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Latest news as of Friday, November 21, 2008
WARNING: Articles highlighted in red contain spoilers!| Monday, November 10, 2008 |
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| Can J.K. Rowling save Christmas? |
With publishers and booksellers nervous about Christmas sales, a little $12.95 book might be the season's savior. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Harry Potter offshoot by J.K. Rowling, is being published by Scholastic on Dec. 4. This will be the first Rowling book to be published at the height of the holiday season. [more...]
Source: Publishers Weekly |
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| Monday, November 3, 2008 |
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| Harry Potter readers can be split into four types |
Harry Potter readers can be split into four distinct types. 'Hufflepuff' readers take the tales at a slow, steady pace. 'Gryffindor' readers are eager and energetic and will devour the latest Potter book in one sitting. 'Ravenclaws' take the stories with a pinch of salt, while 'Slytherin' readers are not fussed about the books. [more...]
Source: The Telegraph, UK |
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| Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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| Harry Potter leads noms for Indie Booksellers Book Prize |
This Friday sees the award of the Independent Booksellers Book Prize, given to the writer of the book most enjoyed by customers of specialist bookshops across the UK. Included in the Children's book nominations is the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. [more...]
Source: The Times, London |
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| Friday, October 24, 2008 |
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| J.K. Rowling to launch Beetle the Bard in Edinburgh |
Author JK Rowling is to read from one of the original handwritten fairytales which were mentioned in her last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The party will take place in Edinburgh on Thursday December 4, the same day as the tale goes on sale in shops. Local school children will be invited to attend the special charity launch. [more...]
Source: BBC News |
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| Monday, October 13, 2008 |
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| Harry Potter disappearing permanently from British libraries |
Library books worth more than $1 million have gone missing in Wales over the last two years. More than 100,000 books had been stolen or not returned. Authors whose books were most popular with thieves, or which were borrowed and not returned, included best-sellers such as Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and Roald Dahl. [more...]
Source: BBC News |
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| Friday, October 10, 2008 |
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| Brisingr tops Amazon Canada books list |
On the list of the 10 best selling fiction books for this week from Amazon.ca, Brisingr: Inheritance, Book III by Christopher Paolini came in at number 1. Number 4 on the list is The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling, which isn't even available yet, it comes out on December 4. [more...]
Source: Canadian Press |
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| Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
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| Harry Potter tops Amazon UK's all-time chart |
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has been revealed as the biggest selling book on Amazon.co.uk's website since it began trading. The chart was revealed as the retailer celebrates its 10 year anniversary this month. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows came in at second place on the list. [more...]
Source: The Bookseller |
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| Monday, September 29, 2008 |
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| Paperback Deathly Hallows slated for July 2009 |
The paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released on July 7, 2009. This follows the record-breaking release of the hardcover edition, which hit stores at 12:01 a.m. on July 21, 2007 and has so far sold 14 million copies, making it the fastest selling book in publishing history. [more...]
Source: School Library Journal |
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| Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
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| Anniversary of Harry Potter debut celebrated in New York City |
It's been a decade since a young wizard named Harry Potter put his spell on the hearts and imaginations of millions of fans across the world. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first book in the series, turned 10 years old today, and to celebrate, fans read it aloud cover-to-cover in SoHo. [more...]
Source: NY1 |
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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| 'Hogwarts Professor' to lecture on Harry Potter |
Author and "Hogwarts Professor" John Granger will present a two-day lecture on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books as part of the Honors College Lecture Series on the Baylor campus. Granger will explain how Rowling's seventh and final book is "her story about the difficulty and importance." [more...]
Source: Baylor University |
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| Monday, September 15, 2008 |
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| Contest celebrates Harry Potter's 10th annivesary |
It's hard to believe it's the 10th Anniversary of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. To celebrate, DiscoveringDad.com is hosting a contest with outstanding prizes for Harry Potter fans. The contest runs from Friday, September 12th through Friday, October 10th, and it is open to people living in the U.S. and Canada. [more...]
Source: Discovering Dad |
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| Was Severus Snape based on a science teacher at J.K.'s school? |
One of JK Rowling's former teachers says he suspects the author may have based one of her Harry Potter characters on him. John Nettleship taught at Wyedean Comprehensive between 1976 and 1983 when JK Rowling was a pupil there. He said he believes Hogwarts teacher Severus Snape may have been partly based on him. [more...]
Source: This is Gloucestershire, UK |
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
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| Potter court ruling gets attention of citizens law group |
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University said today they will "work closely" with a new nonprofit that launched on the heels of a judge's copyright ruling involving the Harry Potter books. Their director said, "We are seeing far too many important works being scuttled because of baseless legal threats." [more...]
Source: The Boston Globe |
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| Monday, September 8, 2008 |
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| Scholastic celebrates Harry Potter's 10th with read-a-thon |
Scholastic will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by hosting a fan read-thon September 23. On "Harry Potter Cover to Cover Day," muggles of all ages will have a chance to sit in the throne used by Rowling in her US appearances and read from the book. [more...]
Source: PR Week |
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| Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
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| All-day Harry Potter read-a-thon comes to the Web |
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Scholastic has organized a cover-to-cover reading of the book to take place at its headquarters in New York on September 23. Fans can show up and participate, or can watch a live Webcast if they don't happen to be in New York. [more...]
Source: CNET |
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| Tuesday, December 5, 2006 |
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| Kids pick Potter and Eragon for their must-read books for 2007 |
More than 2,800 young readers voted for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Eragon as must-reads for 2007, in the Scholastic online poll "Kids' Pick For 2007." On Friday, December 8, 2006, millions of children will join together to read for 2,007 seconds to commit to reading throughout the new year. [more...]
Source: PR Newswire |
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| Wednesday, July 27, 2005 |
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| Christopher Paolini reviews Half-Blood Prince |
I was introduced to Harry Potter when I was 16, right after the fourth book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was released. Having learned of the series from an article, I devoured each volume with a sense of growing wonder. [more...]
Source: Entertainment Weekly |
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