Online Bookstores Open HBP E-mail Notficiation List
Already: Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com have notification lists for the publication of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Thanks Robin and Denise!
HP Hoaxer "Speaks"
HPANA has a short interview with the Book Six Title hoaxer, in which the "anonymous" person (who says he didn't expect all the attention yet e-mailed every HP news site with the hoax) says, "If I had not started the hoax, would we all know the real title to book 6 right now?"
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J.K. Rowling Confirms Title
As we said yesterday, the book six title is indeed behind the door on JKR's site.
It's official and right from the lady's mouth, from her News section.
There's a great and lengthy update about the sixth book and whether she'd hoax us all. (No, thank goodness.)
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Book Six Title Behind Brick Wall
We've got it in that the title behind the brick wall on JKR's site is the title of the sixth book, says a trusted source (because so many of you asked). Click below to read it (in case you are still valiantly trying to get through the door and find it for yourself, and in which case we say, 'good forContinued...
Behind JKR.com's Brick Wall
Thank you to everyone who wrote in to let us know that there is a book title behind JKR.com's brick wall, and how to get to it.
If this is the title of book six (and really...it's anyone's guess...), JKR has used an old working title for a new book.
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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."
She also creates a rather funny new title rumor. Go to her site to get a chuckle.
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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").
TheContinued...
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."