Dave McKean discussed working on Harry Potter movies at the San Diego Comicon.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a well-known scam artist has picked Harry Potter as his latest selling device. Past victim? Beanie Babies…

I only discovered this tonight, but someone made a Live Journal RSS Feed of TLC. (And apparently we have had it since May!) Thank you, whoever did it, I find it very useful! If you have an LJ, you just friend the TLC LJ, and every time we update it will post a link to …read more!

A lot of you have asked on comments and email why we haven’t yet reviewed OotP, so I thought I’d address it. The simple answer: Time. Our lives have not calmed down as much as we expected them to after OotP came out. A callous truth is that we can take advantage of this being …read more!

More news from Scotland – this time an article that identifies the people to invite if you’re throwing a bash in Edinburgh: J.K. Rowling Bagging the Harry Potter author shows you’ve hit the big time. She held her own star-studded Halloween party at Stirling Castle last year and raised £275,000 for multiple sclerosis. Private Eye …read more!

In this article from The Scotsman, we find that J.K. Rowling is one of few wealthy Britons whose networth has grown in the last year: Her bank balance is understood to have risen by about £50 million last year, to £280 million, and, as the Harry Potter books and merchandise continue to bewitch children, shares …read more!

Another article on Nimbus – this one details the Quidditch match that took place at the event. Thanks to Tyler for the link!

A while back, we posted a story about Harry Potter in Braille, and you all wondered how to donate to the National Braille Press.A wonderful lady named Cheryl saw your queries and contacted the NBP, calling HP fans a “great and generous group” and inquiring after donations. If you’d like to donate to this wonderful …read more!

Vietnam released Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Monday, making the country the first in the world to put out an authorized translation. In an interesting twist, it will be released as a 15-part series. The much-anticipated book is being released as a 15-part series, for about 30 cents an installment, so …read more!

Michael Handelzalts questions the reading habits of Harry Potter and crew in this article from Haaretz.com.