Earlier this year we told you there were to be new Cho Chang dolls from Tonner, makers of high end collectible dolls. FAO Schwarz has now updated their website to indicate the limited edition Cho Chang “Yule Ball” doll is now available for $175.00 (USD). Based on actress Katie Leung who portrays Cho Chang in …read more!

A follow up today as the seventh book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” won the 2008 Andre Norton Award at the Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony which took place in Austin, Texas this past weekend. As we first told you previously, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s Nebula Awards had nominated the seventh …read more!

Rosman Publishing, the company that prints the translated editions of the Harry Potter novels in Russia, have released updated covers for the adult editions of the seven novels. These hard-cover editions each sport a sleek, black background along with a single image on the cover. You can view all seven of the covers right here. …read more!

Thanks to our Order partner DanRadcliffe.com, we can see this new article from the June 2008 issue of Film Review, where actor Dan Radcliffe briefly discusses both the “Deathly Hallows” and “Half-Blood Prince” films. Of the upcoming sixth Harry Potter film, Dan notes: “Harry is unhappy for a lot of this film, mainly because people …read more!

According to United Agents, a literary and talent agency in the UK, actress Suzanne Toase has been cast in the part of Alecto Carrow for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The website indicates she is currently filming her scenes as one of the Carrows, the brother and sister Death Eaters who take …read more!

The Daily Mail is reporting tonight that Harry Potter is now required reading for A-level students in the UK. The paper says that Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone is one of the books students will be tested on in exams given by the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), the largest exam board in …read more!

A quick reminder that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be broadcast tonight here in the US on ABC and ABC HD starting at 8pm (ET). As many of you have emailed and asked, we do not believe they will be debuting any new “Half-Blood Prince” footage during tonight’s telecast.

Several public figures have voiced their opinions on the JKR/WB vs. RDR Books court case: Hugo and Nebula award-winning writer Orson Scott Card claims that J.K. Rowling’s “hypocrisy is so thick” that he “can hardly breathe”. He goes on to say: “Once you publish fiction, Ms. Rowling, anybody is free to write about it, to …read more!

« Back to Contests color=”#A50000″ face=”Comic Sans MS”>Remember the Magic Contest Can you remember what it was like the first time you discovered the magic of Harry Potter? In honor of the Lily and Stag Inn reading groups‘ return to our first love, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, we’d like to invite you to …read more!

There is some additional exciting news today for fans of the Harry Potter films, as the Becker Group, along with Warner Brothers Consumer Products are announcing a special traveling Harry Potter exhibition. According to this press release, this will be a “state-of-the-art exhibition highlighting artifacts from the Warner Bros. films based on J.K. Rowling’s beloved …read more!