Amazon.fr is accepting orders of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, giving Harry fans yet another cover to discuss. Thanks to Winky for the link! UPDATE: François wrote to tell us that the French editor did not release the official cover photo prior to publication of the fourth book, so it’s likely that …read more!

Neil Gaiman, who I was lucky enough to see at a signing in Ft Lauderdale tonight, has some criticisms of Harold Bloom’s criticisms. In short, Gaiman called Bloom “a twerp” and praised Stephen King’s storytelling.

Here’s wishing Tom Felton a very happy (and, if he wishes, somewhat fishy) sixteenth birthday! (And thanks to Ivy Blossom for the reminder.)

PoA director, Alfonso Cuaron, joined Dame Maggie Smith as an Emmy winner when he took home the award for Fish. Fish, an advertisement for the Public Broadcasting System, was up against commercials for Volkswagen, Nike, Visa and Pepsi Twist. Thanks, Sue!

CoS took Best DVD at the Disney Channel Kids Awards. There to accept the award were Emma Watson and Tom Felton. The Snitch has some great pictures of the two on stage. Editor’s Note: The page might take a few minutes to load. Once it does, just scroll down for a look at the pics! …read more!

Thanks to everyone who let us know that Maggie Smith won an Emmy award tonight for her work in HBO’s My House in Umbria. Congrats, Big McG!

The Times has an interesting ‘day in the life’ article with Marcia Gresham, Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe’s mother. You must register to view, but here are a couple of snippets: Dan was never desperate to act and I wasn’t keen to push him. He’s been incredibly lucky. It sounds a cliché, but working on …read more!

Just a reminder – today is the last day to participate in the Unredeemed.net fundraiser in honour of Tom Felton’s 16th birthday, which is tomorrow. They’re less than fifty pounds from the goal of 500 pounds!

PoA director, Alfonso Cuaron, is also in the running for an Emmy. Thanks, Michelle!

Today’s Stone Soup focuses around something all HP fans can relate to…finding something to read while waiting for Harry Potter 6! Thanks to everyone who emailed this to TLC!