"Harry Potter" Sets Publishing Record

Stockhouse reports that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will have a first printing of 6. 8 million copies, an all-time United States publishing record.

Cuarón nominated for an Oscar; none for Harry

The Academy Award nominations were announced this morning, and HP3 director Alfonso Cuarón was given a nod for Best Writing of an Original Screenplay for his film Y Tu Mamá También. The film is not up for Best Foreign Language Film. (I saw it this weekend and it was well-worthContinued...

French & Saunders HP Parody

French & Saunders (the team behind AbFab and other brilliant British comedy) will be doing a parody of the HP films. It's set to air as part of BBC1's Comic Relief night on March 14, and will be directed by Adrian Edmondson of The Young Ones and Bottom. The send-up will be called Harry Potter And The SecretContinued...

Rumors False

Thank you BBC, for investigating the matter with WB over there in England. According to Newsround sources, Cho Chang has not been cast, and JKR does not have a cameo in CoS. So there you go. That's why they're called rumors, people. :)

JKR "Most Globally Influential Scot", says The Scotsman

JKR was named the top of 50 Scots who are "Shaping World Culture", in a survey published this weekend, and compiled by the critics on staff at The Scotsman.
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A Plaque for JKR?

The Scotsman reports that a plaque to author JK Rowling could be erected in the Edinburgh café where she famously wrote the first Harry Potter book. The café will soon become a Chinese food restaurant.

Stern Magazine writes about Harry Potter fanfic

An article in the new Stern magazine reports on Harry Potter fanfic, covering both English and German stories. You can use Babelfish to read a slightly pathetic translation. The article says, in part (thanks to Tom Wieczorek for the translation):

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A Guide to the PS/SS DVD

Petrea, one of our longtime readers, has created a terrific resource for the PS/SS DVD. She's given step by step guides on how to find all the trickily-hidden things on the DVD, like the tour of Hagrid's Hut, and the steps you need to take to get to the Deleted Scenes. Thanks so much, Petrea!

FAQ

I just wanted to chime in and thank Heidi for preparing the OOTP FAQ - it's really excellent, and I just wanted to be sure she was noted for it! :-) It's in our template now, so it's right there when you need it.

Cho Chang Cast?

Actress Jennifer Nguyen today told a friend who is one of TLC's regular readers that she got word that she has been cast as Cho Chang in PoA. We haven't had confirmation from WB yet but we're working on getting it, so this is still a rumor, though we hope it's true. Nguyen is half-British - the famous quote aboutContinued...

Cafe Where JKR Wrote First "Harry Potter" Book Sold

An article from The Scotsman tells us that a former Edinburgh cafe where the first Harry Potter book was written is to be turned into an "all-you-can-eat" Chinese restaurant.

Discount Offered on OotP

In Japan, Amazon.co.jp's foreign book store has begun accepting pre-orders at 50% discount for the U.S. edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which will be released on 23 June. (Read more at the article from Japan Today.)

Prices Announced for "Order of the Phoenix"

ABC News is reporting that the US edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will carry a suggested retail price of $29.99. In Canada, according to The Toronto Star, the price will be $43. (Many online booksellers, however, are offering discounts.)

Potter Books Auctioned for Charity

Street children in Ghana are set to get help thanks to a charity auction of Harry Potter first editions. A writer called Simon Singh is donating his own first edition copies of the Philosopher's Stone and the Chamber of Secrets. But JK Rowling herself has also handed over a signed first edition Goblet of FireContinued...

Announcing our OoTP FAQ

We've been seeing a lot of questions in comments and in emails to our staff asking about OoTP ordering, or reminding us of the first line from the book, or asking aout release dates and more importantly, release times.


To keep all the information in one place, and save you having to search through our archives, we'veContinued...