Archive for July, 2007

Leaky to Ask First Question at J.K. Rowling Web Chat on Monday

Jul 24, 2007

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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As many of you have noted, you can currently submit questions to J.K. Rowling for a live Web chat the author will be doing on Monday. This morning, Jo and Bloomsbury invited Leaky to ask the first question, an awesome and intimidating honor, as most of the staff here has more questions for her now …read more!

Big News! Name of Character Given Reprieve Stated by JKR, Says She Will Write Hogwarts Encyclopedia

Jul 24, 2007

Posted by: SueTLC

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Holy flying Hippogriffs everyone! If the excitement over the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows wasn’t enough for you, in a new interview with NBC‘s The “Today Show,”(UPDATE: Partial transcript now online via Time.com) Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has now revealed the news that some additional delights are in store for fans …read more!

Video of Jim Dale Reading at New York “Deathly Hallows” Release Party

Jul 24, 2007

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Barnes and Noble have updated their website with footage from their Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows release party held in New York City, which featured US Harry Potter audio book narrator Jim Dale as a guest. The video on the book seller’s website includes a lengthly segment of Jim Dale reading from the various …read more!

Clip of “Today Show” Interview with J.K. Rowling

Jul 24, 2007

Posted by: SueTLC

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Previously we told you that author J.K. Rowling would be the subject of an exclusive interview on NBC‘s “The Today Show,” which will air later this week. A preview clip was broadcast this morning on the program, and you can now watch a clip from this new upcoming interview with Jo, here. In this clip, …read more!

Video of Jo Reading from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”

Jul 24, 2007

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As many know, author J.K. Rowling read from the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the midnight release of the book in London. For those that were either waiting to watch until later to avoid spoilers, or having trouble accessing the streaming video online at the Bloomsbury website (here), please note …read more!

Happy Birthday Dan Radcliffe!

Jul 23, 2007

Posted by: EdwardTLC

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We raise our glasses high today to Dan Radcliffe, who has turned the age of 18! Major cheers to the actor, who plays the character of Harry Potter in the films. Happy Birthday Dan, and many more to come! Reminder: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been released. Therefore, readers should be cautious of …read more!

Post Your Post-DH Questions

Jul 23, 2007

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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As most of you know by now, while an enormous number of questions have been answered in DH, not every last thing about the series has been wrapped up (and we honestly didn’t expect such). Please use comment thread attached to this article this thread in our forum to list the questions you have about …read more!

Your Deathly Hallows Reactions

Jul 23, 2007

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Welcome to the post-DH Harry Potter world everyone: please post your reactions to the book in the comment thread attached to this article. Naturally, this means that that thread is a SPOILER ZONE. Do not read it if you don’t want to know details about the book. We can’t wait to read what you have …read more!

Report from Jo’s Signing at the Natural History Museum

Jul 23, 2007

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Our lovely reader Katherine was one of the lucky people who got in to get their Deathly Hallows signed by Jo on release night; she sends the following report! Thank you Katherine! I got to the Natural History Museum at about 2:20 a.m., and at the gate there were a few of Bloomsbury’s people dressed …read more!

Happy Belated Birthday, Jamie!

Jul 22, 2007

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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The site has been semi-closed while we’ve been reading (which is why you couldn’t comment), so it’s time to wish a very happy, belated birthday to our friend Jamie Waylett, who had the misfortune of having all Harry Potter fans’ attention directed elsewhere this year. His birthday is July 21. So, here’s to Jamie and …read more!



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