J.K. Rowling on Future Writing Plans: "Lightning Does Not Strike in the Same Place Twice"
The Associated Press is running a new interview with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling conducted earlier this week, where Jo reflects on the end of the series and looks forward to a writing life beyond Harry. She remarks on the pressures and emotions she experiencedContinued...
Tonks Talks: A New Interview with Natalia Tena
Actress Natalia Tena has given a new interview where she discusses her role as Tonks in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Saying she had not known anything about Harry Potter before winning the role of the Hufflepuff auror, she has since read the books and says that she really liked “PrisonerContinued...
"Deathly Hallows" PaperBack Due July 2008, Box Set from Bloomsbury to be Released October 1, 2007
Today, UK Harry Potter publishers Bloomsbury announced that export orders for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows “were up 17% on book number six.” The BBC reports that the company will also release a special box set edition of the novelsContinued...
A & E and ITV Specials Due on Harry Potter
With the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows rapidly approaching, there are several television specials about the world of our favorite wizard due in the coming days.
First, cable station A&E is set to broadcast a new special called “TheContinued...
Bloomsbury Updates with New "Deathly Hallows" Screensavers
Bloomsbury has updated their Harry Potter website with screensavers now featuring the covers to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Children's edition screen saver features that mysterious symbol found on the spine of the jacket, then the castle and grounds from the back cover.Continued...
Contest Information to Hear JKR Read from "Deathly Hallows" Plus New HP Site from Bloomsbury
As a follow up to the big news that author J.K. Rowling will be reading from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the release of the novel midnight July 21 at the Natural History Museum in London, England, UK publishers Bloomsbury US publishers Scholastic,Continued...
New Scholastic Box Set of All Seven Harry Potter Novels
The first image of a special box set due from Scholastic containing all seven Harry Potter novels is now online. This set, which you can see here in our galleries, includes a nice case or trunk with the Harry Potter logo on it, as well as what seems to be printed hardback copies of all sevenContinued...
Pre-Order "Deathly Hallows" Audio Book,Excerpts Online from First Six Books
Over the years we at TLC have received many questions about the audio books for the Harry Potter series, especially about the availability of one for this last book. In the wake of yesterday's announcement, Random House and Listening Library have now updated their websiteContinued...
Accio Quote! Update: Nine Older Interviews with J.K.Rowling Now Online
As we get closer to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it is fitting that we still continue to discover and enjoy older interviews with author J.K.Rowling that may help us gain some additional insight into the Harry Potter books (or at least provide some nuggetsContinued...
New "Deathly Hallows" Release Date Poster from Raincoast
In addition to the Scholastic and Bloomsbury posters marking the release date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows we told you about previously, Canadian Potter publishers Raincoast have now released their version of this poster. It features the blue placeholder art for the cover of DeathlyContinued...
Scholastic Updates with New "Deathly Hallows" Release Date Poster
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, has updated their site with a new "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" poster that you can download and print out at home. The poster features the current black and white placeholder art for the book, with the titleContinued...
Translating Harry
The Guardian has a new article online about the unique art and hard work involved in translating the Harry Potter novels. While facing deadlines and a whole host of other obstacles, translators often have to face one primary hurtle first: "finding the balance between literal fidelity and the equivalence that makes for fidelityContinued...
Sketch Made for Prisoner of Azkaban Book Up for Auction
A sketch originally made for the cover of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is up for auction in the UK this weekend. This is London reports :
Illustrator Cliff Wright, who also designed the cover for Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets, the previous book in the series, isContinued...
West Ham Football Manager Cites Harry Potter as Influence
Alan Pardew, manager of the West Ham United Football Club says that the Harry Potter series, especially Prisoner of Azkaban has been a strong influence on him and on his team's success this season.
"'I surround myself with strong characters, winners and people who I likeContinued...
Bloomsbury Set to Launch Special Harry Potter Box-Set, New Audio Series
In addition to the earlier news about their profits from the Harry Potter books, UK Publisher Bloomsbury also revealed some upcoming plans for the next five years related to the series. The AP reports that :
"The date for the seventh and final book has not yet beenContinued...