During the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies being held in London this evening, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling made a special guest appearance. Rowling read from Peter Pan during a segment that was dedicated to children’s literature, which has had an immensely popular impact on British culture for years.
While Muggles may still be on the hunt for a real-life Hogwarts, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling intends to bring something that mirrors the magical school to her very own back yard.
The Harry Potter Wizarding Collection official website has released two videos over the past few weeks in anticipation of its release on September 7th. The first, a look at the map of Hogwarts grounds, which is to be included in the set, can be viewed here. The second is from the discussion between J.K. Rowling & screenwriter Steve Kloves.
Rupert Grint says he is “quite intringued” by J.K. Rowling’s newest project, The Casual Vacancy, which is due out September 27 and is set on reading it.
The Potter actor spoke about the book while being interviewed by RupertGrint.net on the set of his new movie, CBGB, where he plays The Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome.
According to a new article, the creators of the “Harry Potter” themed “Wonderbook: Book of Spells”, did an incredible job of maintaining the project’s secrecy for over two years, including Sony’s direct working relationship with author of the “Harry Potter” books, J.K. Rowling.
J.K. Rowling’s new book, “The Casual Vacancy”, will be released this September from Little, Brown and Company publishers. Today, we have received the cover art for the book along with the official page count.
As we reported previously, Sony announced at the E3 conference that they are releasing a new Harry Potter Book of Spells for Playstation’s new “Wonderbook” technology platform. A new interview has emerged with the director of the SCEE London Studios, Richard Harding, who revealed some of the important new details behind the collaboration with J.K. Rowling and what fans can expect to see with this new Book of Spells product.
Our MuggleNet Throwback for this week takes us back four years ago to June 10, 2008, as we spotlight the Harry Potter Prequel story hand-written by author J.K. Rowling. The story sold at Waterstone’s for 25,000 GBP (approximately $50,000) to an absentee bidder during the What’s Your Story? charity auction.
On June 5, 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered an amazing Commencement Address titled, The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association.
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