We have some additional important information about the tickets for the upcoming JKR, Stephen King, and John Irving charity reading event in August. If you are considering taking your children to this event, according to the event FAQ, they “must be 8 years of age or older, no exceptions.” Also, there will be “surprise guests; …read more!

There is a possibility that the upcoming charity reading by authors J.K.Rowling, Stephen King, and John Irving may be broadcast on the web. On Stephen King’s official message board today, the question about a possible broadcast on the web for those who could not obtain tickets nor attend the event was raised, and the response …read more!

In addition to all the ticket info on her upcoming visit to the US and public reading (see post below), author J.K. Rowling has also done some updating elsewhere on her website. In the rumours section, she talks about the grading process for those W.O.M.B.A.T.S, and let us know that another round is coming “in …read more!

J.K. Rowling has updated her website with more on her upcoming visit to the US, which will include a charity reading, her first here in the States since 2000. Jo will be reading in public, along with authors Stephen King and John Irving at Radio City Music Hall in New York on two nights, August …read more!

Page from DanRadcliffe.co.uk and Jenna from DanRadcliffe.com let us know that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire now holds the Guinness World Record as the fastest selling DVD. Previously we reported that the GoF DVD sold over five million copies the first day out here in the US. In the UK, it sold approximately …read more!

Note: We CANNOT get you tickets and do not yet know HOW to get tickets – there isn’t even a set date yet, so please stop emailing. As soon as we know you’ll know! 🙂 The great news keeps on coming today. The New York Times is now reporting that our favorite author will be …read more!

Our inner eye has some great news to reveal today 🙂 As Leaky has been reporting for months, the character of Sibyll Trelawney is set to be in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. WB has now confirmed to us that Emma Thompson would indeed be returning as the eccentric …read more!

Hoping to combat illegal piracy of their films, Warner Brothers announced today that they will be releasing movies for legal download via the net. Using BitTorrent, the site that was “once blamed for aiding the swapping of illegally copied films and programs”, Warners will make more than 200 movies available for download, including Harry Potter …read more!

Well, guys, thank you! Because of you, Leaky has become the first fan site to win the Webby Award, considered the “Oscar of the ‘Net.” We took the People’s Voice award in our Celebrity/Fan category; the official site for Prince took the judge’s award. Other People’s Voice winners this year include my.yahoo.com, Google Maps, Google …read more!

Patronus 2006, the European Harry Potter Conference set for this summer, has announced their first keynote speaker. Steve Vander Ark , founder of our floo partner The Harry Potter Lexicon, will be addressing the conference which will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark July 7-9. Steve will also be part of a panel discussion on the …read more!