Alas, J.K. Rowling did not win Author of the Year in the British Book Awards. But she did come away with the Marketing Campaign of the Year for Goblet of Fire.

USA Today has an article about PotterWar and DADA. Although interestingly, very little about Ms. Fields. Similar to previous responses, WB has this to say: “Our intention was never to harass fans,” says Warner Bros.’ Diane Nelson, who adds that letters are no longer going out en masse. “The tone of the letters did not …read more!

Due to PotterWar getting bogged down, we’ve posted our own copies of the press release from Claire Fields’ lawyer as well as the supporting documentation. Feel free to spread the URL – /fields/

Today’s Guardian gives kudos to J.K. Rowling for her handling of the Warner Bros/Coke marketing relationship.

It’s a week for awards. J.K. Rowling is up for “Best Writer” at the British Book Awards tonight.

It’s official! I just got off the phone with the media contacts for The Recording Academy and Jim Dale has won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for his reading of “Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.” I called them after some confusion that it appeared the winners were listed on …read more!

It seems that Warner Bros. has pulled the wool over our eyes when their spokesperson claimed their attempt to make Claire Field take down her Web site was totally incorrect. According to a press release from Claire’s solicitors (lawyers) and associated “press pack” which includes all letters sent to and from Warner Bros. lawyers, they …read more!

Remember having themed birthday parties as a kid? Do you have a child of your own now? Thanks again to Heidi for pointing out this ultimate Web site for Harry Potter party supplies from plates & napkins to balloons and horns.

Interesting commentary from Rob Walker of Slate about the recent Coke/Warner Bros. deal to promote the Harry Potter movie. Thanks to Heidi of the “Harry Potter for Grownups” list.

Some news we missed the first time we posted this article: Spinning off the first “Harry Potter” book and upcoming film is Tiger’s Talking Portrait (aka the Fat Lady Room Alarm, $30). She talks and her eyes follow you when you walk by, thanks to a built-in motion detector. Freaky.