More on JKR's Baby

According to the Edinburgh Evening News Online, David Gordon's birth is welcomed not only by Rowling, her family and her fans, but also "by bookies, who had been taking bets on a name for the baby. Internet bookies Blue Square offered odds of 33 to 1 that the child would be a boy named Harry. They considered it moreContinued...

Robbie Coltrane in TV and Satelite Week

In the next issue of TV and Satelite week", there's an article about Robbie Coltrane. In it he says, about the HP movies, 'I've signed up for four. ... I'm curious about the fifth book, though I do know what happens to Hagrid because JK Rowling told me before we shot the first film.'Continued...

Librarian & Information Science News

Librarian & Information Science News ran a small profile on Nimbus - 2003 today, and highlighted the fact that the event will take place only a few weeks after the release of OoTP.

Strike on PoA Film Set

IMDB reports that a strike on the PoA film set is very likely; around 90 percent of the construction crew is due to walk out this Friday after voting to strike over a pay row. Quote: "The construction personnel were demanding an eight per cent pay rise - but movie-makers Warner Bros allegedly refused. Now - with someContinued...

Baby Update

Newsround reports that Baby David was born late on on Sunday, March 23. No word yet on whether the magical quill at Hogwarts put his name down for the class starting in 2014.

JKR Has Baby Boy!

J K Rowling has given birth to a boy.
The baby - named David Gordon Rowling Murray - was born at the new Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh.


Rowling's publicist Nicky Stonehill said: "Both mother and baby are doing well."
Ms Stonehill would not give any further details, but confirmed Rowling and the baby - her second childContinued...

Warner Home Video Launches CoS DVD-related Contest

Warner Home Video announced the launch of "Unlock the Chamber of Secrets," an online sweepstakes and movie scene trading card competition available to fans in the United States and other select countries beginning March 28. Fans can log on at http://www.harrypotter.com/secrets to enterContinued...

On Platform Nine and Three Quarters...

The following report comes from Jennifer S., who caught some filming at King's Cross this weekend:

I heard a rumour about filming at King's Cross train station in London awhile
back. It was supposedly taking place on Sunday March 23, 2003 at 7am.

On Sat, March 22, I happened to be going to London and theContinued...

New York Times Interview with Cuarón

The New York Times has a brief Q&A with PoA director Alfonso Cuarón. The HP-focused quotes include:

AC: I was unfamiliar with the Harry Potter universe, but I read the books, and I saw the potential. Thematically, it's actually very close to ''Y Tu Mamá También.'' Harry Potter is about findingContinued...

The Dog Days of March?

Happy birthday to David Thewlis, who turned 40 yesterday, and Gary Oldman, who turns 45 today.

Share & Enjoy!

Bloomsbury has created eCards so you can share the UK/International covers of OoTP with friends and family. Thanks, Alan, for letting us know!

Good Morning from London

In the next hour, I will be connecting up with Melissa to begin a whirlwind tour around London. We have plans to visit Book Aid, Sotheby's, the Christopher Little Agency, and the CBBC Newsround set. I'll be taking loads of pictures and should be returning to the states tomorrow barring any travel issues. More toContinued...

Entertainment Weekly Article about Covers

EW has a brief article about the kids' and adults' covers that will be on the front of many of the non-US releases, and notes that:

Scholastic could wrap the tome in discarded newsprint and it would still sell out its hardcover print run of 8.5 million copies.

News from Mary GrandPre about the OoTP Cover

This afternoon, TLC spoke with a representative for Mary GrandPre (who is currently on the west coast of the US on a book tour for work in Plum) about Mary's work on OoTP. Mary has already finished all her art for Book 5, including the front cover, which was made public today, the back cover, whichContinued...

American Cover Art for OotP released, second printing already ordered for OotP!

Thank you to our friends at BBC, who sent us this large image of the The American Cover, which is also in their coverage of the covers. It's very...different. Harry's grown quite a bit over the summer, hasn't he! It's also spooky and gives us very littleContinued...