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1 New Harry Potter Book Cover Breathlessly Revealed
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2 Buzz News Roundup, 7/16
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3 7th Harry Potter Book's Spoilers Leaked Online
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4 Harry Potter Fans: Do You Have Your Copy of the 7th Book Yet?
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5 Harry Potter Breaks Records — This Time in Book Sales
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6 J.K. Rowling Answers Questions About Deathly Hallows
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7 Variety's Women's Impact Report: J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter mastermind J.K. Rowling has been teasing fans for the past week with the promise of a mysterious new website called Pottermore. Rumors about the site spread like wildfire; some speculated that there would be new Potter stories, while others believed that Rowling was developing an interactive game. The speculation was finally put to rest when Rowling announced today that the site will Read more
While other preteens were exchanging Pokemon cards, Emerson Spartz started MuggleNet.com at the mere age of 12 in 1999. He wasn't just a kid fooling around on the Internet — the website grew to be the go-to Harry Potter fansite, which at its peak drew in nine million monthly visitors. Now he's 23, and already a veteran in the field of new media with seven websites under his belt . . . and Read more
Many of you have enjoyed reading about the magical world of Harry Potter. Like the beloved wizard, J.K. Rowling, the genius behind the creation of Hogwarts, had quite a tumultuous tale of her own. When I watched her chatting with Oprah on TV last Friday, she seemed like she had it all — working a dream job, instilling the love of books in millions, and never ever having to worry about money Read more
Every year, Variety issues their Women's Impact Report in which they highlight women in the entertainment industry that they think deserve some praise. From industry executives (like United Artists bigwig Paula Wagner) to household names (like Angelina Jolie), the list spotlights some strong, smart, intriguing ladies. For the next few Wednesdays I'll focus on some of the women who I find Read more
Recently J.K. Rowling talked to Meredith Veira on "TODAY" in her first interview since the release of her seventh and final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to Rowling, she left the epilogue purposely vague, though in the interview she revealed details left out of the epilogue that many readers were dying to know. Of course, Rowling realizes that no amount of Read more
Now, I love movies a whole lot, but this news still made me smile: In a rare occurrence of a literary work outselling a hit movie, the revenue generated by J.K. Rowling's 7th Harry Potter book far surpassed that of the latest movie's (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) opening weekend. Check out how impressive this is: The final volume of J.K. Rowling's seventh-book fantasy series, sold a Read more
I know many of you die-hard Harry Potter fans stayed strong over the week when folks were posting all sorts of spoilers of the 7th book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, because you knew you'd be voraciously reading the book itself this weekend. So? Do you have it? Are you dying from over-excitement? Or did you end up on a waitlist when your local bookstore ran out of copies? Harry Read more
Well, Harry Potter fans, someone has gone and done it. Someone with an advance copy of the 7th installment of the series has leaked spoilers from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows online — and some of them are doozies. The spoiling writer gives a rundown of plot details, and backs everything up with images of the actual book itself. If you're absolutely completely sure you want to know Read more
Bravo announced on Sunday that Tim Gunn's new reality series, "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style," will premiere on September 6, Zap2It reports. Apparently the now-65-years-old Harrison Ford is doing most of his own stunts for the fourth Indiana Jones movie, according to the AP. NME discovers a pair of John Lennon's glasses being auctioned off online. Hey man, the 6th Annual Lebowski Fest takes place Read more
Let the rampant plot speculation begin! As reported by the AP, U.S. publisher Scholastic Inc. today revealed the cover of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last book in the Harry Potter series. According to the word picture painted by the AP, the cover features "a dramatic gold-and-orange sky and a teenage boy in eyeglasses reaching upward." The book, which will be released to Read more
