Professor Eliza Dresang says Harry is destined for the literary long-haul in this article from The Tallahassee Democrat . Will kids even recognize the names of these fictional characters or the stories they came from? At least one Tallahassee scholar says yes. According to Florida State University Professor Eliza Dresang, the top-selling Harry Potter books …read more!

Thanks James, for alerting us that Stephen King’s review of OotP that appears in the July 11 issue of Entertainment Weekly is online. You’ll need to be either an AOL member or have a special code to get to that link. On it is a special web-only download of King’s review in his own handwriting. …read more!

Thanks Petra, for this item about the National Braille Press’s efforts to provide Potter books to the blind: Here’s a chance for HP fans to help make OotP accessible & affordable to the community of Braille readers: on Sat., 7/26/2003, assemble and box volumes of OotP in Braille for National Braille Press in Boston, MA. …read more!

Sci Fi Wire has a report on pirated OotP’s that have turned up in Pakistan. Thanks Courtney for the heads up!

A Commentary by Tom Dodge has a few interesting bits, including mention of JK and Harry. Getting smart has been a low priority for a long time, I think. Those who do are called nerds, geeks and losers, but they grow up to make society better for all the rest… The author of Harry Potter …read more!

Newsround squashes some rumors, as per usual! Tilda Swinton will not be in the movie, though sources say she was approached, and as has been said, it’s far too early to cast GoF, as they have to have a script and a director first!

According to Ananova, kindergarten children in Oslo came across a human skull while digging for, “Harry Potter and dinosaurs.” Okay…dinosaurs I understand, but who buried Harry????

Joining Jojo on the TLC newbie front is Kristin Brown, who will not only be helping out on posting, but taking point on monitoring our comments board. Kristin is known in the HP world as B Bennett, and has a lot of experience working to maintain friendly relationships between popular HP sites. We feel she’s …read more!

According to the Sydney Talent Company, Australian actor Martin Landham has won the role of Ludo Bagman in GoF. This is, of course, still being treated as rumor by your friends here at TLC until we can further verify it. Thanks, Lucas (aka Lucius)!

For our very lucky Oakland, CA friends: A’s sponsor Potter day Scholastic Inc. and the Oakland Athletics are sponsoring a Harry Potter day at Network Associates Coliseum on Sunday (July 6th) at the 1:05 p.m. game between the A’s and the Anaheim Angels. A’s mascot Stomper will give away 200 paperback copies of “Harry Potter …read more!