The Guardian has posted an essay by J. K. Rowling regarding UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to reject the Leveson proposal to regulate the news media. Rowling and other victims of the press participated in the Leveson Inquiry in 2011 to assess the ethics of the British press, following a phone hacking scandal. You …read more!

Pottermore Insider has announced that the second Pottermore House Cup will be awarded Wednesday, November 21st: Help your house to victory by brewing potions found in Arsenius Jigger’s Magical Drafts and Potions and by challenging members of other houses to a duel. To kick things off we’re starting our house pride week on Monday November …read more!

The last six chapters of “Chamber of Secrets” are now available to explore on Pottermore: Experience Professor Lockhart’s Valentine’s day festivities, survive the spiders in the Forbidden Forest, and of course, confront what’s hidden within the Chamber of Secrets. As well as these latest Moments, there is also new exclusive content from J.K. Rowling on …read more!

The final installment of the “Chamber of Secrets” on Pottermore will be available tomorrow, October 31st, starting at 12 PM GMT, according to the Pottermore Insider.This last installment will include new writing from J. K. Rowling and information on the history and origin of the Chamber of Secrets.

The Pottermore Insider has announced that the final chapters of “Chamber of Secrets” will be released on the Pottermore web site next week. The Pottermore Insider has also previewed a look at a new Moment image from the update. Click here to see Harry pointing out the spiders that he and Ron must follow into …read more!

J. K. Rowling’s recent appearance on Charlie Rose can now be seen in its entirety here or below. During the interview Rowling discussed The Casual Vacancy, of course, but she also talked a little bit about Harry Potter. In particular she discussed some of the actors’ performances in the films. Many thanks to SnitchSeeker for …read more!

You can now watch the entirety of J. K. Rowling’s appearance at the Lincoln Center in New York earlier this week. You can watch the video here or below. Please be forewarned that there is strong language in the video. Many thanks to SnitchSeeker for the tip!

The Pottermore Insider has updated with a look at one of the Moments from the final “Chamber of Secrets” installment. The new image shows a look at Harry and Dumbledore in Professor McGonagall’s office. You can see the image here. This week, we’ve been putting the finishing touches to the Basilisk’s hiss for the final …read more!

J. K. Rowling appeared on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” yesterday, where she discussed The Casual Vacancy and talked a little bit about what it was like writing a hero figure for both The Casual Vacancy and Harry Potter. The political climate regarding benefits and welfare in both the UK and US was also …read more!

As part of the promotion for her recently released novel, The Casual Vacancy, J. K. Rowling appeared on CBS This Morning today. CBS describes the interview as follows: “The Casual Vacancy” touches on themes of class and poverty and Rowling says she was drawn to the subjects after “having been very poor,” as a single …read more!