Want to be on TV? Want to talk about Order of the Phoenix? Want to talk about Order of the Phoenix on TV? How about win an all-expenses paid trip to London to do it? The CBBC Newsround show has announced a contest. Here’s what you need: Your top 3 predictions for Book 5 Sum …read more!

Thanks to Laura for the reminder – those of you who are not yet 18 and are planning on entering the Scholastic Essay Contest to win an all-expense paid trip to London, England to hear J.K. Rowling answer questions and read from her new novel…need to have your entries postmarked by today. This means take …read more!

The Scholastic Book V site is now live containing the SPOILERS that were found in the most recent Scholastic catalogue.

Well folks, I’ve been hinting liberally over the past couple weeks of a big project I’ve been working on to bring you the maximum amount of fandom participation in the upcoming launch of Order of the Phoenix – I wanted to wait until we had exactly 30 days to go and so I have – …read more!

Barnes & Noble, today, announced that most stores will be open the night of Friday, June 20th for the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. (Editor’s Note:: Most likely those stores within malls will have to negociate the mall staying open. I’m inclined to believe that all standalone stores will be …read more!

Sandra emailed us this article from a local paper in Glencoe with some great details about the filming: Warner Brothers has been inundated with requests from kids and parents to be extras on set during the location shoot in the gloomy glen. Warner Brothers’ spokeswoman Vanessa Davies said yesterday: “We would say to children or …read more!

Thanks to David for sending us this snippet from The Week Magazine. It sounds like Arthur Weasley will have his hands full: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Denounce your neighbor: The Saudi religious police have launched a Web site where Saudis can anonymously accuse their neighbors of violating religious laws, MEMRI.org reported this week. In one post, …read more!

The BBC has an update about Azkaban filming at Glencoe over the weekend. Rain has been hampering progress over the past week. Hagrid’s hut has been built and there is a smallish castle structure too, says one local councillor.

You may recall some months ago that Indian publishing houses Sahitya Tirtha and Nandita Publishers were in a dispute with WB and J.K. Rowling over Harry Potter Kolkataye – a book which author Uttam Ghosh sets the boy wizard in Kolkata and introduces a native boy named Jhontu. The Times of India has an update …read more!

In today’s Guardian, Natasha Walter takes a look at the issue of aging and the Harry Potter series. She points oit, and rightly so, that Harry is about to turn 15 and at the end of the series, he’ll be 18. He has to grow up sometime. Many children’s writers skip over the issue altogether, …read more!