The first posters posters for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince have now been officially released. The first one (courtesy Yahoo) shows a closeup of Harry, with Dumbledore reflected in his glasses. A second one from MSN, seen here in our galleries, shows more of Harry, pointing his wand (and sporting a most curious shirt). …read more!

The 183rd episode is of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online and just got a whole lot nerdier! This week, the PotterCasters are joined by none other than VlogBrothers John and Hank Green for a live show which features a ninety minute wide-ranging discussion The show starts out with a qucik run down …read more!

The 183rd episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online and just got a whole lot nerdier! This week, the PotterCasters are joined by none other than Vlogbrothers John and Hank Green for a live show which features a ninety minute discussion on a number of topics including: Harry Potter, Brotherhood 2.0, the …read more!

Scores of readers let us know about a new interview with acclaimed author Stephen King, who has made some new comments regarding Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer. Speaking with USA Weekend, Mr. King compared the two authors and had some blunt things to say about the Twilight author Meyer. Quotage as follows: …read more!

UPDATE 4: Video of J.K. Rowling at the award ceremony is now online here via our galleries. As reported yesterday, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been awarded the prestigious Legion of Honor from France. Very early reports from the AP say that at “a ceremony in a gilded hall in the Elysee presidential palace,” …read more!

Lots of buzz over the last week about a possible return (again) for Dr. Martha Jones, played by Freema Agyeman, in one of this year’s upcoming specials. You can find the rumors here, here, here and here. Now, take that with the appropriately-sized grain of salt – I think there were a lot of rumors …read more!

Please join us in giving birthday wishes today to actor Warwick Davis, who portrays Hogwarts Charm Professor and Ravenclaw Head of House Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter films. Mr. Davis is celebrating his 39th birthday today. Cheers to you!

John and Frak have whipped up a little preview of the hilarity coming when we release PotterCast 183: “Accio Nerdfighters,” our live show with John and Hank Green of the Vlogbrothers, later this week. Stay tuned, but first:

As a little treat this week while we wait for the release of PotterCast 183: Accio Nerdfighters, John and Frak have conjured up an amazing preview. Enjoy.

Congratulations are in order today for two Harry Potter actors who have been recognized for their work in British theater this year. Actors Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore) and David Bradley (Argus Filch) both were nominated today at the prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards in the category of “Best Actor” for their performances in the play “No …read more!