Tonight at 8:30 p.m. EST, there will be a real-world meeting of Dumbledore's Army courtesy of the HP Alliance. As STANDFast (where we give up one luxury item for the day and donate that money to help people in Darfur and Burma) is tomorrow, we're getting together tonight to talk about the issues and haveContinued...
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Beedle the Bard Becomes UK Fastest-Selling Book of Year
December 09, 2008, 04:36 PM
The Tales of Beedle the Bard have become the fastest-selling book of the year in UK. The Bookseller is reporting the new book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling " shot straight to the top of the bestseller charts with sales of 368,000 copies in three days." The article noted that BeedleContinued...
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Reminder: Beedle Party Tonight in NYC!
December 05, 2008, 10:28 AM
Quick reminder: We hope to see you tonight at our live PotterCast, in celebration of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. It is at:
Books of Wonder
18 W. 18th Street, NYC
6pm to 8pm
This will be our first live audience discussion of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Cheryl Klein, continuity editor of the Harry PotterContinued...
JKR at Beedle Release: Locations in Harry Potter Book Not Based on Real Places
December 05, 2008, 08:18 AM
We have a couple more details (thanks to an email from an attendee) on topics discussed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling yesterday at the release party for The Tales of Beedle the Bard. In response to a question at the event yesterday in Edinburgh, Scotland, Jo saidContinued...
Report and Photos from JK Rowling's Beedle the Bard Release Party in Scotland
December 04, 2008, 03:56 PM
The first images and reports from the special party held in Edinburgh, Scotland by author J.K. Rowling for the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard are now online. You can see early images here via Getty, while Reuters has some details from a question and answer sessionContinued...
Friday NYC Beedle Party Details: Cheryl Klein, Grandpre Artwork, Giveaway, and More!
December 04, 2008, 10:56 AM
We have more details for you about Friday's live PotterCast, the first live discussion of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, the latest Harry Potter-related book. It is at 6-8 p.m. at Books of Wonder in NYC.
We are happy to announce that Cheryl Klein, continuity editor ofContinued...
New Interview with JK Rowling's First Editor Barry Cunningham
December 03, 2008, 11:21 PM
A second handwritten copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard was unveiled today in Edinburgh, Scotland, this belonging to J.K. Rowling's first editor Barry Cunningham. This copy will be on display at the National Library of Scotland, site of a launch day tea party event being held tomorrow.Continued...
Wrapup Video from Today's Beedle Event
December 03, 2008, 10:39 PM
In our video galleries, and embedded below, is a short wrapup of the conference and events at today's Beedle the Bard unveiling at the New York Public Library, featuring a very invested and enthusiastic Arthur Levine (co-editor of the HP books).
That embedded video comes from our PotterCast YouTube channelContinued...
Video from NYPL Beedle Unveiling
December 03, 2008, 03:16 PM
Footage from this morning's event at the New York Public Library, unveiling Arthur Levine's copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, as well as video of the book itself, is now available in our video galleries (thanks to our speedy staff)! More will be added soon.
The book, close up.
Arthur Levine's speech
Q&AContinued...
STANDing Fast with Jingle Spells
December 03, 2008, 12:34 PM
Today is STANDFast, the day where people around the world, and many of us within the Harry Potter fandom, are giving up small luxuries in order to donate to help protect the women of Darfur and villagers of Burma. It takes three dollars to protect a woman for a month and five to protect an entire family in EasternContinued...
US Borders Stores to Hold "Beedle the Bard" Release Parties December 4
December 02, 2008, 06:40 PM
Previously we told you there were to be release parties in the UK for the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard along with a possible shopping event here at some stores in the US. Borders has now issued a press release stating they will be holding special evening parties on DecemberContinued...
Charity Auction for Jason Isaacs Malfoy Manor Photo Now Underway
November 29, 2008, 08:52 PM
There is a new charity auction underway tonight, for an autographed photo of actor Jason Isaacs. The auction is for a photo taken of the actor in his role in the Harry Potter films as Lucius Malfoy, showing the actor lounging at Malfoy Manor in high style, sitting by the fireContinued...
Tales of Beedle the Bard Pre-Orders "Shipping Soon"
November 29, 2008, 07:23 PM
With just four days left until the release of the new book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, fans (including this editor) who have pre-ordered their copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard have started seeing their order status set to "shipping soon" or "dispatching soon." Very exciting businessContinued...
UK Amazon Contest for Ten Signed Copies of "Beedle the Bard" Collector's Edition
November 23, 2008, 08:38 AM
Another contest has now opened to win a signed Collector's Edition copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling, this one from Amazon Great Britain. Residents of the UK who pre-order, or already have pre-ordered, the special Collector's Edition of the new bookContinued...
Amazon Contest For Possible Chance to Buy Half-Price Collector's Editon of "Beedle the Bard"
November 22, 2008, 10:40 AM
Amazon.com has launched a new contest for consumers to vote for special items they would like to purchase at a highly discounted price this holiday shopping season. According to this press release, among the items possibly being included in this specialContinued...
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