The Ap is reporting this morning that two men in Indianapolis bought copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince already. Tim Meyer, 33, and Andrew Rauscher, 25, told The Indianapolis Star they purchased the books at a downtown store on Monday. They declined to provide the store’s name because they are frequent customers. “I …read more!

Bloomsbury has just released the back cover of the U.K. Children’s Edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince along with the text summary. Check it out here! ( Spoiler caution )

Philip let us know that the London Evening Standard newspaper carried a report today (July 13) on all the victims of last week’s outrage (those confirmed dead and those who are still missing) and in its tribute to Carrie, aged 24, said that on the night before the terror attacks Carrie “interrupted her father’s painstaking …read more!

Hello everyone! I am thrilled to pass on this announcement from our very own Nick Rhein, administrator of the Leaky Lounge: We are pleased to announce the formation of reading-and-discussion groups for HBP at Leaky Lounge. These groups will be as custom-tailored as possible to individuals’ reading styles and discussion styles, with many options, such …read more!

Newsday has this article today about our favourite author JK Rowling, and the way that she is spending this special release weekend of Half-Blood Prince with her readers. JKR will be spending the weekend with the 70 cub reporters lucky enough to win a trip to interview the author in Edinburgh. There are also two …read more!

Scholastic has officially released today the entire jacket cover of the Deluxe version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. On their website Scholastic says: “We are excited to release more artwork than ever before for this spectacular deluxe edition, where layers of suspense unfold as Harry and Dumbledore peer through wild branches, while a …read more!

Actor Chris Rankin who plays Percy Weasley will hold a webchat on the BBC Norfolk site Friday July 22nd to discuss your thoughts about what happened in Half-Blood Prince. You can join in at this link when the chat takes place.

We’ve received concerned emails from several Leaky readers over a notification they received from Amazon.com regarding delivery of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: We’re happy to let you know that we’ve begun preparing your order for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” for delivery. We’re working hard to make sure you get your order …read more!

The Star-Telegram has a very cute story today by writer Jeff Guinn who supposes what it would be like if the Harry Potter stories were written by an author other than J.K. Rowling. For fun, he took a chapter from the Harry Potter series and speculated how that same chapter would read if it written …read more!

Our readers have let us know about this story where a drugstore in New York accidently put the Half-Blood Prince books on sale early. A copy of the book was sold before the mistake was realised, and the books were then pulled off the shelves. The people who bought the book said they will be …read more!