JKR Confirms Hoax; Updates All Around Site

Check out her Rumors section.

"I am trying very hard not to feel offended that anyone thought this was possible. 'Storgé', for crying out loud. Come on, people, get a grip."

JKRowling.com Update: Why the Book Title Is Almost Positively Fake

I was fooling around with the links from the old "hack" of JKR's site and the links people have been sending us to the door without the "Do Not Disturb Sign" - and came up with this. Go here (if nothing happens, right-click and press "Play").
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JKRowling.com and the Book Six Title?

We were going to wait for confirm/deny before posting this, but as these things do, it's spreading around the net at the speed of, well, of Harry Potter fans, and we'd rather keep you informed. (We also need to stem the flood of emails...)
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Bloomsbury News/OOtP Paperback Reminder

In an article in The Scotsman, Bloomsbury, the U.K. publishers of the Harry Potter series, says the success of the third film has helped book sales. Bloomsbury, which announced a 38% rise in profits in March, said schoolboy wizard Harry Potter continued to be hugely popular with readers, boosted by the “unprecedentedContinued...

Percy Weasley Redeemed?

The BBC has posted a new interview with actor Chris Rankin( Percy Weasley). Included in the article were two bits of interesting news.
Goblet of Fire film news :" I'm not really sure what's going on with that at the moment. Some photography as started, but I think the majority of principle photography kicks offContinued...

J.K.Rowling: New Clues to Books 6&7 in PoA Film

In an interview with USA Today, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling confirms new clues to books 6 & 7 are in the Prisoner of Azkaban film.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says that Alfonso Cuaron, who directed The Prisoner of Azkaban, which opens next Friday, inadvertently foreshadowed events thatContinued...

J.K. Rowling Site: Canon Tidbits Straight From Rowling

J.K.Rowling.com has been intricately redesigned, by the company Lightmaker. Once a list of publishers, it is now a design of a cluttered desk strewn with gum wrappers, an empty teacup (points to the one who can divine the dregs), newspapers and of course a notebook - and the thing that'sContinued...

Cinescape reports rumor about Book Six

Cinescape is reporting a rumor claiming that the publication of the untitled Book Six is slated to begin no later than September 8, 2004. We repeat - this is just an unsubstantiated rumor - but one we'd all love to see come true. We'll be checking and seeing if we can learn anything verifiable.

Daily Record's Title Erroneous

The Daily Record reported unflinchingly today, in an article about J.K. Rowling turning down a Dr. Who writing gig, that the title J.K. Rowling's "latest installment" is Harry Potter and the Green Flame Torch.
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USA Today: Rowling Decade's Most Successful Author

In a feature about the changing landscape of books and bestsellers, USA Today says that J.K. Rowling " is the decade's most successful author, landing five of the top six spots on the list of the 100 best-selling books of the past 10 years."

JKR Transcript Update

A full transcript of the chat is here, with the questions in order. (Phew!) Among the many revelations (no spoilers here, you'll have to read the chat!): which house at least three of the Marauders were in; clarification on the ages of the Weasley children; the kids' middle names; whether or not Hermione is an onlyContinued...

Scholastic on Book Six: "Summer of 2005...more likely summer 2006."

Financial advisor Smith Barney Citigroup recently downgraded the Scholastic(SCHL) stock from "buy" to "hold" citing concerns about the companies continuites business and worries about the government's "do not call" registry affecting Scholastic business.Continued...

JKR Rumor Debunked

In October, it was reported :

" JK Rowling publicly said 'Harry sustains a minimal but lasting injury in this [the sixth] book.' It is also reported to be roughly just under the length of GoF and will most likely be done by early January. (The first draft.).

More on 'Seabottom'

TLC Reader Cathy wrote to us with a bit of research on what the recently registered Harry Potter titles may mean. Click on the link below to read her notes, but in summary, her conclusion is what Melissa suggested - that these are likely titles of computer games. Thanks, Cathy!
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Also check out JKR's exclusive

Also check out JKR's exclusive comments to BBC Newsround. As she says: "No one, literally no one, not in my family or anybody, knows the titles to Book Six or Seven. And I'm going to keep it that way for now." Yeah, you go girl.