J.K. Rowling participated in an online chat this morning with school kids to celebrate World Book Day. Here are all the questions and answers: [raw transcript thanks to Wizarding World Press] JK Rowling: Hi everyone, I’m here LIVE and ready…
In a visit to South Tama Intermediate School to promote the National Education Association’s Read Across America and help the students celebrate the anniversary of the 100th birthday of the late Dr. Seuss, Iowa’s Governor Tom Vilsack read to students,…
Bulgarian mega football star Hristo Stoichkov might have inspired J.K. Rowling for the creation of the Bulgarian quidditch team in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, writer Alek Popov suggested. Earlier in the week it was announced that…
Bloomsbury Publishing is delighted to announce the publication of new Harry Potter editions aimed at the adult market. On July 8th 2004, the first four Harry Potter titles will be reissued in striking new mass market formats for the growing…
Since the 1997 release of J.K. Rowling’s first novel–HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE–no series of children’s books has been more incredibly popular or widely influential. How do we explain the enormous appeal of these stories to children? Should parents…
The plot thickens Remember that bit in Lord of the Rings where Aragorn gets it on with Legolas? No? All right, so Tolkien didn’t write it, but the story is all over “fan fiction” websites. From Buffy the Vampire Slayer…
[from information in French from Infopresse, translated by Dave Haber with help from Altavista] Thirty bookstores thoughout Montreal and Quebec will hold special events to herald the arrival of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in French on…
AOL and amazon.com released today a preview clip from the Order of the Phoenix audio book read by Jim Dale, in conjunction with advertising the audio book for sale. The clip is about a minute and 45 seconds long. Thanks…
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