Signed JKR Item to Be Previewed This Weekend
The signed item that J.K. Rowling has donated to Book Aid International is, as was the last, a secretive document that, is written on A3 (11x16") paper, "involves Harry Potter, is signed by her and involves the phrase, 'between the lines.' There will be a preview of it in the DailyContinued...
JKR Donates Handwritten Item to BookAid International for Auction
We're really happy to revisit history a bit on this page, to announce J.K. Rowling has donated a handwritten, signed item to Book Aid International for its fundraising auction.
Bloomsbury Auctions of Mayfair, London, will play host to the auction, which is also supported by JeremyContinued...
JKR's Romania Visit is Confirmed
Earlier this week, we told you that J.K. Rowling was expected to attend a dinner on January 25 in Bucharest, as part of the charity event "Romania for Europe's children." Today's Bucharest Daily News confirms that our favorite author, who became a member of the organization just a week ago, willContinued...
Exclusive Interview with Brendan Gleeson!
Leaky reader Catherine from Dublin was kind enough to send us an exclusive report, including a short interview with Brendan Gleeson, from the red carpet premiere of "Breakfast on Pluto," which took place in Dublin this week. Mr. Gleeson (Mad-Eye Moody) and Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) were amongContinued...
Rickman Fans Start Charity Drive
Jayna from Rickman-Online.net informed us today that "we Alan Rickman fans have taken it upon ourselves to band together and start a charity drive in honor of Mr. Rickman's fast-approaching 60th birthday (Editor's note: Mr. Rickman will turn 60 on February 21, 2006). We are trying to raise $500 forContinued...
J.K. Rowling Confirms New Children's Book Written; Will Host New Charity Ball in March
In the new interview published in the February edition of Tatler magazine that we told you about below, author J.K. Rowling confirms again that she has written a new children's book and more. In extended excerpts now posted online from the magazine, Jo talksContinued...
Followup: JKR Signed HBP Book on Ebay for Charity
A few days ago we told you that author J.K. Rowling had donated a specially signed copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to be auctioned off for the charity Peace Hospice in the UK. The bidding has now started on Ebay, which you can see via this link. This is an autographed first editionContinued...
Get A Clue Donation Update
Many of you have asked how to donate to "Get a Clue," our annual charity drive benfitting Book Aid International, without buying a shirt; please do so using this button, which will go on top of our page for a week. Thank you!
J.K. Rowling Donates Signed HBP to Peace Hospice; Also Nominated for Italian Vogue's Woman of the Year
Author J.K. Rowling has reportedly donated a signed first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to be auctioned off to help raise funds for Peace Hospice in England. The spokesperson for the charity hospice is quoted in the WatfordContinued...
Last Two Days for Get A Clue T-Shirt Drive
You have two more days to order T-Shirts in our fourth annual Get a Clue! We've raised several thousand dollars for BookAid, so we thank you.
If your shirts haven't arrived yet, we simply ask for your patience. This is a purely mechanical effort for a good cause - we don't have an Amazon.comContinued...
Winner of Signed Half-Blood Prince Book Raffle
Previously, we told you about the Belen Public Library in New Mexico conducting a raffle for their copy of one of the Half-Blood Prince books signed by author J.K. Rowling in order to help fund an addition to their library. The winner was Katherine Williams of Albuquerque, and her son sent us inContinued...
G4: Leaky's Fourth "Get a Clue" Charity Drive Open! Get Your Leaky and PotterCast shirts!
The fourth "Get a Clue" drive is now open!
Four years ago, almost to the date, we opened our first-ever "Get a Clue" drive for charity. At the time, the purpose was to collect enough money to bid onContinued...
Emma Thompson Decorates Walking Stick for Charity
Emma Thomson and other entertainment, music and sports celebrities have decorated walking sticks for an online charity auction. The money raised will aid the Disabled Living Foundation (DLF), a British charity providing information on disability equipment. Commenting on her creation, Ms. ThompsonContinued...
JKR and the Rags Before the Riches
The Scotsman has a very good new article highlighting excerpts from a foreward that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has written for a new book, in which she describes her life in relative poverty before achieving her current fame and wealth. In describing parts of her days in Edinburgh as a single mother orContinued...
"Candle For Care" Fundraiser
DanRadcliffe.com and DanRadcliffe.co.uk both let us know that they are again running their "Candle for Care" charity fundraiser. Actor Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) has sent out a message to fans asking, in lieu sending presents this holiday season, that fans consider making a donation to Demelza House,Continued...