Scholastic has updated their website with a new “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” poster that has chapter pictures by Mary GrandePre in color.. You can download and print the poster HERE!

Enjoy!

As most of you know, a copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard has been on display in New York, and Leaky has scanned some pages of the Sotheby’s catalog that everyone can buy.  The actual book is going to be auctioned to benefit the Children’s Voice Charity. You can buy a copy of the catalog HERE! And you can view pictures of the book and catalog HERE! (I have already bought my copy! Can’t wait for it to come)

Thanks so much to Leaky!

Harry Potter is inclueded in the December issue of  Details magazine  as one of the top 50 most influential men under 45 and Harry is at number 41.

41 // Harry Potter
Wizard; Age: 17
Nine years after her fictional boy wizard first cast his spell in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J.K. Rowling is the wealthiest author in history. On July 21, fans who had camped out in front of bookstores overnight finally got hold of the seventh and final installment of the series. Across the United States, 8.3 million copies (worth a total of nearly of $170 million) sold within 24 hours. Warner Bros., which has grossed $.47 billion worldwide on the first five film versions, has two more movies in production. And while there’s speculation that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows represents the book industry’s last gasp, Potter himself will live on – through a theme park in Orlando, Florida, and a musical in London’s West End. This wizard will continue to work his financial magic for some time.

If you all recall, Good Morning America previewed a copy of ‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’ this morning. All proceeds from the auction will benefit The Children’s Voice charity.

You can view the video here.

The New York Times has released their yearly list of the 100 Notable Books of the Year. And Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is, of course, on the list.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. By J. K. Rowling. (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, $34.99.) Rowling ties up all the loose ends in this conclusion to her grand wizarding saga.

The link above leads you to a book review by Christopher Hitchens

Good Morning America will  be having a feature (preview and discussion) of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” on Monday November 26. The book will be on display in New York at Sotheby’s auction house starting Monday November 26. The manuscript will also be on display in London, England starting December 7 before the charity auction on December 13. Good Morning America  is broadcast on ABC, starting at 7am. If anyone captures it, please send it in!

Thanks Leaky!