The distributors of the Harry Potter books in Australia and New Zealand, Allen & Unwin, have announced that the special edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be available for them in December of this year. Andy, from Harry Potter Fan Zone writes us to say that “the special edition won’t be illustrated …read more!

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was named Favorite Film at the Spacey Awards which are given for the best in Sci-Fi Film and Television. Azkaban beat out Spiderman 2, with the VP of the Space Channel, who produces the Spaceys, saying “We thought it (Potter) might skew a bit younger than the average …read more!

Elizabeth let us know about some musings on HBP in the Dayton Daily News: Two years ago, your sweet 14-year-old joined in your glee at the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Now she’s a self-assured and somewhat surly 16-year-old who wants nothing more than keys and a credit card. But …read more!

The June/July issue of Disney Adventures Magazine for children has a small feature on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It has a photo of the Scholastic version of the book, along with a quiz for children to play as a means to brush up on their Potter knowledge before reading Book 6. I typed …read more!

We at TLC wish Milly, our Floo partner and Hogwarts Galleries guru, the happiest birthday today!

The HP Goblet of Fire film’s Web site has added a “subscribe” link, where you can add your address to get e-mail updates. Thanks to the readers who sent this in!

The Associated Press today considered what may be the next zone of superfandom, and turns its eye on Harry Potter fans. If there’s hope for a new legion of obsessives, it could come from Harry Potter. Just as Star Wars fans attend midnight premieres (apparently the designated hour of the superfan), Potter fans lines blocks …read more!

Once again the WB has listened to your requests, and is already making available for pre-order ladies’ fitted and kids’ sizes in the “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good” shirt that you helped create, which again for now is a Leaky exclusive. You can see it at the Cauldron Shop, or …read more!

One of the first HBP “cub reporters” to be at Edinburgh Castle at midnight on July 16 has been chosen, the Daily Record reported. Amy Rice, 12, from Dundee, is the lucky girl. Snitchseeker.com has a scan of the article.

The Wall Street Journal today published an article about book downloads, and the likelihood that HBP would be available in MP3 format, calling it not very probable: “…the novel that would undoubtedly be the biggest digital audiobook seller of all time, J.K. Rowling’s coming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, likely won’t be available for …read more!