Pre-Order Anniversary Sorcerer's Stone, New Interview with Cover Artist
Previously we told you Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels were issuing a special 10th anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone that would contain new material from author J.K. Rowling. You can now pre-order the book, here viaContinued...
Limited Editions of Harry Potter Cover Art by Mary GrandPre Now Available
Scholastic Updates with New "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Poster
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, has now updated their website with a brand new “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” poster. This poster, which you can download and print out at home via this link (PDF), features various artwork by MaryContinued...
Sotheby's To Auction Original JK Rowling Sketch and More in December
As reported previously, author J.K. Rowling will be auctioning off a hand-written copy of her special "Tales of Beedle the Bard"book for charity via Sotheby's in London, England. The auction house has now added a few more items from J.K. Rowling that will be auctioned the sameContinued...
Complete Cover Art for Ukrainian "Deathly Hallows" Book
At a formal press conference covered by the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency, the cover art for the Ukrainian edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was released by publishers A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA. HPClub.com.ua let us know they now have this very dramatic (andContinued...
French "Deathly Hallows" Cover Art Revealed
More news comes today concerning the French edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows we’ve been telling you about in recent weeks. A short time ago, French publishers Gallimard revealed the long awaited cover art for their edition of the seventh book in J. K. Rowling’s series. You canContinued...
Vote for the German Cover Art of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
Image format: Publishers Carlsen-Verlag have now launched a contest where fans can choose the cover art that will be used on the German edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. There are two choices that do feature different scenes from the book, and you can vote viaContinued...
Mary GrandPré, 'Harry Potter' Illustrator Profiled in Two New Articles
Harry Potter book illustrator Mary GrandPré is profiled in two articles online this weekend. Having illustrated the series since its first US printing in 1997, these two articles talk to the artist where she discusses, among other things, her working on the cover art for HarryContinued...
Scholastic Asks: Where are the Horcruxes?
In the fifth of their countdown questions leading up to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Scholastic is now asking fans "Where are the Horcruxes?" Good question...and UPDATE: Voting is now open. You can choose THREE from the following:
- Diagon Alley
- Hogsmeade
- Hogwarts
- Only with DeathContinued...
Mary GrandPre Talks "Deathly Hallows" Cover and More
In a new interview with the Pioneer Press, artist Mary GrandPre discusses the cover art she created for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. She says the whole process of creating her work for the last Harry Potter novel took two and a half months, as she says she "first does "pencilContinued...
Mary GrandPre: "There is a Reason" for "Deathly Hallows" Cover Art Images
The Detroit Free Press has a new interview this morning with artist Mary GrandPre about the work she does illustrating the US editions of the Harry Potter novels. Stating again she can not speak about her thoughts having been one of the very few to have already read Harry PotterContinued...
Is Snape Good or Evil?
Is Snape Good or Evil? That is the question long asked by fans of the Harry Potter series, and so now too is Scholastic asking this question as part of the "There Will Soon Be 7" campaign. The US publishers have now updated their Harry Potter website with the second of the questions they will be asking over the comingContinued...
More on UK Special Edition of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
We have a bit more for you today from UK publishers Bloomsbury, regarding the special edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Along with the audio book, large print, children's and adult editions of the last Harry Potter book, this special edition is due to be releasedContinued...
Live Call-Out PotterCast Tomorrow Night
(Looking for the cover art? Right here, at leakynews.com/dh).
Tonight, we released a special edition of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast (click for details), to celebrate the release of the cover art and dish on some of the first theories; tomorrow we want to hear from you. This will be a call-OUT castContinued...
Deathly Hallows Cover Art and Summaries Released! Brit Page Count Confirmed!
Update: We've updated our PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast with a cover release show (called "Cover Art, or, Whose Soul Is It Anyway?"), going over all the new theories. Click here for details or just update your iTunes or press play on a Flash player!Continued...