
Dec 17, 2004
Thanks for the many emails letting us know that Amazon.com has cleared up its HBP notification list error from yesterday, with this email: Greetings from Amazon.com. We’re writing to correct a recent e-mail notification that we sent about “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6).” In our e-mail, we stated that this title would …read more!

Dec 16, 2004
In an interview with The Independent, Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler, who writes the A Series of Unfortunate Events books, the first movie of which is in theaters tomorrow) was asked what he thought of Harry Potter: Harry Potter seems like a very nice young fictional man. If I were in the habit of befriending fictional …read more!

Dec 16, 2004
UK tabloid The Sun has picked up on yesterday’s article regarding the slight change to JKRowling.com and what it might mean for the publication of book six, even quoting TLC reader “Sky” in the piece. Thanks everyone who emailed!

Dec 15, 2004
A horde of you have e-mailed to tell us that Amazon.com has sent you this notice: “You previously signed up to be notified when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) became available. Unfortunately, we’ve learned from our supplier that this item will not be available from our suppliers in the foreseeable future. Someone …read more!

Dec 15, 2004
The awards season is starting! Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have just just scooped up Best Young Actor and Best Young Actress nods, respectively, from the Broadcast Film Critics Association for its 10th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, for their work in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. PoA was also nominated for Best Family …read more!
Dec 14, 2004
Martyne let us know that Jason “Captain Hook” Isaacs will be participating in a live reading and performance of Peter Pan for the St. Ormands Steet Hospital – more information is available here. (Isaacs, who played Captain Hook in last year’s film Peter Pan, plays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies.)

Dec 14, 2004
Extremely perceptive reader Potterfan has notified us that the “Welcome” note on JKRowling.com‘s front page has changed slightly in the past day from this: This is where I can tell you the truth about rumours or news stories, where I can share the extra information I haven’t put in the books, where I can give …read more!

Dec 13, 2004
Two separate spokespeople for Jo Rowling told TLC today that all these bookstore “memos” going around telling people to expect an announcement on the release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in early- to mid-January are completely uninformed. “If there was an announcement about to be made early next year no one would …read more!

Dec 12, 2004
Newsweek Magazine in the US has named PoA one of its top ten films of the year, along with films like Sideways and The Aviator – they say “third time’s the charm”!

Dec 11, 2004
This week’s Entertainment Weekly shows that the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD gained first and sixth place earnings (for the widescreen and fullscreen editions, respectively) in DVD sales in its first week out of the box. Thank you Elizabeth for the info!