A small update this morning from J.K. Rowling’s Twitter indicates her book will be out this year:As you may have heard, I have a new book out later this year. Very different to Harry, although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much.

Though it would seem that a new novel by J.K. Rowling, brought to a new publisher, would incite the mother of all bidding wars, an Associated Press report has indicated that there was no auction for the book. Rowling’s agent, Neil Blair, would not disclose financial details of the deal but said there had been …read more!

In an Associated Press story about the new adult J.K. Rowling book, Bloomsbury has revealed future plans for the Harry Potter novels: “…we intend to publish illustrated editions of all seven Harry Potter books in a rolling program from 2013 onwards in addition to our partnership on e-books with the Pottermore website,” the publisher said …read more!

UPDATE: jkrowling.com is being “refreshed and redesigned” and will be opened again later this spring. An e-mail list has been added to the Web site’s interface for readers to subscribe to updates. J.K. Rowling’s agency, the Blair Partnership, announced this morning that the Harry Potter author will be releasing a new novel for adults. The …read more!

Researchers at the University of Calgary have complied a one-of-a-kind collection of 70 translations of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” novels and have published selections from those translations online, reports the Vancouver Sun. Geared to educators, students and Potter-fans alike, the resource “will feature images from international dust jackets and audio files with selections …read more!

Scholastic Senior Editor and Continuity Editor for the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” books, Cheryl Klein, has given an interview with The Rusty Key, speaking about her role and experiences in working on the publication of the final two Harry Potter books. In the interview, Ms. Klein …read more!

A trailer detailing the creation of the upcoming retrospective book on the process of taking the Harry Potter novels to the big screen, Harry Potter: Page to Screen, has been released and can be viewed right here. The two and a half minute trailer looks at moments from filmmaker’s journey of turning the novels into …read more!

As readers will recall, Bloomsbury, the UK publishers of the Harry Potter novels, asked fans of the series to vote for their favorite character from author J. K. Rowling’s series. Voting concluded late last week and the results are in: Severus Snape was voted as the favorite character form the Harry Potter novels. Hermione Granger …read more!

The Register is reporting that Sony has gained “early electronic rights” to the Harry Potter e-books and that Sony’s next generation e-reader, expected to be released in November, will come bundled with the 7 Harry Potter books plus a letter from J.K. Rowling, subscription to Pottermore and a themed carry case. Please note that at …read more!

Hi all! We know that a lot of you have questions about Pottermore, J.K. Rowling’s new and recently announced Web site. We’ve seen questions about how it will work, what it will look like, what it will contain, and more. The team at Pottermore have asked us to help collect your questions so they can …read more!