The Leaky Cauldron - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Transcript of Second RCMH Night Up

Thu Aug 10 09:07:43 -0400 2006

Though you can get it today on video here (directly download it here, it's 1GB), Alex and the elves have completed and uploaded the transcript of the August 2, 2006, reading at Radio City Music Hall, right here. (The transcript to the first nigiht is right here.) All the links to our videos, pictures, transcripts, reports and more are on our Event Reports page. Enjoy!

JKR Readings to Debut Online Tomorrow

Wed Aug 09 15:58:54 -0400 2006

Scholastic has just announced that starting tomorrow, for only two days, MSN will stream "An Evening With Harry, Carrie and Garp" for free at video.msn.com. Starting Saturday, highlights will be available on demand, through the end of August.
For more information, pictures, reports, transcripts, and soon to be more of this event, see our event reports page and the upcoming LeakyMug podcast.

Radio City Music Hall Event Transcript Up

Wed Aug 09 01:47:29 -0400 2006

Our elves were out in force during the JKR reading at Radio City, and have come up with a transcript of nearly the entire first night, readable here. Huge thanks to Super Alex and Josée for doing the lion's share, here; night two on the way!

Press Conference Transcript: JKR Having Fun Writing Book Seven, to go through "bereavement" at end

Tue Aug 01 17:35:10 -0400 2006

The following is a transcript of the press conference that occurred this morning at Radio City Music Hall, between J.K. Rowling. Stephen King and John Irving. Enjoy!

Radio City Music Hall Press Conference Transcript

J.K. Rowling. Stephen King, John Irving

August 1, 2006, New York City

Are there any surprises about book seven?

<>JKR: Surprises about book seven [thinks]. Anything I feel like sharing...

More JKR Pics from Press Conference

Tue Aug 01 14:39:36 -0400 2006

There are more pics from this morning's Radio City Music Hall press conference here in the gallery. Enjoy! More on the way.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Released in US in Paperback

Tue Jul 25 05:18:35 -0400 2006

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released in paperback today in the United States; you can order your copy here from Barnes & Noble or here from Amazon if you like! And if you're in the Las Vegas area, remember to come celebrate with the "Harry Potter Experts" tonight at 7 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble in Summerlin, NV - we had a lot of fun at the last one and can't wait to meet you!

Scholastic Harry Potter Experts Podcasts Coming Wednesday

Mon Jul 24 23:39:07 -0400 2006

<>Scholastic has now updated their website to offer subscriptions to the Harry Potter Experts Tour Podcast. These podcasts are part of the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in paperback on Tuesday, and feature our own Melissa Anelli, Emerson Spartz from MuggleNet, and Cheryl Klein from Scholastic/Arthur A Levine books discussing Harry Potter, Book Seven and much more. You can subs...

USA Today Talks HBP Paperback, Book Seven

Mon Jul 24 23:10:18 -0400 2006

<>USA Today has a new article about the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in paperback, which comes out tomorrow. In addition to the anticipation by booksellers of brisk sales of the book ("It is going to be crazy," says one seller), the paper also mentions the Scholastic sponsored "Harry Potter Book Experts Tour." This tour features our own Melissa Anelli, along with Emerson from...

Chicago Tribune on Official Harry Potter Tour: "Best book club discussion ever"

Mon Jul 24 14:00:13 -0400 2006

The Tempo section of today's Chicago Tribune features a short piece on the official Harry Potter tour event that took place in Naperville last Thursday, calling it the "best book club discussion ever." You can see a scan here in our gallery - thanks Lilah!
The piece reads:

<>Potter Panel
Event: Potter Panel Podcast at Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville.
Who was there: Melissa Anelli (Webmistress of The...

Pics from the Official Scholastic Harry Potter Discussion Tour

Sat Jul 22 22:53:58 -0400 2006

<>Thanks to readers Katie and others, we have our first batch of pics up from our official Harry Potter discussion tour, in which Cheryl Klein (editor at Arthur A. Levine Books, American publishers of Harry Potter), Emerson Spartz (of MuggleNet.com) and I visit bookstores in three cities to discuss the books with you all and celebrate the release of the paperback. You can see them <>here in our gal...

MSNBC Commentary on "Harry Potter Dead Pool"

Wed Jul 19 20:33:48 -0400 2006

There is a new article online continuing the media coverage on the possible deaths of characters in Book Seven; this one coming now from MSNBC. Along with a discussion on some precedents for writing off a main character such as Harry, this commentary also mentions the poll we featured here on TLC and notes:

<>"Nobody seems particularly perturbed at the idea of Voldemort getting the hook â€” after ...

Official Scholastic Podcast and Tour Info

Wed Jul 19 10:37:28 -0400 2006

A lot of you have been emailing asking when Cheryl Klein of Scholastic, and Emerson Spartz of MuggleNet and I will be in which cities talking about the books. The schedule is as follows (and is now in a sidebar link on Leaky). We hope you come out!
July 20, 7 p.m.
Naperville, IL

Anderson's Bookshop
123 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540

<>July 25, 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Summerlin
Crossroads Commons...

Happy Half-Blood Birthday!

Sun Jul 16 00:37:12 -0400 2006

<>A year ago: We were gorging on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, swallowing it as fast as our eyes could scan lines and our hands could turn pages. In my case, I was in a small hotel in Edinburgh, trying to focus on reading instead of having intermittent attacks of joy that in roughly 12 hours I'd be sitting with Ms. Rowling her-very-lovely-self, asking her about her books and getting to ...

Scholastic Begins Twenty Day Countdown to HBP Paperback

Thu Jul 06 16:15:56 -0400 2006

<>Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter books, has now launched their twenty day countdown to the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in paperback. Each day until July 25, there will be a new question about the books; the first one here. Then, the last question will be a special Scholastic audio podcast, which will feature our own Melissa Anelli, Emerson Spartz from <>Mugg...

Another Press Mention of Possible Book Seven in 07

Thu Jun 29 11:53:27 -0400 2006

Today there was another mention of a possible Book Seven release date coming in 2007. Bloomsbury, the UK publishers of the Harry Potter books, issued an early statement about the outlook of the company ahead of their annual stockholder meeting today, and wire reports are again including mentions of Book Seven coming out next year. Reuters reports:

<>"Harry Potter fans will have to wait until next ...