MSNBC wants to know if you’re the biggest HP fan. If you’re under 13 you can enter their contest, to vie for the title of Harry Potter Total Trivia Tournament Champion. The contest for this title will take place on July 14 in NYC (winners will be brought to NYC for it).

The New York Times has an article today about one mom’s quest to find the best way to order HPB online: “But my daughters had other concerns. When, exactly, would the book be delivered if we ordered it online? How many precious hours beyond midnight would be squandered in wait? Was delivery on the release …read more!

Bloomsbury has announced its cub reporter, who will travel to Scotland to meet and be part of a press conference with Jo Rowling on publication weekend; Vhari Leishman won with the following entry: “I’ve just spent a whole day of my exam leave – note I said spent, not wasted – trying to think of …read more!

With about two weeks left until the zero hour, the team at PotterParties.com has been working like a band of house-elves, and we have some amazing things to report. Firstly, there are now more than 1,500 parties listed on the site, from the US and the UK to Malaysia and Japan. This comes with the …read more!

The Marauder shirt that you sold WB out of last month has begun shipping again; our WB rep assures us that all of you who backordered will get them shortly, and definitely in time for the HBP release. See/order it here. Also, while the idea of a Dumbledore’s Army shirt has been very well met …read more!

Scholastic, the US Publishers of the Harry Potter books, have announced that they will be present for the first time at Comic-Con International. The convention takes place July 14th through the 17th in San Diego, California, which is during the release weekend for the sixth Potter book. Fans who are attending the convention will not …read more!

If the wait for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is not too much for you yet, check out this video and some additional photos of the books being sorted at the warehouse for distribution! Only 16 more days! Thanks Harry Latino!

Yesterday’s McSweeney’s Online Magazine featured a humorous look at Things You Can Learn About The Plot Of The Next Harry Potter Book Just By Looking At The Cover Art. There’s no real spoilers for actual book content, as they haven’t read it yet, but if you’re avoiding the cover, you might want to skip the …read more!

Bloomsbury has recently introduced a gallery section on their new Harry Potter website where fans can submit reviews and artwork associated with the HP books. In the run-up to publication, they are giving away a signed copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (which will be sent after the 16th of July) to their …read more!

Kids in Shreveport, LA, Canadaigua, NY and the Penn State area can find summer fun at camps inspired by the Harry Potter books, Newsweek magazine reports. Thanks to Penny from the Lexicon for the tip! Also, in the last few hours, we’ve had some tips about other magic-themed camps, including the California Science Center’s Wizard …read more!