Entertainment Weekly has named J.K. Rowling their “Entertainer of the Year” for 2007 (cover of new issue with JKR, here).The magazine says the reason they selected the Harry Potter author as their top entertainer was “because she did something very, very hard, and she did it very, very well, thus pleasing hundreds of millions of …read more!

Warner Bros has launched a new contest for residents of the United Kingdom to win a walk on part in the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film. Part of a special feature on MSN UK, this contest is open to residents of the UK only ages 12 years and older, where the winner …read more!

Greetings from London, where today I had the great pleasure of visiting Sotheby’s and being granted a private audience with one of the precious seven copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The charity copy was brought out to me wrapped in soft purple cloth, nestled in a special box from its jeweler. The …read more!

Many of you have written to us regarding the Web site for James Potter and the Hall of Elder’s Crossing, which looks remarkably similar to an official Harry Potter Web site that might be put out by Warner Bros. As earlier reported, the site heralds a fanfic written by George Lippert, a 37-year-old Web designer …read more!

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Despite the formal press release earlier this week from Warner Bros stating that casting is now complete for the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film, UK tabloid The Sun has a new article online tonight involving the sixth Harry Potter movie, and the daughter of pop superstar Madonna. With a headline blaring “She’s …read more!

Previously we reported that Warner Brothers would be releasing a two versions of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ” for download when you purchase the DVD due to be released here in the US on December 11. PCWorld now has more on this, saying these versions will only be available on the …read more!

Forbes Magazine has released a new list detailing the growing number of billionaires from the UK, and have included Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling among the individuals on this year’s list. In addition to being the only woman on the list, Jo Rowling is also the only author. Forbes goes into more detail about …read more!

A 79-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring an old banner for Leaky’s official podcast, PotterCast. pottercastbanner2 Jigsaw Puzzle

As we first reported back in September then again this week, Warner Bros will be launching a major marketing campaign promoting the release of the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” DVD and all of the Harry Potter movies in High Definition. The first evidence of this has now appeared in the November …read more!