Following last year’s re-release of the Harry Potter series with newly designed covers, the UK publisher Bloomsbury has announced a new set of Harry Potter Signature Hardback Boxed Set. Find out what you can expect the the set to look like and how and when to pre-order it right here.
We can usually count on heated debates to rear their heads when Harry Potter and religion are mentioned in the same breath. Yet, interestingly a New York Daily News article suggests that Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg, who himself became a fan of the Potter series 10 years ago, teaches his congregation about morality and ethics by drawing on the themes and plot of the series.
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“The Wall Street Journal” has a new article in its Friday Journal section, wondering what will fill the void left by “Harry Potter”. Publishers and Hollywood studios are taking “big bets” on new authors and their potential for film adaptations.
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What book would you most recommend to new readers that are experiencing the series for the first time? “Prisoner of Azkaban?” “Deathly Hallows?” Or just simply start at the beginning with “Sorcerer’s Stone?”
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With the final film “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -Part 2” in theaters now, “Total Film” released their top 50 characters from the entire “Harry Potter” series. With so many great characters created by J.K. Rowling, it is very difficult to come up a complete list without feeling that someone or something got left out.
At midnight on July 21, 2007 “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was released worldwide by “Bloomsbury Publishing” in the UK, “Scholastic” in the US, and “Raincoast Books” in Canada.
Over 15 million copies were sold in the first 24 hours shattering the previous record of 9 million by “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”.
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Who is the greatest “Harry Potter” character of all-time? “MTV News” wants to know.
They are launching the “Harry Potter World Cup”, a month-long tournament that will let the fans determine who is the greatest character. It’s “Harry Potter” March Madness-style, so get your brackets ready.
The UK publisher of the “Harry Potter” books is looking to find out which character is most popular worldwide, and author J.K. Rowling has chimed in to help get the campaign going.
For a while now we’ve been hearing that J.K. Rowling and her team are loking into publishing the Harry Potter book series in the E-book format. Yesterday, The Scotsman reported that they have moved closer to a final decision.
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