Sunday Mail Reports JKR's Bird Purchase
The Sunday Mail actually reports today that JKR purchased a silver model of a Dodo bird from jeweller Patrick Mavros, in a news item that we would nominate for the We Can't Believe They Wrote That Award, if it existed.
Voting Opens on Quill Awards
The QuillsAwards, sponsored by the Quills Literacy Foundation, has opened voting; you can vote for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade and Book of the Year categories here (you must fill out a short form first).
Followup: Original Sorcerer's Stone Sketch
Yesterday, we told you about J.K. Rowling donating for exhibition an original handwritten chapter and sketch she made for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Today, The Guardian newspaper has more details about the drawing which appears to be one with Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore, and ProfessorContinued...
Handwritten Chapter by J.K. Rowling on Display in the UK
A rare public display of original handwritten work by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is coming soon to the Seven Stories Centre in the UK. The Irish Examiner reports that
"Author JK Rowling has lent the new Seven Stories centre in Newcastle upon Tyne a hand-written draft of chapter sixContinued...
Author Terry Pratchett Comments on J.K.Rowling
Author Terry Pratchett has written an unfavorable note published in a newspaper complaining about J.K.Rowling. His complaint is that the status of the Harry Potter author is being elevated "at the expense of other writers". He writes in the Times:
WHY IS it felt that the continued elevationContinued...
Happy Birthday Harry and Jo Rowling!
It's July 31 in England, which means...it is Harry Potter and Jo Rowling's birthdays! Jo is 40 today, and we wish her all the health and continued success in the world. (If you poke around JKRowling.com, you'll see a bit of notice that it's her birthday, as well.)
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Forbes: JKR 40th Most Powerful Woman
Forbes.com has posted their list of the 100 Most Powerful Women, and our favorite author made the list. J.K. Rowling is ranked at number 40 on their list. Says Forbes:
Rowling, 40, is a media dynamo. Her Harry Potter books have sold a stunning 270 million copies in 62 languages worldwide. Her sixth installmentContinued...
JKR Interviews Online at Quick Quotes
The transcripts of all the recent JKR interviews are now up in full on our Floo Partner, the QQQ: Click here for transcripts, and here for summaries. The hardworking team over there has used the summary page to break down every last piece of info given by JKR in the six interviews she gave leading up to andContinued...
THE INTERVIEW with J.K. Rowling, Part 3
The final part, finally up. Sorry, guys - turns out there was a miscommunication (mine!) preventing this from getting up. Doi! It's up now. (And hey, it worked out to go up almost exactly a week after the time most of you had just gotten your HBPs and started reading them. So, um. Yes. We meant to do this.Continued...
JKRowling.com Updates on Half-Blood Prince Release Weekend
JKRowling has updated her website with thoughts about the Half-Blood Prince release weekend. Her news section, and the extras section both have been updated,including her reactions to meeting our own Melissa and Emerson from MuggleNet.
And there they were, waiting for me. I had met MelissaContinued...
THE INTERVIEW Part Deux
Part two of THE INTERVIEW, along with part two of the report, is up:
The MuggleNet/TLC Jo Rowling Interview, Part Two
Edinburgh Report, Part Two
Update: Emerson has posted a public apology for use of the word "delusional" over on MuggleNet. He also posted a statement that people really need to read. Vent out yourContinued...
THE INTERVIEW with J.K. Rowling
Emerson of MuggleNet and I are in various stages of travel and consciousness, so we have two bits for you right now: our reports of the weekend up to the moment we opened our books, and the first snip of the interview with Jo Rowling, which is very short compared to what's coming on Wednesday and Friday. ThisContinued...
A Delay in posting the Interview with Jo
Hello everyone!
I'm afraid we have some bad news for you. There will be a delay in the posting of the interview with Jo. We wanted to make sure that the interviews were posted on the two sites together, but unfortunately, (as posted on the MuggleNet website), Emerson's flight back home was delayed.Continued...
"Magic at Midnight" to Air in Australia
Our Leaky readers in Australia will be able to watch Harry Potter - Magic at Midnight, a screening from the Edinburgh midnight book reading, this Thursday the 21st at 7:30 on Network 10.
Thanks, Marianna!
Cub Reporters Full Interview with J.K. Rowling
CBBC Newsround has now posted the transcript of the 70 cub reporters interview with J.K. Rowling. While many of the questions we have heard in similar fashion before, there are a few new tidbits of information.
Peter Humphreys for BBC Newsround. - Who did Fawkes previously belong to and will he playContinued...