J.K. Rowling was happy to share (Tweet) that her friend, Robert Galbraith, has been nominated for a CWA Dagger Award for The Silkworm. A CWA award is given to the best crime novel of the year. The Silkworm was nominated for the first round of nominations. A short list of nominees will be released June 30. Robert …read more!

Katherine Waterston, previously seen with Joaquin Phoenix in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice, has been cast to play Tina (short for Porpentina), a witch operating in the U.S. A report by  The Hollywood Reporter and the announcement made by Warner Bros. state the following: “Porpentina meets magizoologist Newt Scamander (Redmayne) when he stops in New York City …read more!

Many of us Harry Potter fans have always known that J.K. Rowling is amazing beyond words, with a heart three sizes bigger than normal. A letter to a bullied fan has been released. It is beautifully written, not that we expected otherwise, and touching. Johnnie Blue was a lucky fan who had the opportunity to …read more!

Sarah Phelps was the woman in charge of adapting J.K. Rowling’s best selling adult novel, The Casual Vacancy, to the small screen. Recently, Phelps has commented on the working dynamic with J.K. Rowling, being an author who is very much alive, and very successful. Ms. Rowling has previously commented on the adaptation of her novel, and …read more!

J.K. Rowling took a writing break today to make a short visit to Twitter, her first since unleashing a riddle upon her followers. She tweeted this morning to dispel any rumors of her partying it up in a London bar, as she celebrated handing in a “romance novel” to her publishers. J.K. Rowling denied being …read more!

Fifteen-year-old Cassidy Stay, who was the only survivor of a shooting that left her parents and siblings dead, received a letter and care package from J. K. Rowling following a speech she made just three days after the shooting, where she quoted Dumbledore. The speech went viral and J. K. Rowling reached out to Ms. …read more!

At the recent Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival, J. K. Rowling revealed that there will probably be more Cormoran Strike books than there were books in the Harry Potter series: The author, who recently released her second novel featuring detective Cormoran Strike, said that she wants to publish more than the seven books released as …read more!

J. K. Rowling updated her Twitter account today to remind us that it’s the sixteenth anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts: It’s the 16th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts. I’m having a moment’s silence over my keyboard. I hated killing some of those people. ” J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 2, 2014

J. K. Rowling has updated her Twitter to answer a question about what gemstone is in the Hufflepuff house points hourglass: @jk_rowling @lumos WHAT ARE THE GEMS IN THE HUFFLEPUFF HOURGLASS!?! …Oh! Also thanks for all that you do. 🙂 ” J.M.A. Jones (@HarmonicalHero) April 25, 2014 @HarmonicalHero Diamonds, of course. Because that’s what Hufflepuffs …read more!

We have some really exciting news from Pottermore: J. K. Rowling is adding new content to the site about the current Quidditch World Cup as it takes place in real time. Information about the opening ceremonies and the first match, which was between Norway and the Ivory Coast, can be viewed in the newly opened …read more!