As the release of The Tale of Despereaux draws near, there are new updates to the movie website featuring actress Emma Watson (Hermione Granger). Via this link, at the bottom you can find a new feature where you can send a video holiday ecard featuring Emma Watson. Also new on the site are Despereaux cast …read more!

There is a new contest from Warner Bros online this evening open to all UK residents to win a trip to visit the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows set. This contest runs now through December 31, 2008 and offers a grand prize trip for the winner and three guests to the UK set along …read more!

Here’s our promised warning! Tonight we are again recording PotterCast using TalkShoe so that you can listen in and take part in the episode. This time there will be one user-feedback portion of the show. It starts at 7:30 p.m. Here’s what you have to do: If you would like to listen via the Internet, …read more!

The world premiere Cherrybomb, the new film starring Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) will be held at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival in February of next year. According to a press release, the film will be screening in the Generation category, however no specific screening date or ticket information is yet available. We will update with …read more!

Two actors from the Harry Potter films brought a bit of holiday cheer to some ill children recently, as Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) were guests at the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Christmas Party. You can see photos of Tom and Rupert hugging some children and playing video games for …read more!

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has made some new comments in the wake of the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The new book, which was released on December 4 with all proceeds to benefit the Children’s High Level group charity, raced to the top of the best seller lists. The PA reports …read more!

Some wonderful new photos have surfaced online of actress Evanna Lynch from a fashion photo shoot last year. Available here via the website of photographer Katrin Thomas, you can see new photos of the Luna Lovegood actress in a variety of high style settings. Enjoy! Thanks to E-lynch.net!

Thanks to reader arkapain, for the link to this article in the Los Angeles Times on how to turn Beedle the Bard into a movie. Suggestions include turning it into Potter prequel using Dumbledore’s commentary, expand “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart” (and no messing with the ending!), create more than five tales and use them for …read more!

First and foremost, thank you all again, because Harry, A History (UK version here) is enjoying its fourth week on the New York Times Bestseller List! Second: I’m excited to announce that I’ll be doing a discussion and signing of the book on December 21 at the Harvard Co-op in Boston, just before (and right …read more!

Jingle Spells 2 – which is ALMOST SOLD OUT in hard copies – is now on iTunes and on Amazon.com! Only the hard copies (which you can order here) will have Frak’s artwork inside the booklet, but if you have been waiting for the digital version, you need wait no longer. It’s here! Enjoy it …read more!