Harry Potter 1- 7 Audio Collection by J.K. Rowling , Jim Dale (979) Buy new: $454.80 $286.52 22 used & new from $257.00 (Visit the Most Wished For in Books on CD list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Check Price Please Click HereRead Full Story
As it's December and I've completed most of my reading challenges for the year, I thought I'd write up my wrap up post for my challenges. Although there are a few weeks left in the year, I may actually read more than what's listed, but I'm happy to post this now as most are complete. Aim: to read 12 Debut YA novels from 2011. I completed this one! All links go to the reviews. I read: 1. Halo by Alexandra Adornetto 2. Across the Universe by Beth Revis 3. Firelight by Sophie Jordan 4. Siren by...Read Full Story
Ever since British author J. K. Rowling’s fantasy novels, the Harry Potter series, hit mass consciousness, die-hard fans have been going around wearing Harry Potter t shirts to show their support for the book series. This is proof of how much people love and adore the story of “the boy who lived” and his adventures and perils within the walls of Hogwarts. Among the series’ magic and spells were storylines that mere mortals can relate to, such as family, relationships and school troubles...Read Full Story
Best-selling author J.K. Rowling recently donated 10 million pounds ($15.5 million) to Scotland’s University of Edinburgh to go toward a new clinic for multiple sclerosis (MS) research and treatment. The donation is the largest the university has ever received. The clinic, to be named after the author’s mother, will be based at the university.
In addition to MS research, the center will also research treatments for diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer’s. About 100,000...Read Full Story
The Subversive Harry Potter: Adolescent Rebellion and Containment in the J. K. Rowling Novels by Vandana Saxena Publication Date: July 30, 2012 Buy new: $40.00 (Visit the Hot New Releases in History & Criticism list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Check Price and Read More Click HereRead Full Story
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling testified last week in the phone hacking inquiry taking place in Britain, and her experiences with various News Corp media outlets are nothing less than completely unsettling. Not only was she chased while walking her infant son in a stroller, but she was subject to a situation that can only be described as blatant blackmail when The Sun got its hands on a manuscript of one of her books. While Rowling admits that her phone was never hacked, she has shed light...Read Full Story
LONDON ( Reuters ) - " Harry Potter " author JK Rowling told a public inquiry into British media standards on Thursday she was forced to move house because of tabloid harassment and had been made to feel like a hostage in her home after she gave birth. During two hours of evidence, Rowling revealed a note had been slipped into her young daughter's schoolbag by a journalist and that she had chased a paparazzo photographer down the street when he tried to take a picture of her with her children...Read Full Story
An amusing video which retells the entire Harry Potter series in a single minute has been entered into the Virgin Radio Fake Film Festival. You can watch the video here or below.Many thanks to Sam M. and Alex M. for owling!
Famous for its role as Harry Potter's companion in the books and movies, a species of majestic, mostly white owls is being sighted in abundant numbers this winter far from Hogwarts and its native Arctic habitat. It's typical for snowy owls to ...
Singer Charlotte Church, the subject of intense media interest from childhood, said her mother had attempted suicide partly as a result of a News of the World story about her father's extramarital affair headlined "Church's three in a bed cocaine shock."
Delaying DVD and Blu-ray rental releases to outlets including Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) and Redbox made the magic of Harry Potter even more potent. That was some of the takeaway from Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Inc.‘s fourth-quarter financial report to investors Wednesday. Driven partly by strong disc sales of its eighth and final Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II, the company reported a 5 percent quarterly spike in revenue...
"There's no denying that Dickens's embroidered, involved sentences make increasing demands on the modern reader. The enormous success of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books and Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy shows that we still have an appetite for long, complicated stories. But Rowling's and Larsson's prose is built for speed. Unlike Dickens, there's nothing there in the way of language to stop the rapid turning of pages."...
Daniel Radcliffe recently admitted to a British magazine he ... after realizing he was living a “famous person’s lifestyle.” The young star gained worldwide fame at the age of 11 when he was cast as Harry Potter in the movies based on J.K. Rowling ...
Jessie Cave, best known for her role as Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter films "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Parts 1 and ... manor house where a ghost keeps watch, yearning for the return of her ...
J.K. Rowling (born July 31, 1965) is an author best known for writing the 'Harry Potter' series of books. Find more J.K. Rowling pictures, news and information below.