Terminus Updates: Key Note Speaker Tickets Available to Public, 25th Wizard Wrock Band Announced and More
There are a few announcements today regarding Terminus 2008, the Harry Potter conference set for August 7-11 of this year. Earlier we told you Scholastic’s Harry Potter continuity editor Cheryl Klein and fantasy author Tamora Pierce wouldContinued...
Recycled Paper Required for Finnish Editions of "Deathly Hallows"
The New York Times is reporting the release of the Finnish editions of the final book in author J. K. Rowling’s series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” printed on Finland paper has been blocked due to lacking ‘ecologically friendly certification’Continued...
Limited Editions of Harry Potter Cover Art by Mary GrandPre Now Available
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Audio Book Honored by ALA
Today, the American Library Association announced their winners for the year’s top books, videos and audiobooks for children and young adults. In the first ever Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production, the audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows narratedContinued...
Scholastic to Continue Efforts in Environmentally Responsible Publishing
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, announced new plans to continue their environmentally responsible publishing practices, setting new goals and launching a new website. In a press release, the company said they have “set a five-year goal to increaseContinued...
A Deathly Hallows Year in Review
Ten Years, Seven Books, One Story. 2007 saw the last chapter in the Harry Potter series brought to life with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21. It was quite the journey to reach that remarkable day; please join us as we take a look back at the year in books.
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Harry Potter Tops Amazon UK 2007 Best Seller List
Online retail giant Amazon.com announced today that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" was the number one best-selling item of the year in both the US and the UK. The Telegraph reports that the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD was also the number one best-seller DVD in the UK.Continued...
Newsweek Names "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Best Book of the Year
The end of the year list mania continues as Newsweek magazine has selected "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" as their Best Book of 2007. In an article titled "Wizards, Warmongers and the West Coast," the magazine lists their 15 best books, with the final installmentContinued...
Grammy Nomination for Jim Dale's "Deathly Hallows" Narration
Actor Jim Dale received a Grammy nomination today for his audio recording of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Theatermania.com reports Mr. Dale “is up for Best Spoken Word Album for Children,” with the awards due to be presented February 10 at the StaplesContinued...
Scholastic Updates with New "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Poster
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, has now updated their website with a brand new “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” poster. This poster, which you can download and print out at home via this link (PDF), features various artwork by MaryContinued...
Photos of JKR from Open Book Tour in New York City Now Online
Moments ago author J. K. Rowling wrapped up the first of two reading and book signings scheduled to take place today as part of her Open Book Tour at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The first photos for which are now online via Getty Images.
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First Photos Online from J. K. Rowling Open Book Tour Stop in New Orleans
Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling continued her Open Book Tour to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana today where she hosted a reading for 1,600 school children from the state’s 80 Orleans Parish public and charter schools. The first photos of this event are now onlineContinued...
J.K. Rowling Talks Hogwarts Encyclopedia and More
More wire reports from the first of the J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour stops are now online, the latest from the L.A. Times, which has some bad news for anxious Harry Potter fans eager to learn more about that magical world. JKR has not yet started on the promised Hogwarts Encyclopedia. When askedContinued...
Auction of Signed Harry Potter Books to Help National Braille Press
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has donated an entire set of the Harry Potter novels for a charity auction in order to help the National Braille Press. The complete set of hardback books published by Scholastic have been autographed by J.K. Rowling, and the books are now currentlyContinued...
Scholastic, Raincoast Posts Names of NYC Open Book Tour Sweepstake Winners
Previously we told you Scholastic had begun notifying the winners of the sweepstakes to see J.K. Rowling on her Open Book Tour here in New York October 19. The US publishers of the Harry Potter novels have now posted some of the confirmed names of these winners (first name only, withContinued...