J.K. Rowling to be Awarded Freedom of the City of London on May 8
J.K. Rowling will receive the Freedom of the City of London on Tuesday, May 8 for her services to children's literature, according to a press release from the City of London.
The ceremony will take place at the Mansion House, the official residence of London's Lord Mayor. She willContinued...
Pottermore Now Available to All!
Pottermore, J. K. Rowling's online Harry Potter experience, is now open to all wishing to join in on the experience. The change was made early this morning in the UK and is indicated on the official website with the question "Are you magical?" Users may sign up now, while actual invitations should start arriving--Continued...
J.K. Rowling's New Book "The Casual Vacancy" Out 27th September 2012
Hold on to your hats, people: the publisher Little, Brown has just put out a press release giving us the title of JK Rowling’s new book… The Casual Vacancy! The book will be out on the 27th September 2012 (worldwide release date) and Little, Brown also provided a plot summary:Continued...
J.K. Rowling Launches New Website
J.K. Rowling just announced the launch of her newly revamped website on Twitter. Check it out at this link!
Photos: Inside Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter
Leaky participated in a press tour of the Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter this morning and now has a special gallery of high res photos from the experience right here! Stay close for Leaky's full report, set to be online soon.
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Pottermore Shop Now Open, Harry Potter eBooks and Digital Audio Books Available for First Time
The official Pottermore shop was launched this morning, marking the first time that the Harry Potter books are available to buy in an eBook and digital audio book format.
This will be the only place to purchase digital copies of the Harry Potter series,Continued...
Pottermore Opening to Everyone in Early April
The Pottermore Insider updated today to announce that Pottermore.com will be coming out of the Beta phase and open to everyone in early April 2012.
The Beta period for Pottermore was extended indefinitely toward the end of last year. The Insider explains why this decision was made:
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J.K. Rowling's Twitter Following Passes 1M Mark
She has only tweeted nine times, and mostly to say she is spending her time with paper and pen as a better companion than digital communication. With yesterday's announcement that she will be publishing something not-Harry-Potter-related for the first time, J.K. Rowling sent out another tweet to confirm the storyContinued...
J.K. Rowling Tweets: New book "later this year"
A small update this morning from J.K. Rowling's Twitter indicates her book will be out this year:
No Auction for J.K. Rowling's New Novel
Though it would seem that a new novel by J.K. Rowling, brought to a new publisher, would incite the mother of all bidding wars, an Associated Press report has indicated that there was no auction for the book.
Rowling's agent, Neil Blair, would not disclose financial details of the deal but said there had beenContinued...
J.K. Rowling's Next Novel Announced, Written for Adults
UPDATE: jkrowling.com is being "refreshed and redesigned" and will be opened again later this spring. An e-mail list has been added to the Web site's interface for readers to subscribe to updates.
J.K. Rowling's agency, the Blair Partnership, announced this morning that the Harry Potter author will beContinued...
J.K. Rowling Reaches Settlement with Former Agent Christopher Little
In June, Leaky reported that author J.K. Rowling had ended her association with the Christopher Little Agency.
The Telegraph has published a follow-up article to this story today, reporting that Ms. Rowling and Mr. Little reached a financial settlement outside of court. AccordingContinued...
Report: Second Harry Potter Theme Park Slated for Universal Studios Hollywood (Updated)
The Wall Street Journal has just issued a report that the Universal Studios Hollywood will be the site of a second Wizarding World of Harry Potter type theme park in the coming years. The article sites persons familiar with the plans and says an official announcementContinued...
Pottermore Insider Releases Chapter Three Artwork
The Pottermore Insider has once again updated their blog, this time featuring artwork done by Pottermore users uploaded to Chapter Three, "The Letters from No One." View the different visual interpretations of the chapter at this link.
Artwork from Chapter Four will be posted next week on the blog,Continued...
Harrods Exclusive Box Set of Harry Potter DVDs Require Safe Keeping Before Release
The Evening Standard is reporting that higher levels of security were required this morning at the iconic British retailer Harrods as they took stock of 300 Elder Wand DVD Box Set of all eight Harry Potter films. The paper explains:
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