Whimsic Alley, the Harry Potter merchandise store in Santa Monica, CA, is having a midnight Beedle the Bard event tomorrow evening: the part starts at 10pm and will have refreshments, games, contests, readings and special guests. The book goes on sale at midnight, and admission is free. George Beahm, author of Muggles and Magic and …read more!

We Are Wizards, the documentary about Harry Potter creative subculture, has started accepting DVD orders – you can visit this page for more info! The film recently completed a theatrical run in New York City, has made the rounds of film festivals worldwide. Many of you asked how you could see it if it wasn’t …read more!

If you’re anywhere near Philadelphia this Saturday, December 6, hie thee to the Bryn Mawr Yule Ball, a fantastic Wizard Rock Holiday concert at which The Moaning Myrtles, The Whomping Willows, Ministry of Magic, and The Mudbloods will be playing. All four PotterCasters will be in attendance as we shall serve as the night’s emcees! …read more!

Jingle Spells 2, the item being sold in our seventh annual Get A Clue chairty drive, is MORE THAN SIXTY PERCENT SOLD OUT. That means of the 1800 hard copies we are selling, about 1100 are gone. More than 1000 were gone in the first three days. So, if you want the hard copy of …read more!

Gobble gobble, everyone! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving day no matter where you are in the world. Today we are grateful to you, this excellent community that comes together to do amazing things – like aid Darfur and literacy. To show our gratitude, John is going to share his famous recipe for a delicious post-feast Thanksgiving …read more!

During the weekend of December 5 through 7, as ABC Family debuts Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on television, the channel will also reveal several never-before-seen clips, behind-the-scenes footage and cast/crew interviews of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Over three days the channel will intersperse interviews with Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, …read more!

It is our seventh Get a Clue fundraiser, and it is our best yet. Last year, for the holiday season, Leaky, in cooperation with 14 wizard rock bands, produced a charity compilation CD that raised more than $35,000 for literacy. So we are doing it again. Presenting Jingle Spells 2, a bigger, better, more festive, …read more!

Did you know that you can buy BOTH Jingle Spells albums on iTunes ALL the time? Yes, it’s true! Just click an albu cover to go to that album’s listing: Last year, you all helped us raise more than $35,000 for Book Aid International. It was by far our biggest fundraiser ever, and it bought …read more!

A couple of quick updates: Harry, A History (which you can order here) will spend its second week on the NYT Bestseller list this week, so, thank you again! It’s been really exciting, but I know there’s more to come, so stay tuned. Second, I have added another vault entry to Harry, A History‘s web …read more!

Hey everyone: PotterCast is looking for some editors! Here’s the rundown: You need to be able to edit audio with multiple tracks (there are many programs with which to do this, like Soundtrack Pro; Audacity may be used but it is less desirable). You should have some ability in noise reduction (or at least a …read more!