TIME Magazine features Potter in schools
When schools begin to slack off in academic achievement, who do they turn to? One school in Nottingham, England went to Harry Potter and came up with the idea of Potter-themed classes. Since then,...
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Amazon ranks Deathly Hallows as Best Book of 2007
In news that shouldn't surprise anyone, Deathly Hallows was named the Best Book of 2007 by Amazon.com. From the online warehouse: Was there any doubt? The final episode of the most popular series in...
BBC interviews Radcliffe on HBP, Deathly Hallows
The BBC recently conducted an interview with Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe where he talked about filming Half-Blood Prince and what he thought of Deathly Hallows amongst other things. On how the sixth film...
Potter most re-read novels in UK
According to BBC News, a survey conducted found that the Harry Potter novels are the most re-read books in the United Kingdom. J.K. Rowling's series beat out JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings...
Saturday Night Live mocks recent Dumbledore revelation
On last night's episode of Saturday Night Live, there were two big mentions of Albus Dumbledore's recent sexuality revelation. The first came during the weekly bit called “Weekend Update.” One anchor reported the revelation,...
Rowling and Warner Bros. File Suit over Companion Book
J.K. Rowling doesn’t approve of “companion books” or “encyclopedias” to her series.
French Deathly Hallows Breaks Sales Record
During the first 48 hours of its release, the French translation of Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter et les reliques de la mort, sold 1.15 million copies. This breaks the previous record of 800,000 set...
JKR Further Explains Dumbledore’s Sexuality
On the final stop of her “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” book tour in Ontario, Canada, J.K. Rowling expanded on her recent revelation that Dumbledore is gay.
More Info Revealed from Jo’s Reading in NYC
During the second New York reading of her “Deathly Hallows” book tour, Rowling revealed a lot of new information previously unknown about the series.
