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J. K. Rowling Tops Forbes List of Authors for 2008

Wed Oct 01 19:28:00 -0400 2008

Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is once again atop a list from Forbes.com. The online version of the financial magazine just released their annual ranking of The World’s Best Paid Authors, with the Harry Potter author being ranked at the top of the list. Tracking the time period between June 1, 2007, and June 1, 2008, Forbes formulated these rankings based on a number of factors. Ms. Rowli

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

Tue Sep 30 01:13:00 -0400 2008

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

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(Updated)"What's Your Story" with HP Prequel Back in Stock

Wed Sep 24 15:08:00 -0400 2008

Previously we told you of the special prequel to the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling for charity. This prequel was then published in a book called “What’s Your Story,” with the book rapidly selling out in the first days it was available. Thanks to TLC reader Roonwit, we can report that Waterstone’s has this book now back in stock, and available for purchase here. UPDATE: It would ap

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A History of Harry for MTV

Tue Sep 23 17:55:00 -0400 2008

As readers will recall, TLC’s own webmistress Melissa Anelli is the author of a new book called “Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon,” which contains an interview and a foreward from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. This week, MTV is doing a series of features on the world of Harry Potter, and has a new interview with Melissa,...

Harry Potter "Cover to Cover" Day Today

Tue Sep 23 10:19:00 -0400 2008

A reminder that the special Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Read-a-thon is taking place today at the Scholastic store in New York. “Cover to Cover” Day is due to begin shortly at 8am, where people will take turns reading from the tenth anniversary edition of the first Harry Potter novel, and this event will also be broadcast on the net via THIS LINK.

As we told you previously, several spe

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Scholastic to Release US Paperback Edition of "Deathly Hallows" July, 2009

Mon Sep 22 17:43:00 -0400 2008

Scholastic has issued a press release heralding the good news that they will be releasing the paperback edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” on July 7, 2009. The US publishers of the Harry Potter series note that this will see an nitial print run of 2 million copies, which will “bring the total number of the seven Harry Potter books in print to over 143 million in the U.S. alone.”

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J.K. Rowling Makes Large Donation to UK Labour Party

Sat Sep 20 11:59:00 -0400 2008

Scores of readers let us know that J.K. Rowling has donated £1million to the Labour Party in the UK. The BBC reports this very generous donation from the Harry Potter author was made because “she was motivated by Labour’s record on child poverty.” Jo, who has spoken openly about the pressures she had faced in the past while as a single mother, and supports the One Parent Family charity, issued

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J.K. Rowling "Can't Imagine" Leaving Edinburgh

Sat Sep 20 00:35:00 -0400 2008

The Telegraph has a new photo of author J.K. Rowling with the Edinburgh Award, which was presented to the Harry Potter author tonight in Scotland. Reuters also has a few small photos of Jo at this event here. The Scotsman is reporting that Jo with her husband, Dr. Neil Murray, attended the gala dinner event at the Prestonfield hotel where she noted upon receiving the award “Edinburgh is a very

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City of Edinburgh to Honor J.K. Rowling

Thu Sep 18 20:57:00 -0400 2008

Previously, we told you J.K. Rowling was to be honored with the Edinburgh Award, given by the city in Scotland where she resides. Update This event is now confirmed for tonight, Friday, September 19 in Edinburgh, with the The Herald reporting the following statement from JKR : “It is an absolute honour to receive this award, as Edinburgh is very much home for me and is the place where Harry evo

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Scholastic Updates with Special Guests, Video of Prep for Cover to Cover Day

Thu Sep 18 12:53:00 -0400 2008

Previously we told you that Scholastic would be holding a special read-a-thon to celebrate the release of the Tenth Anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” This Cover to Cover event is to be held next week in New York City at the Scholastic store on Tuesday, September 23. There, you can take turns reading aloud from the new anniversary edition of the first Harry Potter book, whi...

The (Almost) Case of Doctor Who and JKR

Tue Sep 16 23:01:00 -0400 2008

Great leaping Tardis! New reports are online tonight regarding how Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling had been favored to be a guest on the popular UK program Doctor Who for the Christmas 2007 show. The BBC is reporting that Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies had wanted Jo to star in the episode, however the star of the program, actor David Tennant (Barty Crouch Jr.) nixed the idea. “David doesn’

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Cover Art for German "Tales of Beedle the Bard"

Sat Sep 13 00:45:00 -0400 2008

We have several updates regarding the upcoming publication of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” by J.K. Rowling. As readers know, this book, including the tales first mentioned in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” is due to be published in the UK and US on December 4, 2008. Several international editions of the book are now due to be published on the same day, including a translation from ...

JKR/WB vs RDR Books Trial: Statements Regarding Ruling

Mon Sep 08 19:47:00 -0400 2008

Since the opinion earlier today in which Judge Patterson ruled in favor of J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers, the following statements have been issued.

From J.K. Rowling:

“I took no pleasure at all in bringing legal action and am delighted that this issue has been resolved favourably. I went to court to uphold the right of authors everywhere to protect their own original work. The court has up

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JKR/WB vs. RDR Books Trial: JKR Wins Copyright Case

Mon Sep 08 18:34:00 -0400 2008

News sources are reporting that the judge in the case of J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers vs. RDR Books has issued a ruling. From WNBC NY:

“The small publisher was not contesting that the lexicon infringes upon Rowling’s copyright but argued that it was a fair use allowable by law for reference books. In his ruling, Patterson noted that reference materials are generally useful to the public but

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PotterCast 164: Harry Potter Goes to Comic Con

Mon Sep 01 14:35:00 -0400 2008

PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast revisits its stop in San Diego, California at the ComicCon Convention for our 164th episode now online for this week. First up, Sue brings you the latest news including Emma’s perfect A-Level scores, a Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park ride update, Dan Radcliffe getting ready to make his debut on Broadway in “Equus,” new “Half-Blood Prince” action

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