The Leaky Cauldron - Harry, A History

"Harry, A History" Discussion Tomorrow in Fairfax, Virginia

Thu Oct 22 12:26:00 -0400 2009

Calling Harry Potter fans in the DC area! There will be a discussion about the phenomenal world of Harry Potter and the series by J.K. Rowling tomorrow in Fairfax, Virginia. Featuring TLC's own Melissa Anelli, author of "Harry, A History," the event will take place at 7:00pm (Eastern) tomorrow night and is free and open to the public. Directions to site of the event, the Fairfax County Governme...

"Harry, A History" Event Reminder

Fri May 01 15:27:00 -0400 2009

Quick reminder: I'll be at the Contra Costa Library in Concord, CA (near SF) this weekend, giving a keynote and doing a signing of my book, Harry, A History. It should be a fun day and I hope to see you there! You can RSVP to the event on my Facebook account (page here, event here) or by just taking down the following info:

Contra Costa County Willow Pass Center
Keynote, Q&A and Signing:
Sunday,...

PotterCast 188: Sue's Birthday... Not New Stuff

Thu Mar 26 17:23:00 -0400 2009

We have for you today the 188th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, bringing you the latest Harry Potter news, discussion, and fun. This week, Melissa, Sue, John, and Frak are joined by Paul DeGeorge from Harry and the Potters and Matt Maggiacomo of The Whomping Willows who sit down to talk about their No New Stuff Campaign. As always, Sue starts off the show with the latest new...

Harry, A History Updates: Audio, Events and More

Wed Mar 25 15:22:00 -0400 2009

There are a few updates on the Harry, A History front!

Firstly, the audio edition was made available this month! It was released by Tantor Media and read by actress Renee Raudman. You can get it in person in a bookstore, or on Amazon here, on iTunes here, on Audible here. You can hear a sample by clicking here (I chose one that has the "voices" for John Noe, Sue Upton and Paul DeGeorge.)

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Hallows of Hogwarts "for years" working title of DH

Mon Jan 19 03:15:00 -0500 2009

A small but fun factual nugget was hidden in the JKR interview from Harry, A History (which is available here). I've posted it now on the Web site. It seems Hallows of Hogwarts was a working title for DH; this title had been trademarked along with a bunch of others but (it seems) hadn't ever been pegged as an actual working title - until now. A fun fact for all of us who like to obsess. Click t...

PotterCast 179: Best of 2008!

Wed Dec 31 17:34:00 -0500 2008

It's that time once again to take a walk down memory lane with the PotterCasters, as they reminisce about 2008 and all that this past year had to offer. The 179th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, beings with a look back at some of the biggest and favorite news stories of 2008, including the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, the almost release of <>Harry Potter and the Half...

2008: A Year in Review, Leaky and the Fandom

Wed Dec 31 16:23:00 -0500 2008

Time for the second year in review report, this focusing on events and moments for us here at Leaky and the Harry Potter fandom.

JANUARY

A new year brought a new poll on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter website, and reports claimed a December 2009 opening is possible.

The Ace of Cakes met PotterCast as the Food Network star Duff joined John and Sue to talk about the very special cake he made...

Reminder: Harry, A History Signing and Yule Ball in Boston Area Sunday!

Fri Dec 19 16:47:00 -0500 2008

Snow? What snow? There are two Harry events in the Boston area this Sunday within blocks of each other, and no such thing as a snow date! See you there! (Facebook event here.)

Sunday, 3 p.m., Harvard Coop in Cambridge:
Harry, A History Discussion and Signing
18 Palmer Street (or 1400 Mass. Ave, same store!)
Free! We are also giving away two tickets to the Yule Ball! Speaking of Yule Ball...

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Harry, A History Updates: Boston Signing, Yule Ball, and More Vault Tidbits

Tue Dec 16 16:46:00 -0500 2008

First and foremost, thank you all again, because Harry, A History (UK version here) is enjoying its fourth week on the New York Times Bestseller List!

<>Second: I'm excited to announce that I'll be doing a discussion and signing of the book on December 21 at the Harvard Co-op in Boston, just before (and right near) Harry and the Potters' Yule Ball at the Middle East. (Facebook event here.) In ...

PotterCast 174: Ballious Repello

Tue Nov 25 01:29:00 -0500 2008

<>The 174th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is here for you today, ready to give you your super high-energy Harry Potter fix. In the news this week, we have for you information on a new picture of Ginny Weasley from the Half-Blood Prince film, location scouting for Deathly Hallows, the call for LeakyCon Proposals now being open, the upcoming release for Beedle the Bard, the Wizar...

Harry, A History Updates: New JKR Snippet and More

Fri Nov 21 01:46:00 -0500 2008

A couple of quick updates: Harry, A History (which you can order here) will spend its second week on the NYT Bestseller list this week, so, thank you again! It's been really exciting, but I know there's more to come, so stay tuned. Second, I have added another vault entry to Harry, A History's web site, this time about Harry/Hermione and other shippy matters. By all means, have fun - it's cert...

"Harry, A History" Makes New York Times Bestseller List

Wed Nov 12 18:02:00 -0500 2008

On Sunday, the New York Times Nonfiction Bestseller List will include Harry, A History. It will debut there at number 18 (a very lucky number in my, and many other people's, family).

It's tempting to say a lot right here. I'll save that for the website; for now, I'll just say thank you Leaky people, who have been buying it and talking about it and... and everything else. You can't expect me to ...

"We Are Wizards" Gets Theatrical NYC Run; Joint "Harry, A History"/WAW Event Friday

Wed Nov 12 15:14:00 -0500 2008

This Friday, November 14, we will have a special joint event at the Barnes & Noble in TriBeCa (97 Warren St, NY, click here for a map); it's a discussion and signing of Harry, A History, and a discussion with some of the cast and crew of We Are Wizards in celebration of the documentary's New York theatrical release!

The film is being given a rare run at Cinema Village theater in NYC, so come out...

PotterCast 172: The Subway

Tue Nov 11 20:40:00 -0500 2008

<>The 172nd episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is now online (along with an entire new week of vlogs) with the start of our three part series where we examine Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling's The Beedle the Bard stories prior to its release. As always, Sue starts off the show with the latest news, which includes bits of information from the actors about the Deathly Hallows film, <>M...

Scholastic to Publish 3.5 Million Copies of "Beedle," Ads Planned for NYT, USA Today and More

Mon Nov 10 07:15:00 -0500 2008

Publisher's Weekly has a lengthy new piece online regarding the upcoming The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling where it notes that as this is the first new Harry Potter novel due out at the height of the holiday season, retailers are hoping for good sales. The article states the book <>"will have to ship from wholesalers during the Thanksgiving rush. Ingram Book Group's director of merchan...