The Leaky Cauldron - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Reading Group Sorting Now Open

Fri Nov 20 22:35:00 -0500 2009

Sorting for the reading of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in our Lily and Stag Inn Reading Group forums has been opened over on the Leaky Lounge. Our Reading Groups offer Lounge members an intimate environment in which in-depth discussions about the Harry Potters novels take place with your fellow group members. For the Half-Blood Prince reading group, members will travel along with H...

Two New Selections for Leaky's Book Clubs

Sun Jul 05 09:27:00 -0400 2009

Our two book clubs are ready to start out the month of July with two new selections for you to read and discuss with your fellow Lounge members. First, the Jane Austen classic Emma is the next selection in our own non-Harry Potter book club: Jo's Book Nook. With discussion open to all registered Lounge members, this book club delves into a classic novel, dissecting its characters and story, w...

Harry Potter Book Notes: Illegal Copies of Half-Blood Prince on Scribd, More

Sun Mar 29 18:05:00 -0400 2009

Several pieces of news tonight relating to the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling. The Times is reporting that free copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince were available on Scribd.com, a literary website where thousands of books and manuscripts are available for download online, often times without the consent or permission of the author. The Times spoke with legal representatives f...

Scholastic to Release New Box Set of Harry Potter Paperbacks

Fri Feb 13 09:07:00 -0500 2009

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 are the set of US paperback editions of books one through seven, with the box to feature the Deluxe cover from <>Harry Pott...

First Look: Mary GrandPre Exhibit, Including New Alternate Covers for "Deathly Hallows," "Half-Blood Prince"

Tue Nov 18 12:51:00 -0500 2008

As reported previously, an exhibition of works by artist Mary GrandPre has now opened at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Iowa, and contains highlights of her work done for the US editions of the Harry Potter book series. Today, thanks to TLC staffer Jeff, we can now show you a sample of the many pieces of art in this display, including a first look at an alternative cover for <>Harry Potter and...

Harry Potter, a Top USA Today Best Seller Over Last 15 Years

Thu Oct 30 17:16:00 -0400 2008

USA Today is marking 15 years of their Best Selling Books List, and the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling hold seven of the top nine spots. With Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone coming in at number one, two other books (Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, and The Da Vinci Code) outsold the remaining novels in the series. The fourth spot on the USA Today list seen here is held by <>Harry Potte...

PotterCast 170.5: Leaky Trailer MiniShow

Sun Oct 26 18:15:00 -0400 2008

<>As TLC first reported this morning, the International Teaser Trailer for the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film made its way online and contains an abundance of new footage from the upcoming sixth film. The brand new trailer can be seen in our Video Galleries courtesy of TrailerAddict.com as well as on our YouTube channel. This afternoon we have for you a mini-episode of <>PotterCast...

Marketing Professor: Only Hufflepuffs Totally Loyal to Harry

Mon Oct 20 16:33:00 -0400 2008

The Telegraph is reporting tonight that a professor in the UK has done a study on readers of the Harry Potter novels, with the findings apparently revealing there are four distinct type of readers. According to the report, Professor Stephen Brown of the Ulster Business School says the groups closely mirror the Houses of Hogwarts, and indicates the breakdown of the groups as follows:
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"Half-Blood Prince," "Deathly Hallows" Amazon UK Top Sellers of All Time

Tue Oct 07 11:16:00 -0400 2008

<>Amazon is celebrating ten years of online retailing this year, and as such, Amazon.co.uk has released a list of the top-selling books over this period. The Bookseller reports that the two top spots for the UK branch of the retailer are held by books from author J.K. Rowling: Number one goes to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, followed at number two by <>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows...

UK Harry Potter Audio Book Ad Campaigns and Photos Now Online

Fri Oct 03 02:56:00 -0400 2008

Hoop Associates, a company based in the UK, has posted online a host of behind the scenes marketing and photo shoots used in the marketing of the Harry Potter audio books. At this link, you can see many new rare behind the scenes photos of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, along with narrator Stephen Fry as the prepare the imagery used in the marketing of the audio books. UPDATE These are now a...

PotterCast 167: The Truth About the Veil... and Dobby's Eyes

Tue Sep 30 01:13:00 -0400 2008

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It is back to the regular format of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast this week for our 167th episode of Harry Potter news, discussion, and more. Sue opens up this episode with the latest in Harry Potter news, including updates on a number of the Harry Potter cast, the city of Edinburgh honoring Jo Rowling, the 10 year anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” release, the cove...

Harry Potter to Disapparate from the New York Times Bestseller List

Thu May 01 20:49:00 -0400 2008

<>Next week, for the first time in almost nine and a half years, Harry Potter will not appear on the New York Times bestseller list.. The New York Times’s article reminds readers that it first appeared on December 27, 1998, and that after a year and a half with the books clogging the top spots, the paper split its list into children’s and adults versions. The article notes that the books are pro...

"Deathly Hallows" Wins 2007 Berkshire Children’s Book Award

Tue Apr 15 15:26:00 -0400 2008

The seventh book in author J. K. Rowling’s series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” has won with 2007 Berkshire Children’s Book Award after votes were cast by some 1,000 students across 33 schools in Berkshire county in the UK. GetReading.co.uk is reporting “Deathly Hallows” faced close competition with Derek Landy’s “Skulduggery Pleasant,” which ended up taking second place. Launched ...

Scholastic Special Edition Wizard Challenges

Fri Apr 04 00:52:00 -0400 2008

<>Thinking caps and mouses at the ready everyone! Scholastic has updated their Harry Potter site with the latest in their special series of Wizard Challenge quizzes. The newest edition, “Humoring Harry,” features questions our favorite pranksters, Gred and Forge would appreciate. In case you have not been to the site lately, be sure to check out the other special editions of the Wizard Challenge...

JKR: Snape and Dumbledore Two of the Most Important Characters in "Deathly Hallows"

Thu Apr 03 15:10:00 -0400 2008

<>Back in February, we told you Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was a guest at the James Joyce Awards in Dublin, Ireland. Thanks to La Gazetter du Sorcier there is a new report online containing a many of her remarks at this event. Answering a range of questions, Jo again says she intends to “write an Encyclopaedia which would hopefully incorporate a lot of back story I couldn’t… or flesh out b...