Many UK MPs Bring "Harry" on Holiday

A survey of 153 politicians in the House of Commons and 100 in the House of Lords found that Book Six was third on a list of books that they planned to take on holiday; Dan Brown's mystery thriller The DaVinci Code was in first place and William Hague's biography of William Pitt the Younger was in secondContinued...

HP Books Still Challenged in Missouri

Despite some trends elsewhere in the US that see the Harry Potter books moving off "banned books" lists at schools and libraries, the Harry Potter books are the most frequently challenged in Missouri schools. The Missourian reports that the first five HP books were most often challenged on the groundsContinued...

Leaky Presents... PotterCast! Bonnie Wright, Stuart Craig, You, and a lot more!

We are so proud and excited to finally bring you PotterCast, Leaky's first official podcast!

We have been fooling around with the podcast technology for so long, and wanted to bring this to you long ago but HBP got in our way! That silly book! We can't wait toContinued...

High-Res Footage of International GoF Trailer Online

You can see the International Harry Potter and the Goblet of Firetrailer on this link on Allocine.fr. The direct downloads have disappeared but we will provide a QT download shortly.

Happy Birthday Percy!

JKRowling.com says today (August 22 in Britain) is Percy Weasley's birthday! Happy Birthday, Percy, and we're holding out hope for you.

Three Unreleased PoA Trailers

There are three not-exactly-new but definitely not-widely-released trailers from Prisoner of Azkaban at MagicBoxMusic; thanks John and Veritaserum!

First Signed HBP Arrives at North Carolina Library

The West Asheville Branch of the Asheville-Buncombe Library System in North Carolina won Scholastic's competition for the first signed American edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the LibraryJournal.com reports. The book was hand-delivered by a representative of Scholastic thisContinued...

HBP a Hot Seller in Saudi Arabia

Arab News reports that even though HBP does not yet have an Arab edition, it is the hottest selling English book in Saudi Arabia.

Sunday Mail Reports JKR's Bird Purchase

The Sunday Mail actually reports today that JKR purchased a silver model of a Dodo bird from jeweller Patrick Mavros, in a news item that we would nominate for the We Can't Believe They Wrote That Award, if it existed.

EW Can't Wait for HP

Goblet of Fire tops Entertainment Weekly's list of films the staff can't wait to see this fall. Thanks Lee!

Doyle: "Potter will be my biggest ever challenge..."

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire composer Patrick Doyle gave an interview where he calls Potter "the biggest thing I have ever been involved in." More at the link! Thanks Lee!

Ralph Fiennes to Appear on "Tonight Show" Tonight

Ralph Fiennes, who plays Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, will be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight to discuss his film, The Constant Gardener.

Church Uses HP for Schooling

A church in Pennsylvania has started to use Harry Potter books in its vacation Bible school curriculum - and as a result, enrollment doubled.

B&N Hurt by HBP Discounts

Barnes & Noble joins Borders in reporting difficult sales thanks to deep discounts on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Bookstores engaged in something of a price war leading up to the book release as they competed for customers. B&N is the number one US bookseller, and at the end of a quarter in which itContinued...

HPEF Publishes Fan Essay Book, "We Solemnly Swear..."

HPEF has published "We Solemnly Swear That These Papers Were Worth The Wait," a collection of essay papers from the Nimbus 2003 Harry Potter convention; you can order it from Amazaon US, UK and Canada in paperback and hardcover right through the Cauldron Shop.
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