Newsweek magazine has named “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” their Best Book of 2007. They wrote (beware of a SPOILER in the little paragraph, it is in brackets if you dont want to read that part):

You could call it the most satisfying ending to a guessing game since the casting of Scarlett O’Hara. The seventh and final installment of the Potter series went in no radical directions [Harry didn’t die], but Rowling made it look effortless when she niftily tied off one plot line after another. The kids who grew up on these novels–and therefore can’t help but take them somewhat for granted–have no idea how lucky they are.

Amazon.com has released another plot summary for a story in The Tales of Beedle the Bard. This time it is for the story Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump. There are Spoilers! So be careful.

Read it HERE!

Thanks to pyro on the Sassy! Forums, I have a link to the new Ballet Shoes Trailer!

UPDATE: Thanks again to pyro we have a better quality version that you can see HERE or below!

Amazon.com has released another plot summary for a story in The Tales of Beedle the Bard. This time it is for the story The Warlock’s Hairy Heart. There are Spoilers! So be careful

Go HERE to read!

This is kind of random, but it amused me. The dictionary.com word of the day today is:

draconian: excessively harsh; severe.

Woohoo for Draco, that does fit him well, doesnt it?

.K. Rowling has been nominated for the Morgan Stanley Great Briton 2007 Awards in the Arts Category:

This year saw the final Harry Potter novel published. Selling 11 million copies in its first 24 hours, it broke the record for the fastest-selling book; previously held by the sixth Harry Potter novel, which sold 9 million on its first day in 2005. The books have been translated into 64 different languages.  The Order of Phoenix managed to become the first English-language book ever to top the bestseller list in France. In addition, the film of the Order of the Phoenix, in which Harry painfully begins to understand the battles with evil that lie ahead, was released this year.  It was described as a deliciously dark affair, brimming with impressively gritty performances still managing to balance magical wonder with breathless excitement.
The judges described Rowling’s “unprecedented global reach” as phenomenal – even her official website is available in six languages.
More than anything, they were impressed by the way she had managed to infect children (and adults) the world over with an enthusiasm for reading. They conceded that the form of her novels was “conventional to a tee”, but were impressed by the way she had given them a “modern, imaginative twist”.