Reader Mariano has sent us what appears to be the Italian cover art for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; you can see the whole thing here He has also given us a loose translation of the back text, which is this quote from HBP (which is from the English editions, not a translated Italian …read more!

Entertainment Weekly has listed Cedric’s death in Goblet of Fire one of the top tearjerking moments of movies in 2005: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The murder of kind and decent Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson). It’s the darkest moment up to that point in the Potter saga, as Harry experiences the death …read more!

Our favorite author updated her site today with some New Year’s Writing Resolutions in her new Diary section of her website. She listed five goals, including this one: 2. Do not lose any more notebooks. After a somewhat panicky few weeks I have finally located a missing notebook. As always when I mislay these things, …read more!

The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article on Harry Potter, and the influence of J.K. Rowling’s books on millions of children all over the world. The piece alludes to the continuing debate over the morality of the novels, saying “Belief in magic is an old trait in myth and literature. Rowling . . . …read more!

Several actors from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire are due to appear at Collectormania G-Mex in Manchester, England next month. Actors Robert Pattinson (Hufflepuff great Cedric Diggory), Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), and Roger Lloyd Pack (Barty Crouch Sr.) are scheduled to attend this event which runs Saturday, February 11th, …read more!

Variety is reporting today that many of the big studios will be releasing films on DVD in on “a high-definition digital disc” later this year. Among those films listed is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Quotage: “The “Mission: Impossible” and “Lord of the Rings” trilogies, as well as Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” and …read more!

We know this news is slow in coming but The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio 2006 Platinum Awards were announced and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was named as one of the best books for children in the” Early School Years” category. The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio is an independent revue of children’s toys, books, music and …read more!

The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD was one of the top ten best sellers in 2005, according to year end charts from Billboard magazine. The two different editions (widescreen, fullscreen) were listed at number seven and number ten. The top spot in DVD sales went to “The Incredibles.” In total VHS sales, …read more!

A few days ago we told you that author J.K. Rowling had donated a specially signed copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to be auctioned off for the charity Peace Hospice in the UK. The bidding has now started on Ebay, which you can see via this link. This is an autographed first …read more!

The Los Angeles Times reports that Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) will be a presenter at the Golden Globe Awards on January 16. The category of the award Ms. Thompson will present has not been announced.