J.K. Rowling Coming to New York in August; will give Charity Reading
Note: We CANNOT get you tickets and do not yet know HOW to get tickets - there isn't even a set date yet, so please stop emailing. As soon as we know you'll know! :)
The great news keeps on coming today. The New York Times is now reporting that our favorite author will beContinued...
Leaky the First Fan Site to Win Webby Award
Well, guys, thank you! Because of you, Leaky has become the first fan site to win the Webby Award, considered the "Oscar of the 'Net." We took the People's Voice award in our Celebrity/Fan category; the official site for Prince took the judge's award. Other People's Voice winnersContinued...
Harry Potter Author J.K.Rowling Interview with GirlGuiding Scotland
A few weeks ago, we first told you there would be a new interview due with author J.K. Rowling and GirlGuiding Scotland. Included with a group of over 100 women, this interview with JKR is part of a "campaign by Girlguiding Scotland to inspire young women and girlsContinued...
Order of the Phoenix Countdown Now Desktop Item and Widget
As promised, our Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix countdown and news reader (seen at right) is now available for you in yet more convenient ways; now can get it as a widget, as a item on your desktop, or for your MySpace, Blog, or other Web site (except LiveJournal). Chris ChangContinued...
Tony Maudsley to Play Grawp in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Leaky is happy to reveal that Tony Maudsley is confirmed to portray Grawp in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, representatives for the actor confirmed to Leaky today. The role is that of Hagrid's giant half-brother that he brings back from his travels. GrawpContinued...
Leaky on Your Phone: m.leakynews.com
While savvy TLC users know that our text-only page is compatible with most mobile phones, we've gone a step further and opened up LeakyMobile, your on-the-go Harry Potter resource at the very convenient-to-type m.leakynews.com. In this extremely scaled down Leaky page that fits just right on your phone youContinued...
Leaky Nominated for Webby Award; People's Choice Open Now
Today, Leaky is greatly, greatly honored to say that we've been nominated for a Webby Award, the most prestigious Web accolade, in the Best Celebrity/Fan Site category. To say we're excited is a ... well it's a bit of an understatement.
And this time, THIS time, we've rememberedContinued...
Video of Jo and Jason Isaacs at the British Book Awards Now Available
Thanks to Andy from our forums, we now have two videos for you of Jo Rowling at the "Nibbies," the British Book Awards, where Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince won book of the year; one is a montage that shows and talks about her often and also features Jason Isaacs,Continued...
J.K. Rowling Updates Site; Talks Phoenix Movie, Memerson
J.K.Rowling has updated her website today with a new diary entry where she discusses Book Seven, the British Book Awards, and a visit to the set of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Jo writes:
The book's still going well, I'm sure you're pleased to hear, lack of paperContinued...
150+ New High-Res Goblet of Fire Images in Gallery
We've just added more than 150 new high-resolution images from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, including studio shots of the characters, to our gallery, which now has more than 20,400 pics. In addition, many of our old high-res images were replaced with higher-res images (which isContinued...
Do Not Disturb Sign Gone from J.K. Rowling's Office
It looks like the door to Jo's office is OPEN, as the usual Do Not Disturb sign is missing on JKRowling.com. Goodies await to those who can figure out how to get in there :)
Click "CONTINUED" and scroll down to get instructions on how to get in, if you don't want to puzzle itContinued...
New OotP Filming Info and More with Jamie Waylett on PotterCast 31
Yep, all about Umbridge, the Inquisitorial Squad and more on PotterCast 31! Like almost every PotterCast, this episode is ripe with Harry Potter news, info and interviews that you can't get or even hear about anywhere else but Leaky - this week, Jamie Waylett (a.k.a. VincentContinued...
J.K. Rowling Hosts Charity Ball Fundraiser; Raises £200,000 for MS
Update: See hi-res images of JKR and her husband at this event in our gallery!
Previously we told you that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling would be hosting a gala ball as a fundraiser for charity. The ball was held tonight at Stirling Castle in Scotland, and you can now see someContinued...
Leaky Presents: First Fan DVD Commentary
We're happy to bring you the first-ever Harry Potter fan DVD audio commentary track. Now that you (in the US anyway, we know) have your DVDs, we hope this track will provide you with some entertianment and even information (in the form of tidbits from TLC's set visits) on Harry Potter and the GobletContinued...
New Hi-Res Goblet of Fire Character Portraits in the Gallery
Mary, our new Galleries Image Person (her title is a work in progress) has uploaded about 20 hi-res character portriaits from the Goblet of Fire studio shoot; these portraits include new ones of Karkaroff, Amos Diggory, Harry, Cho Chang, Krum, Myrtle, Cedric, Fleur, and Ron. They'veContinued...