Barry Cunningham, publisher and managing director of Chicken House books, the founding publisher of Bloomsbury, and the man who finally took on Potter, talks to Fortune in the June 27 magazine for their article on decision-making: “When we started Bloomsbury Children’s Books in 1995, publishing was full of ‘issue books’ describing serious and important subjects …read more!

WB has confirmed to us the reports today that Daniel Radcliffe will star in December Boys, an independent film about four orphans who were born in the same month, growing up in 1960s Australia. The film is based on a novel by Michael Noonan. He will film right after GoF is released in November, before …read more!

The Sun announced yesterday that its cub reporter contest winner, Sian Brennan, gave her trip to meet with Jo to her sick twin sister, Zoe. Sian invented and drew the “groggle,” a creature who saves Harry’s life, and in a phone poll Sun readers chose him as their favorite. The twins are from Newtownards, Northern …read more!

On June 1, Katie Couric announced on “Today” that she’d be interviewing Jo Rowling in two weeks’ time and invited fans to submit questions. However, she never said the interview would air in two weeks’ time. An air date has never been announced. In fact, on June 8, just six days ago, Couric said again …read more!

Our HBP contests page has been updated with a still-open cub reporter contest from Australia and one from India, as well as a contest from the Idaho Statesman for kids to participate in a “TriWizard Tournament.”

Enter a HP-related caption contest at Sev.com.au. Thanks Karen!

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. The audio …read more!

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!

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: “‘Schwere Zeiten liegen vor dir, Harry’” French: “‘De Sombres Heures T’ Attendent, Harry’” Italian: “‘Tempi Oscuri In …read more!

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, or one of the book’s …read more!