Scholars Congregate in Scotland to Discuss Literary Merits of Harry Potter Books
May 17, 2012, 10:50 AM
According to BBC News, a group of more than 60 scholars have congregated at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland to discuss the literary merits of the Harry Potter series over the next two days.
The conference, entitled "A Brand of Fictional Magic: ReadingContinued...
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J.K. Rowling to be Awarded Freedom of the City of London on May 8
April 26, 2012, 10:00 AM
J.K. Rowling will receive the Freedom of the City of London on Tuesday, May 8 for her services to children's literature, according to a press release from the City of London.
The ceremony will take place at the Mansion House, the official residence of London's Lord Mayor. She willContinued...
Pottermore Shop Now Open, Harry Potter eBooks and Digital Audio Books Available for First Time
March 27, 2012, 09:08 AM
The official Pottermore shop was launched this morning, marking the first time that the Harry Potter books are available to buy in an eBook and digital audio book format.
This will be the only place to purchase digital copies of the Harry PotterContinued...
Pottermore Insider Reveals Making of Hufflepuff and Slytherin Crests
October 27, 2011, 01:09 PM
As a continuation of last week's blog post, the Pottermore Insider is giving fans a look behind-the-scenes at the creation of the four Hogwarts house crests.
Once again, a step-by-step process is outlined, this time for the Slytherin and Hufflepuff crests. The illustrationsContinued...
Pottermore Behind the Scenes: Creating the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor Crests
October 20, 2011, 08:35 AM
The Pottermore Insider is giving fans a special behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Hogwarts house crests illustrations used on the site.
In this first blog post, the step-by-step process for the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw crests are detailed showing preliminaryContinued...
Rare Harry Potter Sketch by UK Illustrator Up for Auction
October 04, 2011, 01:02 PM
A sketch of Harry Potter with the mythical hippogriff Buckbeak drawn by former Harry Potter illustrator Cliff Wright will be up for auction at the end of the month, the Daily Mail reports.
Mr. Wright was the illustrator of the UK Harry Potter book covers for Sorcerer's Stone through PrisonerContinued...
Latest Batch of Pottermore Early Access E-mails Sent Out
August 25, 2011, 10:54 AM
The Pottemore Insider has been updated to say that a new batch of Welcome e-mails for Pottermore beta access were sent out today, August 25th, from 2:45pm BST (9:45am EST).
Welcome e-mails were also sent out yesterday to a lucky few.
You can read Leaky's first thoughts on Pottermore atContinued...
Rumor: Harry Potter Series to be Bundled with Sony's New E-Reader
August 16, 2011, 03:09 PM
The Register is reporting that Sony has gained "early electronic rights" to the Harry Potter e-books and that Sony's next generation e-reader, expected to be released in November, will come bundled with the 7 Harry Potter books plus a letter from J.K. Rowling, subscription to PottermoreContinued...
Man Jailed Over Theft of First Edition Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
June 06, 2011, 02:15 PM
BBC News today reports the sentencing of Kevin McGirr, a 40-year-old man who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing a rare first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. McGirr took the book--worth approximately £6,000 or about $9,800 US--fromContinued...
Personalized Hogwarts Acceptance Letter On Sale at WB Shop
May 06, 2011, 06:22 PM
The WB's Harry Potter Shop is helping us realize our dreams to go to Hogwarts...almost.
A personalized Hogwarts acceptance letter is now on sale in the shop featuring the official Hogwarts crest and signed by Professor Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress.
Fans also have the chance toContinued...
Stolen First Edition of Philosopher's Stone Found in a Plastic Carrier Bag
November 18, 2010, 01:42 PM
The BBC today reports the recovery in Abingdon of a limited first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which was stolen from an Oxfordshire art gallery. The copy is valued at almost £6,000 and was stolen from Woodstock's Creative Art Gallery on the 30thContinued...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Reading Group Sorting Now Open
July 27, 2010, 03:00 PM
Sorting is now open for the reading group discussion of the book that started it all: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Located in the Lily and Stag Inn section of our Leaky Lounge forums, the reading groups offer Lounge members the opportunity to come togetherContinued...
Harry Potter Novels Make USA Today List of Top Books of the 2000s
December 23, 2009, 11:39 PM
Novels from the Harry Potter series by author J. K. Rowling have been included in six of the ten spots on USA Today's list of the Top Ten Books of the 2000s. Miss Rowling's novels placed along side the popular Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer and the Dan Brown novel TheContinued...
Scholastic and a Decade of Harry Potter
December 15, 2009, 12:19 PM
As the year draws to an end, Scholastic, US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, have a reminder for us today of the remarkable decade that was, and the amazing impact of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The sales figures are staggering, but as publisher Arthur A. Levine and VP of ScholasticContinued...
Cast Signed Half-Blood Prince Book, Uncorrected Proofs and Signed First Edition Harry Potter Novels Due for Auction
November 24, 2009, 04:55 PM
Next month, there will be a very large auction for a number of rare and valuable collection of children's literature including several Harry Potter novels by author J.K. Rowling. With the auction to take place on December 16th,Continued...
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