Rowling Opens Tour in Los Angeles
Jo Rowling opened her U.S. Book Tour earlier today at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California reading an excerpt from the seventh Potter book (Chapter 3: The Dursleys Departing) to roughly 1,600 eager...
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Czech publisher fined for pirated Potter books
A Prague court today suspended and fined Czech publisher Vlastimil Svoboda for printing and selling pirated copies of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Back in 2001, printing house Ottovo Nakladatelstvi published 10,000...
Auction for autographed Potter book set closed
Previously we told you that JK Rowling had agreed donate and auction a signed set of her beloved series for Books Abroad, a charity that seeks to “help to educate children worldwide by sending...
Complete signed set of Potter books up for sale
BBC News is reporting that the first complete signed set of Potter books is now up for auction to benefit a charity named Books Abroad: All of the books have been signed by the...
NYC schools participating in JKR book tour announced
Scholastic has revealed the lucky 40 schools in New York City that will be participating in JK Rowling's Open Book Tour on October 19th. Each school will select 40 students, totaling 1600 children from...
J.K. Rowling: Some People Will “Absolutely Loathe” Book 7
Special excerpts from ITV’s new documentary reveal Rowling’s intriguing thoughts about the final book.
Bloomsbury to launch HP box set
Bloomsbury, the UK Harry Potter publisher, has announced plans to release a box set of all seven Harry Potter books on October 1st. An article by the BBC also mentions how the firm is...
Laura Mallory to Appeal Yet Again
Laura Mallory, the mother who has been crusading since August 2005 to remove the “Harry Potter” books from school libraries, is set to appeal to the county’s Superior Court.
“Potter” to Stay in Georgia Schools
Laura Mallory’s case for removing the “Harry Potter” books from Georgia’s libraries was dealt another blow today, as the Georgia Board of Education made a unanimous decision to keep the books.
