Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been named the Morgan Stanley Overall Great Briton of 2007 as well as the winner of the Great Briton, Arts category. As we reported last month, Jo was nominated for these awards which recognize those who “contributed exceptional achievements to their field this year in a distinctly British way,” …read more!

Today brings the release of another translated edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” this time in the Czech Republic. Czech news source Rozhlas reported the main release event was held at the Kanzelsberger Bookshop where hundreds of eager fans lined up starting Wednesday to get their copy at midnight. The store held an …read more!

Yesterday we told you that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling had been honored at the South Bank Show Awards. We now have three videos containing new interviews with Jo, as well as footage from the award ceremony which will be broadcast on UK channel ITV February 3. Scottish TV let us know about their news …read more!

As we have been reporting, there is to be location filming for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at Gloucester Cathedral in England. In addition to the earlier photos we showed you, the BBC has new video online tonight of the work being done to prepare the site for the filming as well …read more!

A follow up today on news we first told you about several weeks ago involving a special recognition for Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. The BBC reports the South Bank Show awards presented Jo with a special honor, giving her “an outstanding achievement prize for her success with the Harry Potter books.” You can see …read more!

The newest episode of our Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast, is now online and includes an extended conversation with Harry and the Potter’s singer Paul DeGeorge. Paul joins Melissa, Sue, and John this week to discuss the Harry Potter EP of the Month Club, which has just opened up for subscriptions, as well as much more …read more!

Sock It To Him! The Unraveling of the Dark Lord By birthday twins Now that we have a release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, everyone in the Potter fandom is burning to know how Harry is going to boot Voldemort from his position of power and stomp him and his Horcruxes into …read more!

There is news today regarding a possible director for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film. As we have been reporting, director Guillermo Del Toro has repeatedly expressed an interest in directing the final Harry Potter film, however today Potter producer David Heyman says this will not be the case. Empire magazine reports that …read more!

Memorable Quotes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Thanks to the staff of Moderators, Crafty Witches, CoC Mods, Elves, reading group staff, Scribby editors, contests crew, and assistants who helped us gather all the quotes we have so far, and a very special thanks to you for reading over all our hard work and …read more!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Memorable Quotes Thanks to the staff of Moderators, Crafty Witches, CoC Mods, Elves, reading group staff, Scribby editors, contests crew, and assistants who helped us gather all the quotes we have so far, and a very special thanks to you for reading over all our hard work and …read more!