Thanks, Joya, for the

From Newsday comes this story of JK Rowling’s correspondence with terminally ill Catie Hoch.

Rhea has done two translations of Dan Radcliffe’s interviews in Beijing. Thanks, Rhea, for the links! Link 1 Link 2

A growing number of ministers are using pop culture to get through to adolescents, says an article in TIME.com. “So nowadays lesson plans are based on… The Gospel According to Harry Potter, in which the boy wizard’s decision to walk through what appears to be a solid wall to get to the train that will …read more!

This was the very first interview I did after the auction, and you can probably tell from the quotes how wound up I still was – but I still think this is a great piece and thank the writer, Vicky Hallett, and the editor (and ubercool person) Holly Morris for doing it. I can’t tell …read more!

According to the Belfast Telegraph, Northern Ireland’s only volunteer wildlife ambulance and advice service has been inundated with calls from parents seeking information about where to purchase owls, snakes and spiders as Christmas presents.

Otherwise known as “The Lunatic Files” – here we are, at 7am, outside the TODAY show and the CBS Early Show. Thanks VERY much to Lauren for these pics (she’s the one in the Ravenclaw scarf). Note that we’re all wearing about 87 layers of clothing – I personally have on my heaviest sweater AND …read more!

Okay. I have no idea how many donors we have right now, but I DO know we hit our goal of 1500 when the mail arrived today, bearing over 80 letters’ worth of donations. Please note that the deadline for check donations has lapsed – money we receive in check form will still be put …read more!

Hoover’s Online is reporting that “Chamber of Secrets” is number one on NPD’s PC game sales chart for the week of November 17-23.

I’ve been HORRIBLY remiss not adding two wonderful thank-yous, so they’re getting mentioned right here. Sylvan Lane Shoppe has not only put us on their site, but is daring other sites to match their donations. And Mr. Gary Elfe is the terrific man who I spoke to very early on during all of this who …read more!