May 23, 2005
Arthur Levine , editor of the Harry Potter books for Scholastic, was interviewed this morning on CNN. Try as he might, the interviewer was unable to get Mr. Levine or Barbara Marcus, also of Scholastic, to say much about what lies ahead for readers in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. However, Arthur Levine did …read more!
May 23, 2005
There are published reports today about the tight security plans one German company is using to print copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This article from The Age gives details of the efforts to prevent any copies of the book getting out early: A worker at the GGP printing works, near Jena in …read more!
May 23, 2005
The Times newspaper has posted this article speculating about what type of books J.K. Rowling will write next once the Harry Potter series is finished. The article suggests that she might turn to writing mystery novels, saying: She has a strong interest in crime fiction and would be a successful writer of detective novels, according …read more!
May 21, 2005
EA Games, makers of the Harry Potter video games, recently showcased the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire video game at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. TLC reader Chris let us know about some extended footage now available on Gametrailers.com from the new game. It features Harry flying through those rings, like …read more!
May 20, 2005
We know there’s been a lot of wibbling and frustration among people in the UK who were unable to access the official Goblet of Fire site, so we’re happy to note that it is now accessable across the British Isles. If you’re still having issues loading it, you’ll need to clear your cache and/or hit …read more!
May 20, 2005
Yesterday NPR’s Talk of the Nation focused on the end of the Star Wars movies with a discussion of fan-generated works, including fanfic, fan art, fan films and vidding. Harry Potter was prominently discussed along with the two Star Wars trilogies and other fan-intensive entertainment like Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, Buffy, and X-Files. …read more!
May 18, 2005
WB re-sent us the Goblet of Fire debut poster, this time with the comma – and HUGE. (Again, no watermarks, link to this page please…thanks!) Get it RIGHT HERE
May 18, 2005
The trailer for the video game of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has now been posted in the Daily Prophet section on the official WB Potter site. Please note this is on the Azkaban site; the full Goblet site is still under construction. To watch the trailer for the new game, click here …read more!
May 18, 2005
As you can probably tell, our second server has been installed and is working: Storgé has officially joined forces with Serverus to bring Leaky to you faster and better than ever before. To clarify: Storgé is the name of our second server, that runs our forums. Serverus runs everything else. Both are chugging along merrily. …read more!
May 18, 2005
Well, now you know. PotterParties.com is open for business. This site is an international database of parties celebrating the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. For the first time ever, fan sites from all over the HP fandom have come together to bring this service to you. It was developed by the Floo …read more!