HBP Audio Books to Shatter Records

Thank you to those who sent us what's being reported today as the announcement that the audio of Scholastic's version of HBP will be out on July 16; however, this is old news; it was actually announced in April. You can still preorder audio from the US and UK at the Cauldron Shop.
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Rupert Attends Batman Premiere

Check out RupertGrint.net for pics of Rupert at the Batman premiere. Thanks to BR!
Update: You can see two hi-res photos at RupertGrintGallery.com and another at MagicalThree.com. Thank you to RupertGrintOline.net!

Court Appearances for Two Charged in HBP Stolen Book Case

The two men who were arrested in connection with the stolen copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince case appeared in court today. These two men are accussed of trying to sell stolen copies of Book 6 to a reporter named John Askill who works for the tabloid The Sun. One of the accused,Continued...

Goblet of Fire Video Game Cover, Photos

The cover photo on the box for the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire video game is now online. This photo is very similar to the one we saw previously as a banner at E3, the video game conference. This cover photo features a nice shot of Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, with a flying dragon and the castleContinued...

GoF Poster Available for Purchase; MultiLanguage GoF Sites Open

The Goblet poster is available for purchase at AllPosters.com for $24.99. Thanks to LaughingFire!
Also, El Universo Potter for letting us know that several language sites for Spanish, Italian, German and French:

Spanish: "'Vienen tiempos difíciles, Harry'"
German:Continued...

Back Cover of UK Children's HBP Revealed

Bloomsbury has now posted the entire book jacket of the Children's version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, to reveal the new back cover art, along with some interesting flap photos. Click here to view it. Enjoy! (Caution-spoilerish - Note: Bloomsbury has let us know that they have taken careContinued...

Newell, Radcliffe Interview in Entertainment Weekly

The new issue of Entertainment Weekly contains a small article about Goblet of Fire, with new quotes from film director Mike Newell, and actor Daniel Radcliffe. The article says the fourth Harry Potter film will be shown for the first time to the WB excutives in a couple weeks. The article alsoContinued...

JKR Granted Injunction Against Publication of HBP Contents

The Press Gazette reports that JKR has been granted a wide-reaching injunction designed to stop anyone who may come into possession of all or part of HBP from disclosing it or any information in it. The injunction applies to all information from HBP other than that disclosed by JKR herself,Continued...

Fansite Interviews with JKR in the News

With just 36 days go before the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the build-up to the big day continues. Today, papers are running two stories about the Leaky/MuggleNet soon-to- come interview with JKR in July at the release of book 6. The AP has a short piece where Emerson from MuggleNetContinued...

Amazon.com Assembling Kids' HP Review Panel

Amazon.com has let us know about a new contest it's running, the "Harry Potter Review Panel Contest," in which winners are part of a kids panel to talk about Harry Potter via the Amazon site.
The panel will share its HP expertise as well as their predictions and expectations for HBP. TheyContinued...

HBP Contest Page Updated

Our HBP contests page has been updated with contests from Australia, Vancouver and the ITV contest.

J.K.Rowling to do TV Interview with Cub Reporter

ITV has now launched their version of the Ultimate Harry Potter Fan contest. Children between the ages of 8 and 16 are allowed to enter for this chance to not only attend the midnight launch party in Edinburgh of Half-Blood Prince, but also to interview author J.K. Rowling on television.

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ADMIN: HBP Contest Page

Our post with all the contest info got old, so we made a special page for HBP "Cub Reporter" contests as well as other HBP-related contests, right here, so you can keep track. It's also listed on our new text sidebar. If you look over this list and see a contest we haven't listed, please let us know.

HBP Pre-Orders Soar

The Mirror reports that HBPs are flying off shelves and e-shelves, looking "set to beat the 2003 Goblet of Fire's [sic; we suspect they meant Order of the Phoenix] record-breaking five million copies sold worldwide in 24 hours, when it is finally released on July 16." At Tesco.com, the article says, one is orderedContinued...

Evening News's Cub Reporter Competition Opens

The Evening News, of Scotland, has opened its contest to choose a reporter to be part of the 70-children contingent that will meet JKR on July 15 and interview her on July 17. Entrants must "prove their knowledge of all things Harry Potter by answering five questions which will appear in the paperContinued...