Here are the release dates for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone / Sorcerer’s Stone We are in the process of updating this page”check back for more release dates! United Kingdom Bloomsbury Publishing, June 26, 1997 United States Scholastic Publishing, September 1, 1998 German: (as Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen) July 1998Spanish: (as …read more!

Harry Potter International Release Dates The Harry Potter books were released in many different languages. Below you’ll find links to the international release dates of the books. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone / Sorcerer’s Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet …read more!

Additional casting has been announced for characters in the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film. As referenced briefly in the recent PotterCast interview with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, the role of would be Gryffindor keeper Cormac McLaggen will be portrayed by actor Freddie Stroma. CBBC Newsround also reports that “18-year-old Louis Cordice …read more!

Time.com‘s Person of the Year (Vladimir Putin) was announced this morning. Though we knew JK Rowling was on the shortlist, the nominees have all been profiled on the magazine’s Web site. J.K. Rowling’s profile spans the whole phenomenon, the author’s plans, and more. The article also mentions the HP Alliance‘s summer podcast (as played on …read more!

And it’s here! J.K. Rowling is on PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast! Aggggh! This is part one of her appearance; the rest will be up next week. We’ll have a transcript up as soon as we can. To listen, subscribe via iTunes (subscribers, hit “Update this Podcast” if you don’t see it right away), or …read more!

Awards, Accolades and Applause The following are just some of the awards the Harry Potter books have received¦ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1997 Gold Medal 9-11 years FCBG Children’s Book Award 1997 Overall winner and Longer Novel Category Birmingham Cable Children’s Book Award 1997 Young Telegraph Paperback of …read more!

As we have previously posted, early tomorrow we will post the first-ever podcast interview with J.K. Rowling on PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast. It’s a rare, informal, discussion which slides between detailed canon, larger statements about the series and writing, and casual banter. The interview occurred just after the sale of her handwritten book, “The …read more!

The final review from the special “Tales of Beedle the Bard” book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is now online at Amazon.com. This review focuses on the key “The Tale of the Three Brothers” which features in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Please note this review is detailed and does contain spoilers. To …read more!

Well, ever since we made this post we have heard from listeners, friends, colleagues…everyone, all assuming that it meant that we were going to have J.K. Rowling on PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast. Despite our weak attempts to tamp the rumor down without technically lying, it spread pretty quickly, and more than a few people …read more!

Forbes has now published their annual list of the wealthiest fictional characters, and coming in at number 14 is a Wizard of wealth and taste: Lucius Malfoy. In this very funny (and spoiler filled) writeup which you can read below, the dashing Death Eater with a wealth of 1.6 billion, has apparently been wreaking havoc …read more!