December 10 actor Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart) celebrates his 45th birthday. Cheers Kenneth!

Bloomsbury announced that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released in paperback on Friday June 23rd, 2006! As noted on the Bloomsbury Harry Potter site, the book “will be published with two jackets, one for children and one for the adult market.” Thank you, Roonwit!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has received two nominations at the Satellite Awards. Jany Temime was nominated for her fabulous costumes for Goblet in the category of “Outstanding Costume Design.” Musician Jarvis Cocker was nominated for his song “Magic Works” in the category of “Outstanding Original Song.” The Satellite Awards, which “acknowledge this …read more!

Emma Thomson and other entertainment, music and sports celebrities have decorated walking sticks for an online charity auction. The money raised will aid the Disabled Living Foundation (DLF), a British charity providing information on disability equipment. Commenting on her creation, Ms. Thompson said: “‘Doing the stick took me hours and I still have sticky hands.’ …read more!

Actor Robbie Coltrane has given a new interview with Manchester Online, where he discusses his role as Rebeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. He says that he is still unsure if he will be back in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film, noting: “We don’t know yet. It’s not negotiated …read more!

The interviews from the Goblet of Fire red carpet in NYC we posted here and on MuggleNet have now been fused into one large file made available on our usual iTunes podcast feeds, so that those of you with a video iPod can simply play it there. This video features interviews with Dan Radcliffe, Katie …read more!

We announced on the last PotterCast that we would be doing a live call-in show: well, if you’re interested, we’ll be taking calls this Saturday, Dec. 10, 4pm to 6pm Eastern Time. That’s 9pm to 11pm in England, and 1pm to 3pm in California. At that time, John, Sue and I will be hanging out …read more!

Nominations for the 48th GRAMMY Awards were announced today, and we are pleased to report that Jim Dale has received his fourth nomination, for his recording of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The nomination is in Category 76, Best Spoken Word Album for Children. Dale’s fellow nominees in this category include Marlo Thomas and …read more!

Actress Julie Walters has said in a new interview that she will be returning in the role of Molly Weasley for the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Our friends at Film Focus were able to speak with the actress recently where she confirmed the news, saying: “It looks like it, yes! …read more!

A while ago, you all designed this “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good” T-shirt by interacting in our forum with a rep from Warner Bros. who is constantly taking your suggestions for Potter products. That shirt sold out in a few hours and was spotted at book six parties all over …read more!