Amazon.com Launches Kid Correspondent Quest
As part of the buildup to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Amazon.com has now launched a new contest for young Harry Potter fans under the age of 18 to submit videos reflecting on their love of the Harry Potter series. According to their press release, "ten entrants will be selectedContinued...
Contest Information to Hear JKR Read from "Deathly Hallows" Plus New HP Site from Bloomsbury
As a follow up to the big news that author J.K. Rowling will be reading from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the release of the novel midnight July 21 at the Natural History Museum in London, England, UK publishers Bloomsbury US publishers Scholastic,Continued...
J.K. Rowling to Sign Copies of "Deathly Hallows" in London July 21
J.K. Rowling has updated her website with news regarding a book signing for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21. Our favorite author has announced a new contest for fans to attend this moonlight signing of copies of the last Harry Potter book the night of the release whereContinued...
Scholastic Question Three: "Will Hogwarts Reopen?"
In the third of seven questions Scholastic is asking fans before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the US publishers pose the following today: "Will Hogwarts Reopen?" You can vote for one of three choices on the Scholastic Harry Potter site, those being Yes, Yes but HarryContinued...
New Scholastic Box Set of All Seven Harry Potter Novels
The first image of a special box set due from Scholastic containing all seven Harry Potter novels is now online. This set, which you can see here in our galleries, includes a nice case or trunk with the Harry Potter logo on it, as well as what seems to be printed hardback copies of all sevenContinued...
Jim Dale to Host "Deathly Hallows" Midnight Release Party in NYC
Jim Dale, narrator of the US audio book editions of the Harry Potter novels will be hosting the midnight release party of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in New York City. Held at the Union Square Barnes and Noble store, Jim Dale will be reading excerpts from the previous six HarryContinued...
Amazon.com: One Million Pre-Order for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (Updated)
Earlier we reported that many of the book retailers such as Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon were experiencing large and very brisk pre-sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Today that is quite evident as Amazon.com has announced they now have overContinued...
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" the Largest Pre-Ordered Book in History
The USA Today has a new article as part of their Summer 2007 books preview, discussing what they say is the book of the summer, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to the article, at book retailers Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and Borders, the last book inContinued...
Harry Potter Mentions in New Disney Adventures, Nick Magazine
With a new month comes new issues of magazines, and there are two mentions of Harry Potter included in several magazines now on newsstands.
The May issue of Disney Adventures Magazine contains a brief mention of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, with this photo of Dan RadcliffeContinued...
Arthur Levine Appears on CBS "Early Show"
Arthur Levine, the US editor of the Harry Potter books was a guest on the CBS Early Show today, to help launch the new Scholastic question as part of the "Soon There Will be 7" campaign heralding the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21. As posted below, the new question todayContinued...
Is Snape Good or Evil?
Is Snape Good or Evil? That is the question long asked by fans of the Harry Potter series, and so now too is Scholastic asking this question as part of the "There Will Soon Be 7" campaign. The US publishers have now updated their Harry Potter website with the second of the questions they will be asking over the comingContinued...
Security Tight Before Launch of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
Despite all the recent "Order of the Phoenix" trailer madness (new domestic trailer here, international trailer here, EA Video game trailer, here-phew!), there is a bit of Harry Potter book news to tell you about today. First, The Scotsman is reporting on security measuresContinued...
Scholastic CEO on Life after "Deathly Hallows" and More
The New York Times newspaper has a new interview with Scholastic Chief Excutive Officer Richard Robinson, who answers quite a few questions on working with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, discussing the impact her books have made on the US publishers of the Harry Potter series, as well asContinued...
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows": The You Tube Channel
Have you been watching your Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows channel lately? Yes, that's right, for among the things launched today with the Scholastic "There Will Soon Be 7" campaign and revamped Harry Potter website the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels also revealedContinued...
Scholastic Asks: "Who Will Live, Who Will Die?" in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
As promised, Scholastic has now formally launched the "There Will Soon Be 7" campaign, heralding the release of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a major revamp to their Harry Potter website, the US publishers of the books have nowContinued...