countries in 18 different languages.
Here's the best part:

Before the event, childrenContinued...

Bloomsbury to Propose Stock Split

Bloomberg has a report on a recent downturn in U.K. stocks. Quotage:

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (BMY LN) rose 20p, or 2.4 percent, to 855p. The U.K. publisher of the Harry Potter books said it will propose a 4-for-1 stock split to help increase the liquidity of its shares.