Freaky Friday Fun in the Lily and Stag Inn
The Lily and Stag Inn on the Leaky Lounge, which house our Harry Potter Reading Groups, is hosting a fun and communal event for Inn members to mark Friday the 13th. This weekend, Reading Group members will have access to all the rooms in the Lily and Stag Inn for fun discussions and much more. Continued...
J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard on Shortlist for British Book Award
The Tales of Beedle the Bard written by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling have been nominated this year at the Galaxy British Book Awards. Beedle the Bard is on the shortlist for "Children's Book of the Year," along with a few others including: Breaking Dawn by StephenieContinued...
Followup: First Editon Copy of Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone Sells at Record Price
A quick followup this morning regarding this story from last month involving an auction of a rare First Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Scores of you owled to let us know the auction was completed, with the book selling for a record $19,120.Continued...
Happy Birthday, Ron Weasley
A shopkeeper, an Auror, or a Wheezy he may be, for as noted on JKRowling.com today marks the birthday of a character with a heart of lion, and one who will always be our King. Everyone, please join us as wish Ron Weasley a Happy Birthday! Cheers!
Harry Potter Books at Auction: First Edition Philosopher's Stone Selling at Record Prices
Several pieces of news today regarding Harry Potter books up for auction. First thanks to Heritage Auction for letting us know about a first edition Bloomsbury copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone) they have for auction. HeritageContinued...
Scholastic to Release New Box Set of Harry Potter Paperbacks
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, will be releasing a new box set of the series this summer. This new collection, which you can see here in our galleries, is available for pre-order via Barnes and Noble, as well as Walmart. Included in the collection areContinued...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the Claymation
Harry Potter fans are well known for their talent and creativity; tonight we have another clear example of that in action. A fan has made a claymation movie of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that is now available to watch online.
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Harry Potter Books Nominated at Kids' Choice Awards
It's Harry vs Edward again as the nominations for the 22nd Annual Kids' Choice Awards were made this morning. The Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling were nominated in the "Favorite Book" category yet again, along with the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of aContinued...
"Deathly Hallows" Most Borrowed Book from UK Libraries
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the most borrowed book in the UK, according to new figures released from the Public Lending Right Agency. The Bookseller reports that the Seventh Book in author J. K. Rowling's series has been borrowed a total of 108,775 times from libraries in theContinued...
PotterCast 183: Accio Nerdfighters!
The 183rd episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online and just got a whole lot nerdier! This week, the PotterCasters are joined by none other than Vlogbrothers John and Hank Green for a live show which features a ninety minute discussion on a number of topics including: Harry Potter, BrotherhoodContinued...
Stephen King Comments on JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer
Scores of readers let us know about a new interview with acclaimed author Stephen King, who has made some new comments regarding Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer. Speaking with USA Weekend, Mr. King compared the two authors and had some blunt things to say about the TwilightContinued...
Cafe and Restaurant where JK Rowling Wrote Harry Potter Novels Now for Sale
A cafe and restaurant in Edinburgh, Scotland where J.K. Rowling famously wrote portions of the Harry Potter novels is up for sale again. The Scotsman reports the former Nicolson's Cafe, which was sold several years ago and is now the site of the Buffet King Chinese restaurant, isContinued...
Charity Auction for Complete Signed Set of Harry Potter Books to Benefit Carter Center Efforts
A complete set of the UK Children's editions of the Harry Potter novels, all signed by author J.K. Rowling are part of a charity auction to be held the weekend of February 7th. The AP reports that the set of books signed by the Harry Potter author, alongContinued...
Hallows of Hogwarts "for years" working title of DH
Harry, A HistoryA 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 everContinued...
Voldemort Named Among Worst Literary Villains by Penguin
Dark Lord Voldemort has made the top ten list of 'scariest villains in children's literature' according to a report in the Scotsman. The paper details the results of a new list from the Penguin Group, which polled 600 readers, asking them to rank the literary characters they most feared. Continued...