Reader Report Quantifies Potter's Impact on Kids, Parents, Reading

American publishers of the Harry Potter books, Scholastic, has published results of a study today that shows that the Harry Potter series has a positive impact on kids' reading and their school work, particularly among boys.

“While the overwhelming success ofContinued...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Released in US in Paperback

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released in paperback today in the United States; you can order your copy here from Barnes & Noble or here from Amazon if you like! And if you're in the Las Vegas area, remember to come celebrate with the "Harry Potter ExpertsContinued...

Scholastic Harry Potter Experts Podcasts Coming Wednesday

Scholastic has now updated their website to offer subscriptions to the Harry Potter Experts Tour Podcast. These podcasts are part of the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in paperback on Tuesday, and feature our own Melissa Anelli, Emerson Spartz from MuggleNet, and CherylContinued...

USA Today Talks HBP Paperback, Book Seven

USA Today has a new article about the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in paperback, which comes out tomorrow. In addition to the anticipation by booksellers of brisk sales of the book ("It is going to be crazy," says one seller), the paper also mentions the Scholastic sponsoredContinued...

Yates says Centaurs in Phoenix "are Wonderful"

There is some additional information online tonight about the videotaped message from David Yates and Dan Radcliffe promoting Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that was played at Comic-Con over the weekend. In addition to the photo and reports from earlier, Movie Web now has some additionalContinued...

Chicago Tribune on Official Harry Potter Tour: "Best book club discussion ever"

The Tempo section of today's Chicago Tribune features a short piece on the official Harry Potter tour event that took place in Naperville last Thursday, calling it the "best book club discussion ever." You can see a scan here in our gallery - thanks Lilah!Continued...

SyFy Awards Open for Voting

Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and the Goblet of Fire film are up for several titles in the SyFy Awards, which are now open for your voting. Enjoy!

PotterCast #49, Trio of Five, Now Online

PotterCast 49 is available online; to listen, just hit the "Play" button on the right side of the page (--->), or use iTunes, or direct download.) In this show:
-Some guests join us for the intro, urging you to vote for PotterCast at Podcast Alley. Really.
-New Scribbulus leaders Emily and SusanContinued...

Photo from OotP Comic-Con Video

TLC Reader Derek attended Comic-Con this weekend in San Diego, and was able to get a quick photo of the special Order of the Phoenix videotape that you can see here in our galleries. This photo shows Dan Radcliffe in uniform as Harry, sitting on the set of Trelawney's Divination classroom, along with directorContinued...

Happy Birthday, Dan Radcliffe!

Happy Birthday to the boy young man who plays our favorite boy wizard hero, Dan Radcliffe, who turns 17 today. May it be a great one, Dan!

Pics from the Official Scholastic Harry Potter Discussion Tour

Thanks to readers Katie and others, we have our first batch of pics up from our official Harry Potter discussion tour, in which Cheryl Klein (editor at Arthur A. Levine Books, American publishers of Harry Potter), Emerson Spartz (of MuggleNet.com) and I visit bookstores in three citiesContinued...

Update on OotP Comic-Con Video Message

Several reports are now online about the video message played at Comic-Con promoting Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Latino Review says the video of " Daniel Radcliffe and the director was played to introduce the film. Each of them alludes to a famous kiss, but is humorously interrupted byContinued...

New Interview with Actor Warwick Davis

SnitchSeeker.com let us know they have a new video interview with actor Warwick Davis. In this interview, he talks about his role as Professor Flitwick, filming for Order of the Phoenix, and his hope that Flitwick will be in all seven movies. To watch the interivew, and read the transcript, click here. SomeContinued...

Goblet of Fire Nominated for Spike TV "SCREAM" Award

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has received a nomination as "Best Fantasy Film" at the first annual Spike TV SCREAM Awards. These award nominations, which were announced today at Comic-Con International, are being held to celebrate "horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic books,"Continued...

Happy Birthday, Jamie!

Today is the 17th birthday of my favorite evil Slytherin, Jamie Waylett (aka Vincent Crabbe). Jamie, we hope you have an awesome one, and we can't wait to see what horribly embarrassing thing happens to Crabbe in Order of the Phoenix! :)