Leaky News Archives for Cover Art
Pre-Order Anniversary Sorcerer's Stone, New Interview with Cover Artist
Previously we told you Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels were issuing a special 10th anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone that would contain new material from author J.K. Rowling. You... MORE
Limited Editions of Harry Potter Cover Art by Mary GrandPre Now Available
Scholastic Updates with New "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Poster
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, has now updated their website with a brand new “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” poster. This poster, which you can download and print out at... MORE
Sotheby's To Auction Original JK Rowling Sketch and More in December
As reported previously, author J.K. Rowling will be auctioning off a hand-written copy of her special "Tales of Beedle the Bard"book for charity via Sotheby's in London, England. The auction house has now added a few... MORE
Complete Cover Art for Ukrainian "Deathly Hallows" Book
At a formal press conference covered by the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency, the cover art for the Ukrainian edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was released by publishers A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA. HPClub.com.ua let us know they now have this... MORE
French "Deathly Hallows" Cover Art Revealed
More news comes today concerning the French edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows we’ve been telling you about in recent weeks. A short time ago, French publishers Gallimard revealed the long awaited cover art for their... MORE
Vote for the German Cover Art of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
Image format: Publishers Carlsen-Verlag have now launched a contest where fans can choose the cover art that will be used on the German edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. There are two choices that do... MORE
Mary GrandPré, 'Harry Potter' Illustrator Profiled in Two New Articles
Harry Potter book illustrator Mary GrandPré is profiled in two articles online this weekend. Having illustrated the series since its first US printing in 1997, these two articles talk to the artist where she discusses, among other... MORE
Scholastic Asks: Where are the Horcruxes?
In the fifth of their countdown questions leading up to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Scholastic is now asking fans "Where are the Horcruxes?" Good question...and UPDATE: Voting is now open.... MORE
Mary GrandPre Talks "Deathly Hallows" Cover and More
In a new interview with the Pioneer Press, artist Mary GrandPre discusses the cover art she created for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. She says the whole process of creating her work for the... MORE
Mary GrandPre: "There is a Reason" for "Deathly Hallows" Cover Art Images
The Detroit Free Press has a new interview this morning with artist Mary GrandPre about the work she does illustrating the US editions of the Harry Potter novels. Stating again she can not speak about her thoughts having... MORE
Is Snape Good or Evil?
Is Snape Good or Evil? That is the question long asked by fans of the Harry Potter series, and so now too is Scholastic asking this question as part of the "There Will Soon Be 7" campaign.... MORE
More on UK Special Edition of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
We have a bit more for you today from UK publishers Bloomsbury, regarding the special edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Along with the audio book, large print, children's and adult editions of the last... MORE
Live Call-Out PotterCast Tomorrow Night
(Looking for the cover art? Right here, at leakynews.com/dh).
Tonight, we released a special edition of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast (click for details), to celebrate the release of the cover art... MORE
Deathly Hallows Cover Art and Summaries Released! Brit Page Count Confirmed!
Update: We've updated our PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast with a cover release show (called "Cover Art, or, Whose Soul Is It Anyway?"), going over all the new theories. Click here for details... MORE
"TODAY" To Reveal Cover Art
NBC's The Today Show has announced that they're about to have some big Potter news. Tune into your local channel to see the cover art revealed first hand!
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New "Deathly Hallows" Release Date Poster from Raincoast
In addition to the Scholastic and Bloomsbury posters marking the release date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows we told you about previously, Canadian Potter publishers Raincoast have now released... MORE
Scholastic Updates with New "Deathly Hallows" Release Date Poster
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, has updated their site with a new "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" poster that you can download and print out at home. The poster features... MORE
Audio Interview with Mary GrandPre
A podcast featuring a recent interview with US Harry Potter illustrator Mary GrandPre has now surfaced online. While this interview contains no new information about "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (she says she doesn't know anything about... MORE
Sketch Made for <em>Prisoner of Azkaban</em> Book Up for Auction
A sketch originally made for the cover of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is up for auction in the UK this weekend. This is London reports :
Illustrator Cliff Wright, who also... MORE
Second New Cover for "Fantastic Beasts" Box Set
Last month we told you that there was a new cover on the box set of Harry's School Books, and now a second new piece of artwork for the set has emerged online. This artwork... MORE
Leaky Book Cover Gallery Update
We've made a significant update to our gallery's Harry Potter book covers (the last time we did so being when all the images in there were part of the old HP Galleries...), adding covers for... MORE
Cover Art to <em> Half-Blood Prince</em> Paperback
Scholastic has released the cover art for the paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which you can see in our galleries, here. Looking very similar to the original, Half-Blood Prince will be released in paperback... MORE
Scholastic.com Updates Harry Potter Download Section
Scholastic has updated their Harry Potter site to include new downloads for Prisoner of Azkaban and Chamber of Secrets. These downloads are being added each week as part of the previously announced... MORE
<em>Half-Blood Prince</em> Released in Finland
The Finnish translation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released yesterday, and HPfanit has some photos up of the release parties. Ilkka and Milja let us know that there were parties in 30 bookstores which were... MORE
Official, Signed GrandPre Art for Sale
ArtInsights, a gallery which handles American Harry Potter illustrator Mary GrandPre's original art and Harry Potter limited editions, has released two pieces of new artwork, which Art Inisghts sent us and you can now see... MORE
New Interview with Spanish HP Illustrator
Spanish HP site RedFlu.com has translated its recent interview with the Spanish Harry Potter Illustrator, Dolores Aavedaãno for us, which you can read below. Thanks, Martin!
This is a preview: the rest is
Spanish <em>HBP</em> Cover Published Online
The cover of the Spanish translation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince may now be viewed at HarryLatino.com. As we have reported, the book will be released on February 23, 2006.
Thanks,... MORE
A Sneak at Italian <em>Harry</em> Book Cover
Reader Mariano has sent us what appears to be the Italian cover art for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; you can see the whole thing here He has also given us a loose translation... MORE
Ukranian HBP Art
Redflu.com posted the Ukranian cover of HBP, which you can see right here.
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Hi-Res Dutch HBP Cover
Thank you to HPZwerkBal for sending us this gorgeous hi-res picture of this gorgeous Dutch HBP artwork - check-it-OUT - especially the art of Kreacher in the author line - right here!
Pic of German HBP
The German version of HBP is due out Oct. 1; see a new hi-res pic of the volume right here.
Swedish Cover Art of <em>Half-Blood Prince</em>
The Swedish Rowling Fan Club let us know that the cover to the Swedish edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , or "Harry Potter och Halvblodsprinsen" has been released. Check it out here!
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Dutch HBP Art Released
The stunning Dutch cover art of HBP has been released; click here to see it. Thank you Zweinstein Online and De Lekke Ketel!
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High Res Photo of French <em>Half-Blood Prince </em>Book
Geraldine from UniversHarryPotter.com let us know that they have posted a high res photo of the cover of the French edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince or "Harry Potter et le Prince de... MORE
French HBP Cover Online
The cover for the French version of HBP has surfaced here. Thanks Alain!
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Danish Cover for <em>Half-Blood Prince</em>
Reader Ingeborg let us know that the cover of the Danish translation of HBP, or "Harry Potter og halvblodsprinsen", has been released. You can see it here. Caution: Book spoilers. The book will be released in Denmark on October... MORE
Scholastic Half-Blood Prince Bookmarks
Scholastic has updated the "fun stuff" section of their Harry Potter site to include some cool new Half-Blood Prince bookmarks for you to print out. There is a set of two, one with the front and... MORE
Scholastic Magnifys the Deluxe HBP Cover
Scholastic has a fun thing up now on their Harry Potter website. There is a magnifying glass that you can use to get a closer look at the entire cover for the Deluxe Edition of Harry Potter and the... MORE
Entire Jacket Cover of Deluxe<em> Half-Blood Prince </em>Book
Scholastic has officially released today the entire jacket cover of the Deluxe version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
On their website Scholastic says:
"We are excited to release more artwork than ever before for this... MORE
Video of JKR Signing Half-Blood Prince Now Online
As noted in our earlier report this morning, Bloomsbury is releasing footage of JKR signing a copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This video and more is now online. After clicking at this... MORE
Extended HBP Bloomsbury Artwork
The Harry Potter Fan Zone has posted an extended promotional cutout of the HBP artwork (this was done in 2003, too, in the form of large cardboard phoenixes). You can see more detail about the... MORE
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!... MORE
German HP Publishers to Conduct Poll for HBP Cover
The German publishers of the Harry Potter books, Carlsen, will be holding a contest to choose the HBP cover on their official site; Sabine Wilharm, illustrator of the first five German Covers will draw two covers fans will... MORE
HBP Deluxe Cover Hi-Res
The new artwork for the HBP deluxe cover in hi-res is RIGHT HERE. (No watermarking, yadda yadda yadda...excuse me, have to go stare at this now.)
You can pre-order the deluxe editions and support... MORE
Brand New Deluxe Version of Half-Blood Prince Cover Art
Scholastic has just released a brand new photo of the cover art on the Deluxe Version of Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince. According to this press release:
"In this spectacular artwork for the Deluxe Edition,... MORE
Pic of HBP Computer-Generated: Book Not Yet Printed
Thank you for all the notifications about Australian bookseller Dymocks.com.au's apparent image of a printed HBP.
We can exclusively put the speculation to rest: this is not a real HBP - unshakable sources say the... MORE
For further discussion of the covers and the interview...
...visit the threads on our forum, where discussions are already heating up. The threads in question are in the Daily Prophet Section.
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Royal Tidings: Cover Art for HBP in the News
With the release today of the book covers for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, some media sources have posted stories about this. MSNBC has this article about artist Mary GrandPre and her design work for the American version... MORE
ON TLC: High-Res HBP Covers
We have the high-res Scholastic cover right here!
Important Note: These images as presented on Leaky are the highest res available legally. The image must be smaller than the size of the acutal book... MORE
Half-Blood Prince Artwork Revealed on NBC; British Cover on Bloomsbury
The cover for Scholastic (American edition) versions of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was revealed today on the Today show; it will be shown again at 9 a.m. We expect good quality pictures soon but from what... MORE
HBP Cover to Debut on the <em>Today</em> Show
Katie Couric just announced that on today's Today show on NBC, she will be unveiling the cover for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Stay tuned! And if you are awake and proficient at screencaps...please let us... MORE
Scholastic.com: New HBP Poster, Updated Poll
Scholastic. com has updated their Harry Potter section with a new unique poster for the Half-Blood Prince book. It features a montage of all the five previous book covers by Mary GrandPre, and has a picture of... MORE