Set of signed 1st edition UK Potter books on sale today
Newbury Today reports that a complete set of signed, first edition Potter books will go on sale today. The auction, to be held at the Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers in Bath Road, Midgham, is...
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New interview with Mary GrandPre
TIME Magazine has a new interview online with US Potter illustrator Mary GrandPre. In it, she talks about illustrating the new Sorcerer's Stone Special Edition cover (announced last week): It was really a nice...
10 Years Since the Downfall of Lord Voldemort
As revealed in ITV's JK Rowling Documentary which aired back in December, May 2nd, 1998 was the day Harry finally defeated Lord Voldemort within Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A couple of visitors...
Potter leaves NYT Best-Seller List for First Time in a Decade
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone originally appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list back in December of 1998. The impact of Potter's popularity led the NYT to creating two new lists so...
TIME Magazine features Potter in schools
When schools begin to slack off in academic achievement, who do they turn to? One school in Nottingham, England went to Harry Potter and came up with the idea of Potter-themed classes. Since then,...
Potter most re-read novels in UK
According to BBC News, a survey conducted found that the Harry Potter novels are the most re-read books in the United Kingdom. J.K. Rowling's series beat out JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings...
Saturday Night Live mocks recent Dumbledore revelation
On last night's episode of Saturday Night Live, there were two big mentions of Albus Dumbledore's recent sexuality revelation. The first came during the weekly bit called “Weekend Update.” One anchor reported the revelation,...
Rowling and Warner Bros. File Suit over Companion Book
J.K. Rowling doesn’t approve of “companion books” or “encyclopedias” to her series.
Additional reports from Open Book Tour
Additional reports from JK Rowling's LA stop on her Open Book Tour are emerging online. JK Rowling was greeted with a standing ovation from the 1600 school students who were lucky enough to attend...
