No Harry Potter on NY Best Seller List
posted by Heather 5-02-08
From The New York Sun: "After 10 enviable years of sales, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books have fallen off the New York Times best-seller list for the first time. The Times Book Review's senior editor, Dwight Garner, announced Thursday on Paper Cuts, the newspaper's group book Web log, that the best-seller list for the May 11 issue of the book review does not include a single Harry Potter title." Read more...
HP Novels to be added to UK Schools' Syllabus
posted by Heather 4-30-08
Times of India reports: "Kids in the UK can now look forward to studying something besides Shakespeare and Dickens in school.
For they will soon have the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends to sift through. However, the decision to add Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone from J K Rowling’s bestselling series to the A-level English syllabus has caused a bit of a row in the country, with experts saying the move will “dumb” down exams.
From next year onwards, school kids will have to pen a 1,500-word essay comparing Rowling and another writer, as well as an 800-word story inspired by the book."
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
posted by Heather 4-27-08
From Coming Soon.net: "Becker Group, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, today announced it will bring worldwide audiences "Harry Potter: The Exhibition," a state-of-the-art exhibition highlighting artifacts from the Warner Bros. films based on J.K. Rowling's books. The 10,000 square foot experience will premiere in spring 2009 in a major market, and will appear in ten or more cities around the world throughout a five-year span." Read More
20/20 to do special on JK
posted by Heather 4-21-08
ABC's 20/20 will be broadcasting a special on a behind the scenes look at the life of JK Rowling in November. Once we get the exact air dates, we will report it here! For a little more info on the program, see this article from the Hollywood Reporter.
Latest on the Lexicon Court Case
posted by Heather 4-21-08
Many articles have been coming out regarding the latest and greatest on the court case between JK and the Lexicon. Lastest reported is that the judge has urged that the two parties settle this outside of court. Our partner, The Portkey, has a wonderful breakdown of the events of this trial! If you need to catch up or just need a refresher on this trial, visit The Portkey's trial timeline!
Where have we been? Latest JK news posted!
posted by Heather 3-25-08
Yes, I know... not many updates in a LONG time! Well I'll tell ya... moving into a new house doesn't leave much time for anything else! LOL! I'm sure you all have been visiting our affiliate sites for the latest! Now that I'm settled into my new house (my first house actually) and I can start getting back into the swing of staying on top of the latest and greatest for our favorite author! So check out the latest news posted below and I'll be bringing more as I get it in!
Jo to take the witness stand
posted by Heather 3-25-08
From the Associated Press: "British author J.K. Rowling is expected to appear as a witness at a New York trial next month, in a case called to settle an intellectual property dispute involving her Harry Potter books.
Rowling and Warner Bros., the studio behind the movie versions of the books, are suing US publisher RDR Books over an encyclopedia devoted to the boy wizard and other characters from the phenomenally successful series.
A New York Federal District Court Judge on Monday ordered the case to go to trial on April 14. A lawyer for RDR Books said Rowling was expected to appear to give evidence in the case." Full article
HP author had suicidal thoughts
posted by Heather 3-25-08
CNN reports: "Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has revealed she thought of killing herself while penniless and suffering from depression as a single mother, according to a report in Britain's Sunday Times newspaper.
J.K. Rowling is now one of the world's richest women due to the success of her Harry Potter books.
At the time, Rowling had separated from her first husband and was living in a cramped apartment with her baby daughter.
She was able to afford the rent only after a friend paid the £600 ($1,189) that she needed, the newspaper quoted her as telling a student reporter at Edinburgh University.
"We're talking suicidal thoughts here, we're not talking 'I'm a little bit miserable,'" Rowling said." Read More...JK Official site updates
posted by Heather 1-8-08
The Room of Requirement is open on JK's official site. Head on over to view a detail of the Weasley family tree!
Note: It does contain Book 7 spoilers.
Video of: A year in the life of JK
posted by Heather 1-8-08
A video of the documentary A year in the life of JK is now available online. Thank you to HPANA for the link.
Note: This link is accessible only for those living in the UK.
A year in the life of JK
posted by Heather 12-27-07
ITV in the UK will be airing their documentary JK Rowling...A Year in the Life on December 30th at 7pm. Our affiliate The Snitch has a preview video and a copy of the press release! Be sure to check it out!
USA Today's Book of the Year is...
posted by Heather 12-27-07
...Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!
From USA Today: "This year's choice had to be the final Harry Potter book. The reasons are as varied as the different wizards' wands found in Diagon Alley. There were the numbers: Hallows sold a record-breaking 11.5 million copies in the USA during its first 10 days on sale in July. Then there was the pre-publication hysteria: Would Harry die? Could the world's children... and a lot of adults... handle it? Was an early version posted on the Web the real thing? (Yes.) Months after the book's publication, Rowling triggered controversy by revealing that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore was gay. The blogosphere went wild. But none of that matters. Hallows is the book of the year because Rowling gave her story an ending that was as graceful, unpredictable and satisfying as the series itself. She reaffirmed that magic can exist when someone opens a great book and enters a world created from words on paper. She made us believe that the imagination... like her own little wizard, now all grown up...still lives."
