Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Top Book of the Decade
UK newspaper The Telegraph has compiled a series of lists of things that defined this decade. One such list involves the top 100 books, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling taking the number one spot. Quotage:
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Fan Report: Deathly Hallows PaperBack Release Party at Scholastic Store
Two years ago today, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling was released. As readers will recall, several weeks ago in the midst of the flurry of the HBP movie release, Scholastic, US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, released the paperback edition of DeathlyContinued...
Scholastic Releases Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Paperback Today!
Just in time for all those summer holidays and vacations, the paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is now available here in the US. Released today by Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, you can now find the paperback edition of theContinued...
Scholastic Store in NYC to Host Deathly Hallows Paperback Release Party
As readers will recall on Tuesday, July 7th, Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter series, will at long last release a paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As part of the event, the main Scholastic Store in Soho, New York City will be the siteContinued...
From Scholastic: New Ad for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Paperback, Contest to Win Box Set
As readers will long know, the paperback of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from US publishers Scholastic will be released on July 7th. As part of the July issue of Nick Magazine mentioned below, there is also a new ad for the final Harry PotterContinued...
Scholastic Updates with New Harry Potter Through the Years Poster, Sorting Hat Quiz
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, have updated their website with a lovely new poster called "Celebrating Harry Through the Years." The poster, available for download via this link (PDF), features a montage of artwork by Mary GrandPre as wellContinued...
J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard on Shortlist for British Book Award
The Tales of Beedle the Bard written by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling have been nominated this year at the Galaxy British Book Awards. Beedle the Bard is on the shortlist for "Children's Book of the Year," along with a few others including: Breaking Dawn by StephenieContinued...
Harry Potter Books at Auction: First Edition Philosopher's Stone Selling at Record Prices
Several pieces of news today regarding Harry Potter books up for auction. First thanks to Heritage Auction for letting us know about a first edition Bloomsbury copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone) they have for auction. HeritageContinued...
Scholastic to Release New Box Set of Harry Potter Paperbacks
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, will be releasing a new box set of the series this summer. This new collection, which you can see here in our galleries, is available for pre-order via Barnes and Noble, as well as Walmart. Included in the collection areContinued...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the Claymation
Harry Potter fans are well known for their talent and creativity; tonight we have another clear example of that in action. A fan has made a claymation movie of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that is now available to watch online.
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"Deathly Hallows" Most Borrowed Book from UK Libraries
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the most borrowed book in the UK, according to new figures released from the Public Lending Right Agency. The Bookseller reports that the Seventh Book in author J. K. Rowling's series has been borrowed a total of 108,775 times from libraries in theContinued...
Hallows of Hogwarts "for years" working title of DH
Harry, A HistoryA small but fun factual nugget was hidden in the JKR interview from Harry, A History (which is available here). I've posted it now on the Web site. It seems Hallows of Hogwarts was a working title for DH; this title had been trademarked along with a bunch of others but (it seems) hadn't everContinued...
Jason Isaacs Talks Deathly Hallows, Lucius "Half-Blood Prince" Cameo, Politics, "Good" and More
Aintitcool.com has released a new, and very lengthy interview with actor Jason Isaacs. In this very indepth piece, Jason confirms again that he has a very small cameo as Lucius Malfoy in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ("a moving paintingContinued...
Report and Photos from JK Rowling's Beedle the Bard Release Party in Scotland
The first images and reports from the special party held in Edinburgh, Scotland by author J.K. Rowling for the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard are now online. You can see early images here via Getty, while Reuters has some details from a question and answer sessionContinued...
The Tales of Beedle the Bard Now Available, Early Reviews of New Printed Book Now Online
Behold, the Bard! The Tales of Beedle the Bard, the new book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has now officially be released! Last night, some fans were able to attend special midnight release parties, such as those in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Scotsman reports that while theContinued...