The Hugo Awards, which celebrate the best in the field of science fiction and fantasy work, have released their 2008 list of nominees which include a nomination for the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” film. This awards ceremony, largely run and voted for by fans, has recognized the fifth Potter film in …read more!

Author J.K. Rowling has been nominated for an award given by the Children’s Book Council. The School Library Journal reports that Jo is nominated for her book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as a “2007 Author of the Year” along with Anthony Horowitz (Snakehead), Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan’s Curse), …read more!

We owe quite a few updates tonight, and there is an important announcement following (since the information in this post is vital to that announcement, so make sure to read the whole thing): Update:: Agence France-Presse says JKR will be a witness. Firstly, the April 14 trial in the JKR/WB vs. RDR Books case will …read more!

Several weeks ago TLC reported about a lengthy interview J.K. Rowling that appeared in the Edinburgh Student newspaper. In that interview, Jo spoke openly again about her struggles with depression while a single mother and the difficult period in her life before the publication of the Harry Potter novels. The author of the Edinburgh Student …read more!

If you are Christian, it’s the day of Resurrection and chocolate eggs (and the mystery of how they are related); if you’re not, we hope you’re enjoying some of today’s sugarfest anyway. Either way, if you’re bored, pop a marshmallow peep (picture in this post’s icon) into the microwave for 15 seconds and observe what …read more!

Our Leaky Lounge forum has been updated with a few new fun features that came from suggestions by a number of our avid Lounge members and staffers. First, we have a new forum in Jo’s Book Nook which allows readers to take a deeper look at a particular novel author J. K. Rowling had mentioned …read more!

Snape, Snape, Severus Snape has people singing along, and singing praises as the popular Potter Puppet Pals video was named a winner at the recent YouTube Awards. The video was a winner for “Best Comedy” as the awards acknowledge the best user -created videos of the year. The video features puppets of Harry Potter characters …read more!

Happy Birthday wishes go out today to actor Gary Oldman, who portrayed the character of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films. Mr. Oldman celebrates his 50th birthday today. Happy Birthday, Gary! Due to the flurry of Harry Potter film news and the holiday, we missed wishing actor David Thewlis (Remus Lupin) a happy birthday …read more!

Thanks to WB, you can see the most recently release HBP pic in high-resolution here in our galleries! In the picture, Harry seems to be showing Hermione the Half-Blood Prince book – just for fun, write some dialogue to go with it in the comments and we’ll add the best or funniest to this article. …read more!

Two days ago we reported on a new photo and ad from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film that was contained in Nick Magazine. Today, we can tell you the article was part of a special section in the magazine highlighting a new “Coming Attractions Sweepstakes” that Warner Bros is holding to …read more!