Happy Birthday, Neville Longbottom!
July 30, 2012, 03:52 PM
Birthday wishes are in order today for Neville Longbottom, who proved himself to be one of the bravest Gryffindors to have ever walked the halls of Hogwarts. Today marks Neville's 32nd birthday. Happy birthday, Neville Longbottom!
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Video: J.K. Rowling Reads From "Peter Pan" During Olympic Opening Ceremony
July 29, 2012, 12:00 PM
As previously reported, author J.K. Rowling played a special role during the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. As part of a segment celebrating British children's literature, Ms. Rowling read a selection from J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan."
A video of her appearance at the ceremonyContinued...
Bloomsbury Launches Competition Celebrating 15 Years of Harry Potter
June 26, 2012, 11:49 AM
Bloomsbury wants to know: are you the biggest Harry Potter fan?
The British publisher of the Harry Potter series is hosting a competition to find the biggest fan in the U.K. and Ireland. Fans will only be able to enter the competition by submitting an entry though participatingContinued...
Scholars Congregate in Scotland to Discuss Literary Merits of Harry Potter Books
May 17, 2012, 10:50 AM
According to BBC News, a group of more than 60 scholars have congregated at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland to discuss the literary merits of the Harry Potter series over the next two days.
The conference, entitled "A Brand of Fictional Magic: Reading HarryContinued...
J.K. Rowling to be Awarded Freedom of the City of London on May 8
April 26, 2012, 10:00 AM
J.K. Rowling will receive the Freedom of the City of London on Tuesday, May 8 for her services to children's literature, according to a press release from the City of London.
The ceremony will take place at the Mansion House, the official residence of London's Lord Mayor. She willContinued...
Translated Selections from Harry Potter Novels Released Online
November 29, 2011, 10:55 AM
Researchers at the University of Calgary have complied a one-of-a-kind collection of 70 translations of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" novels and have published selections from those translations online, reports the Vancouver Sun. Geared to educators, students and Potter-fansContinued...
Winner of Leaky's Harry Potter Books Giveaway
May 17, 2010, 04:05 PM
After receiving hundreds of entries for Leaky's Harry Potter Books Giveaway, which gave readers from around the world the chance to win a complete box set of paperback Harry Potter novels, our contest has closed and the winner has been chosen.
Congratulations to MyLeaky user Hagiz, who was the luckyContinued...
Exclusive: Leaky's Harry Potter Books Giveaway
May 06, 2010, 07:00 PM
Leaky is excited to offer its readers the opportunity to be the lucky winner of a Box Set of the US edition Harry Potter novels in paperback as part of Scholastic's Real Magic of Harry Potter campaign. In partnership with Scholastic, this giveaway is open to readers 13 orContinued...
Scholastic Releases Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Paperback Today!
July 07, 2009, 12:02 PM
Just in time for all those summer holidays and vacations, the paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is now available here in the US. Released today by Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, you can now find the paperback edition of theContinued...
Scholastic Store in NYC to Host Deathly Hallows Paperback Release Party
July 04, 2009, 04:13 PM
As readers will recall on Tuesday, July 7th, Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter series, will at long last release a paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As part of the event, the main Scholastic Store in Soho, New York City will be the siteContinued...
Scholastic Updates with New Harry Potter Through the Years Poster, Sorting Hat Quiz
June 01, 2009, 10:35 PM
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, have updated their website with a lovely new poster called "Celebrating Harry Through the Years." The poster, available for download via this link (PDF), features a montage of artwork by Mary GrandPre as wellContinued...
Followup: First Editon Copy of Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone Sells at Record Price
March 10, 2009, 06:58 AM
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...
Scholastic to Release New Box Set of Harry Potter Paperbacks
February 13, 2009, 09:07 AM
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...
Cover Art for "Deathly Hallows" Paperback
September 29, 2008, 10:33 PM
Earlier this month we told you that the US paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would be published by Scholastic on July 7, 2009. A high res photo of the cover for the book is available here in our image galleries, with the cover the same as the hardback edition of book seven, but nowContinued...
Scholastic to Release US Paperback Edition of "Deathly Hallows" July, 2009
September 22, 2008, 05:43 PM
Scholastic has issued a press release heralding the good news that they will be releasing the paperback edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” on July 7, 2009. The US publishers of the Harry Potter series note that this will see an nitial print run ofContinued...
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