The first new sketch from the upcoming The Tales of Beedle the Bard (and slight spoiler for those hoping to wait until December 4), has now surfaced online via the Bulgarian publisher of the novel. At this link, you can see several pages of the tale-written in Bulgarian. Also online is a new sketch by …read more!

Amazon.com has launched a new contest for consumers to vote for special items they would like to purchase at a highly discounted price this holiday shopping season. According to this press release, among the items possibly being included in this special sale will be 1,000 copies of the Collector’s edition of The Tales of Beedle …read more!

Did you know that you can buy BOTH Jingle Spells albums on iTunes ALL the time? Yes, it’s true! Just click an albu cover to go to that album’s listing: Last year, you all helped us raise more than $35,000 for Book Aid International. It was by far our biggest fundraiser ever, and it bought …read more!

Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon) will be appearing at the famous Macy’s Herald Square Christmas tree lighting event in New York City this weekend. The acclaimed actor, who is currently appearing on Broadway with fellow Potter actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) in the production of Equus, will be giving a reading of the classic poem “The …read more!

Amazon Germany has now opened a new contest that will give away ten copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard signed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. To enter, click here and answer the question: “Who inherited Dumbledore’s book of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” in Book seven, choosing between Harry, Ron, or …read more!

A couple of quick updates: Harry, A History (which you can order here) will spend its second week on the NYT Bestseller list this week, so, thank you again! It’s been really exciting, but I know there’s more to come, so stay tuned. Second, I have added another vault entry to Harry, A History‘s web …read more!

Many years ago, when I was in my early teens, I knew a girl named Nicole. We did a seasonal program together. The year after I met her, she was in the program again, but her name was Marie. She had started going by her middle name simply, as she said, because she didn’t like …read more!

A number of screen shots from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game on the Wii platform have appeared online via Netherlands news resource, Nieuwslog. The screen shots, which can be viewed right here via our Image Galleries, give us looks at Ron and Harry in their Quidditch uniforms, Harry and Professor …read more!

Thanks to Oclumencia, we can now see a new photo of Gryffindor Quidditch player (and future hero of the Holyhead Harpies) Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright) from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This photo is part of a collections of scans from Brazilian magazine, RECREIO, that also has new photos of Quidditch Ron (Rupert Grint) …read more!

PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is now online for this week with its 173 edition of Harry Potter news, discussion, and fun. Sue kicks off the show with a round up of the latest Harry Potter news, including video of Tom Felton’s appearance on Jack Osbourne Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie, exclusive photos of a Mary Grand …read more!