Thanks go out to Jasen with iharrypotter.net who has just informed us that they have some new photos from the PoA set!

A limited edition boxed set of the first five Harry Potter books is scheduled to go on sale in September. The hardcover boxed set can be purchased at Barnes & Noble. The box is decorated with OotP artwork and comes with a leather, Harry Potter bookmark as well.

The BBC tells us that while more than 100 people emailed the Nobel Prize Committee, no one wrote an actual letter. We also learn that James Downey, the U.S. author behind the drive to have J.K. Rowling nominated for the prize, was also behind a project to get people around the world to point laser …read more!

The San Francisco Bay Guardian offers this essay, comparing Order of the Phoenix to Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones: Rowling’s artistic achievement is as extraordinary as her sales figures. Rather than offer readers a Sebold-style imaginary escape from death’s reality, the Harry Potter books admonish readers to face that reality squarely. Sebold sells adults a …read more!

Ain’t It Cool News has an interesting interview with Nearly Headless Nick, a.k.a. John Cleese. There is quite a bit about Monty Python, but Harry Potter does come up. Thanks to everyone who brought this to our attention!

Once again, iharrypotter.net has a report from the set of PoA. Thanks, Gary!

The Chamber of Secrets DVD has won two 6th Annual DVD Entertainment Awards. CoS took home Viewer’s Choice and Best Standard Release. Thanks, Kristine!

The Oxford English Dictionary has added J.K. Rowling’s term for non-magical people to their most recent edition. Thanks to Kristine for the link.

The first ever Australian Harry Potter conference will be held in January in Adelaide.

The Scotsman interviews Shirley Henderson, who plays Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter movies.