Muggles Leak "Deathly Hallows" Online, Magical World Resisting

In efforts by what surely must be the worst sort of Muggles, we at TLC are sad to report that there has been an attempted leak of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that is now online. As the Associated Press is reporting, various bit torrent and other sites have purported copies, scansContinued...

Video of "Deathly Hallows" Ready for Delivery

It’s getting closer everyone! The day Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released is just a few days away, and now Sky News in the UK has some tantalizing footage of the books being packed up ready for delivery to stores and homes every where. To watch(no spoilers!), click here.

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Cheryl Klein and the Continuity of Harry Potter

Yesterday Cheryl Klein, an editor with Arthur A. Levine Books and Scholastic, appeared on the fine NPR program “Talk of the Nation,” and discussed her work as continuity editor of the Harry Potter novels. Cheryl described her work which involves such things as keeping track of variousContinued...

Jim Dale Not Talking the End of "Deathly Hallows"

The New York Times has a new interview with actor Jim Dale about the work he does recording the audio books of the US editions of the Harry Potter novels. In this new article, Mr. Dale says after completing his work for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows audiobook, he of course knows the endingContinued...

Harry Potter Place Party, "Deathly Hallows" Reading Reminder and More

As we are in the final week before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we have a few reminders of events happening the night before the release of the book at midnight.

Last month we told you Scholastic would be holding a Harry Potter Place street party in NewContinued...

Falls Church, Virgina "Harry-est" Town in USA Says Amazon

Amazon has now released the final results of the town who has pre-ordered the most copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The winner is Falls Church, Virgina (located outside of Washington DC, with a population of just over 11,000), beating out “Gig Harbor, Wash., and two otherContinued...

Seven Questions for Rupert Grint from USA Today

USA Today has a new feature online where actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) is asked seven questions about the soon to be published Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In this interview, Rupert discusses the seven Shrieking Shack questions Scholastic has been revealing on their site. Rupert getsContinued...

Grieving over "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows almost a week away, the USA Today has a feature on grief as fans await the last installment in the Harry Potter series. Faced with the possibility of the death of a most beloved figure and others, as well as the knowledge that this is theContinued...

Scholastic Editor Arthur Levine: "I'm just the stand-in for the reader"

As we have now enjoyed ten years of the Harry Potter series and are at ten days until the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (yes only TEN DAYS left!), the Washington Post has a new profile online of Scholastic editor Arthur Levine which takes a look back at hisContinued...

First Video of Printed "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Books (Updated)

The Today Show has now aired the first official video of the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, being printed and packed away in boxes. Released from US publishers Scholastic, you can watch this video of the books being printed in machines, and then sealedContinued...

Allen and Unwin Announce Winners In 'Midnight Signing' Competition

As we reported last week, the Australian publishers of the Harry Potter series Allen and Unwin, had opened their ‘J. K. Rowling and the Midnight Signing’ contest for Australian and New Zealand fans to enter. The competition has now closed and the winners have been announcedContinued...

Time Magazine Feature on Scholastic Effort to Keep "Deathly Hallows" Secret and Special for Fans

Time magazine has a new in- depth feature on the efforts used by the team at US Harry Potter publishers Scholastic, as they have gone about preparing for the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Detailing the steps the companyContinued...

Scholastic to Hold "Harry Potter Place" Street Celebration for "Deathly Hallows" Release

US Harry Potter publishers Scholastic issued a press release today about their plans to hold a "Harry Potter Place" street celebration party for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Taking place at their headquarters in New York City, ScholasticContinued...

Will Voldemort Be Defeated?

Will Voldemort be defeated? This is what Scholastic is asking in week six of their series of questions leading up to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The US publishers have also updated their Harry Potter site with a new poster of Half-Blood Prince, as well as a bookmark of the latest question. BeContinued...

Winners Picked in Scholastic's Midnight Signing with JKR Contest

In a press release, US Harry Potter publishers Scholastic announced the seven lucky US fans that have won a three day/night trip to London to attend the midnight reading and signing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21st. With more than 40,000 entries submitted, theseContinued...