Harry Potter play to be published in July
The script of J K Rowling’s forthcoming play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be published on 31 July following the play’s opening in London on 30 July. Harry...
Harry Potter Book Night announced for February 2015
Bloomsbury Children’s Books has announced it will run a Harry Potter Book Night on 5 February 2015. The publisher is inviting schools, bookshops, libraries and community groups to participate in the...
New Harry Potter story published on Pottermore
A new Harry Potter story published on the Pottermore website offers a glimpse into the lives of 30-something Harry Potter and his friends, reports the Bookseller. The 1500-word story was...
Bloomsbury to publish illustrated Harry Potter books
Bloomsbury has announced that it will publish illustrated editions of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter series with artwork from UK illustrator Jim Kay. The first title in the series, Harry...
Warner Bros to make films based on Harry Potter spin-off book
Warner Bros has announced that it will produce a series of films based on J K Rowling’s 2001 book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Bloomsbury), which follows the adventures of...
Pottermore website redesigned
Pottermore, the website designed for J K Rowling’s Harry Potter series, will unveil a new design to broaden its user base and publishing business, reports the Bookseller. The company has also launched an offshoot...
Bloomsbury Harry Potter bookshop competition
Bloomsbury ran a competition to drive Harry Potter fans to physical bookstores in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the publication of the first book in the series. As previously...
Bloomsbury announces Harry Potter bookshop competition
Bloomsbury has announced it will run a special competition to drive Harry Potter fans to physical bookstores as it celebrates the 15th anniversary of the publication of the first book...
In brief
CBCA Book Week kicks offThe 2008 CBCA Children's Book Week kicked off last week with the announcement of the CBCA Book of the Year award winners. The theme of this...
Harry tops year’s bestsellers; five Australians in top 10
Books by Australian authors have taken five of the top 10 spots in the financial year's bestsellers, according to Nielsen BookScan. Nielsen BookScan has provided WBN with figures that show...
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Author behind Gun Alley murder pardonResearch by author Kevin Morgan and used for his book Gun Alley: Murder, Lies and Failure of Justice (S&S) has led to the pardoning of...
Harry’s printer reports strong year
PMP, the parent company of book publisher Griffin Press, is ‘in a much stronger position that it was three years ago, and better equipped to face ongoing challenges,' according to...
Harry breaks all sales records
The seventh and final Harry Potter book has broken all book sales records, according to figures from Nielsen BookScan.In Australia, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold 573,845 copies on...
HP7 ‘biggest-selling single book ever’
With the global release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows now successfully achieved, it seems clear the book is breaking sales records around the world, although Australia will have...
Countdown to Harry Potter 7
Booksellers across the country are making final preparations for the launch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last book in J K Rowling's ‘Harry Potter' series,...
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Sci Fi conference goes onlineAugust's Conflux 4 science fiction convention will be held entirely online, according to the ABC.Richard & Judy pick MortonThe Shifting Fog by Australian author Kate Morton...
A&U celebrates HP7 with competition to attend launch in London
Allen & Unwin, which publishes the Harry Potter series in Australia, has announced a competition to win a trip to London to see J K Rowling on the eve of...
A&R announces Potter plans; Potter theme park to open in US
The Angus & Robertson (A&R) bookselling chain is encouraging Harry Potter fans to place pre-orders for the seventh Harry Potter title with A&R stores or online, to receive the book...
Borders unlocks HP7 ‘gold’
Borders has announced its Australian pre-order sales for the final Harry Potter instalment are currently five times that of the sixth book in the series. ‘We've been gearing up for...
Quotation of the Week
I feel bad for people getting their books at Amazon or at Target ... They're getting it alone because they want a bargain. How sad. Don't you want to remember...