Boots once worn by Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling during her writing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone are now up for auction, along with a letter which details a few interesting tidbits about– interestingly enough– the life of her shoes. Check out our galleries for images of the boots and letter.According to …read more!

The Guardian is reporting that Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is among 46 public figures who will be able to give evidence as part of an ongoing investigation of phone hacking and priviacy violations in the UK. Ms Rowling and the other 45 public figures have been classified as “core participants” in the inquiry, …read more!

The Pottermore Insider blog has been updated to say that Welcome Emails to beta registrants will now be sent out on a daily basis: The good news is that we no longer expect to pause sending these (as mentioned in our Beta testing and Welcome emails post). Instead, we plan to send emails out daily …read more!

It seems as if the Pottermore owls are being sent out with even more regularity this week, as the Pottermore Insider Blog has been updated again noting even more welcome emails have just been sent to early beta access users.A question now for Leaky readers: Have you gotten beta access to Pottermore yet? If you’ve …read more!

As mentioned last week, the Pottermore Insider blog has now been updated to answer frequently asked questions that Pottermore beta users have been asking. Concerns dealing with the potions brewing, wizards duelling, and moderation for common room comments are all addressed. Additionally, the Insider reveals that a Pottermore beta survey will be sent out in …read more!

In a report released by PCWorld today, Sony’s updated eReader lineup will feature a special model eReader which includes a “free download voucher for the first Harry Potter ebook title, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” The article, available to read here, goes through the latest line up of Sony eReaders which will include the …read more!

USA Today is reporting that Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has written the foreword for the US version of “Dear Me: Letters to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self,” set for publication in the States on October 25. The report notes: More than 70 writers, actors, celebrities and musicians including Kathleen Turner, Suze Ormond, James Franco and …read more!

Forbes.com has released their annual ranking of most powerful women in the world and, once again, Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has made the list. The author is among such government officials, corporate executives and media figures as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, PepsiCo’s chief Indra Nooyi, and Oprah Winfrey. Ms Rowling ranks at …read more!

A new blog post has gone up on the Pottermore Insider following the latest batch of welcome e-mails which were sent out today. Several frequently asked questions about the beta process are covered in this latest update as well as the timeline for receiving welcome e-mails. The Insider also denies the rumor that welcome letters …read more!

The Pottemore Insider has been updated to say that a new batch of Welcome e-mails for Pottermore beta access were sent out today, August 25th, from 2:45pm BST (9:45am EST). Welcome e-mails were also sent out yesterday to a lucky few. You can read Leaky’s first thoughts on Pottermore at this link. If you already …read more!