J.K. Rowling will receive the Freedom of the City of London on Tuesday, May 8 for her services to children’s literature, according to a press release from the City of London. The ceremony will take place at the Mansion House, the official residence of London’s Lord Mayor. She will read aloud the Declaration of a …read more!

The Pottermore Insider is reporting that the Harry Potter e-books are now available in French, Italian, German, and Spanish for purchase at the Pottermore Shop. The Pottermore site itself is likewise available in all of those languages.

On J. K. Rowling’s new website, Ms. Rowling confirms that the Harry Potter Encyclopedia is still in the works on the FAQ section of the site: For a long time I have been promising an encyclopaedia of Harry’s world, and I have started work on this now ’ some of it forms the new content …read more!

Pottermore, J. K. Rowling’s online Harry Potter experience, is now open to all wishing to join in on the experience. The change was made early this morning in the UK and is indicated on the official website with the question “Are you magical?” Users may sign up now, while actual invitations should start arriving– care …read more!

Hold on to your hats, people: the publisher Little, Brown has just put out a press release giving us the title of JK Rowling’s new book¦ The Casual Vacancy! The book will be out on the 27th September 2012 (worldwide release date) and Little, Brown also provided a plot summary: When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly …read more!

J.K. Rowling just announced the launch of her newly revamped website on Twitter. Check it out at this link!

The Book Club, a BBC Radio 4 program hosted by James Naughtie, has been put online as podcasts. The Book Club talks to authors about their most famous works and there is an interview with J. K. Rowling that took place in August 1999 where she discusses “Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone.” Rowling’s interview is listed near the …read more!

Pottermore has announced a change in the Terms and Conditions for Beta users so that they now cover the newly opened Pottermore Shop. These Terms and Conditions, which were updated on March 27th, can be found here.Also, in anticipation of the Pottermore opening beyond Beta in early April, a video has been added to the …read more!

J. K. Rowling isn’t a billionaire any longer due to the fact that she has given a reported $160 million to various charities and, of course, to her taxes: The billionaires club has hit J.K. Rowling with a banishing spell. According to the newly updated Forbes Rich List, the Harry Potter author has gone from …read more!

The Pottermore Insider updated today to announce that Pottermore.com will be coming out of the Beta phase and open to everyone in early April 2012. The Beta period for Pottermore was extended indefinitely toward the end of last year. The Insider explains why this decision was made: We always knew Pottermore would be incredibly popular, …read more!