The New York Times released its first book review of The Casual Vacancy this morning (SPOILER ALERTS).The NYT states that the overall feeling of the book was emotionally disheartening: ” The novel contains moments of genuine drama and flashes here and there of humor, but it ends on such a disheartening note “. The book …read more!

It is September 27, 2012 and JK Rowling’s first post-Potter, adult novel is finally here! If you have received your copy of the book, started to read, and would like to tell us how you like it please leave your reactions in the comments below. SPOILER ALERT to all other users!

We now have a few videos from two of J. K. Rowling’s new interviews about The Casual Vacancy, which will be published tomorrow! All the videos have spoilers to some degree, so please be aware of that.The first interview is from the BBC and in it Rowling not only discusses the process of finding the …read more!

UPDATE: The YouTube channel for this live streaming can be found here. As reported previously, J.K. Rowling will be at the Southbank Center for the release of her book on Thursday, September 27. The event can be watched via live streaming at this link, beginning at 7:30 PM. Comments can be made via Twitter, with …read more!

Today J. K. Rowling launched her official Facebook page, which can be seen here. Additionally, an official Facebook was set up for The Casual Vacancy. The Casual Vacancy will be available for purchase on September 27th.

With just a day between us and the publication of The Casual Vacancy, USA Today has published another interview with J. K. Rowling about her very soon to be released novel. In the interview, a few plot details from The Casual Vacancy are discussed so please be wary of spoilers. In the interview Rowling talks …read more!

Warner Bros Home Video Brasil has released a new Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection clip to our friends at Potterish, who were kind enough to share it with us. This clip takes a look at the filming of “Prisoner of Azkaban” and how Daniel Radcliffe started taking acting more seriously. It features both Radcliffe and director …read more!

Emma Watson is featured on the cover of Nylon magazine’s October issue along with fellow “Perks of Being a Wallflower” co-stars Ezra Miller and Logan Lerman. She participated in both a photoshoot and interview with Nylon. Images from the photoshoot can be found here, while excerpts from the interview can be seen below: Emma Watson …read more!

The New Yorker magazine has just published this lengthy profile and interview with author J. K. Rowling which goes into much depth and detail about her time following the release of the final Harry Potter novel as she began to write her forthcoming novel geared towards adults, The Casual Vacancy. The piece offers new details …read more!

Please join Leaky in extending birthday wishes to Tom Felton, who turns 25 today. Many happy returns!