Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Friday, 13 April 2007
International Booker Prize
The second ever International Booker Prize panelists have announced the finalists for the 2007 award. Get all the details here: International Booker Prize Finalists Announced
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' Smashing Records
The final Harry Potter book continues to be the hottest book out there. It was reported today the pre-orders for the book are the highestest ever. Full details in my news report here: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' Smashing Records.
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
Attention all US Harry Potter fans
We all know that there will be a huge build up to the release of the final Harry Potter book 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows', in fact that build up has already begun. As part of the build up in the US a special event is happening called the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Night Bus Tour'. The tour is a special bus that will visit libraries around the US in the weeks leading up to the release. Today a full schedule of stops was released by Scholastic, as well as some other interesting information about the event. In response to the excitement I did up a full news report that can bee seen here: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Knight Bus Tour' Schedule Announced. The article contains the full list of stops and the opening times. I hope everyone that gets to participate in the tour has a great time.
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Harry Potter Publisher Bloomsbury reports profit loss
Bloomsbury, the UK publisher of the Harry Potter books has reported its first loss in profits for 12 years. The company is now facing a new era that will challenge them to continue making profits in a post Harry Potter time. To get the whole story please visit my Harry Potter, Bloomsbury profit fall article.
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Harry Potter Mania
The celebrate my excitment and the excitment of other Harry Potter fans in the world I wrote an article about the Harry Potter mania that we are and will be experiencing this year.
Here it is
Harry Potter Mania Has Hit Full Throttle
Ever since Harry Potter fans competed the sixth book, ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ they have been speculating on a number of theories about what will happen in the final book and will J K Rowling answer all of their questions. Many Harry Potter fans think it would be impossible to tie up all the lose ends, unless JK Rowling wrote an enclosed sized book, which no of them would object to reading.
However the seventh and final Harry Potter book is not going to reach such huge proportions, but it will be the second longest book to date. The months have gone by and Harry Potter fans quietly carried out their discussions of book seven and the next instalment of the films, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’. That is until the past couple of months.
The buzz began to build around Christmas time when Harry Potter fans started to get antsy feet about the progress of the final Harry Potter book. A trailer appeared for the next movie, which will arrive in theatres on July 13 along with some high-resolution photographs from the movie. J K Rowling just told fans that she was working away on the book. Many thought it could even be another year before a release date was announced. J K Rowling said that she now had a couple of potential titles for the final book but gave nothing else away.
Then came the title. The final book was to be called ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.’ There was a special impromptu PotterCast to announce and discuss the new title. At first it didn’t sit quite right with many fans, now it is seared into their brains as if second nature.
February 1 came and in a very quite way J K Rowling announced the release date of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ via her website. It was a very modest affair from something would cause endless ‘squeeing’ amongst Harry Potter fans. Pre-orders for the book put it at the top of bestseller lists and it isn’t even due out until July.
Fandom forums began to buzz a little louder with more intense and frequent theorizing about the book. Who would die? Is Snape good or evil? Who is R.A.B.? While Harry return to Hogwarts? How will Dumbledore appear in the book? The list goes on and on and on.
The last couple of weeks have hit fast forward and Harry Potter mania has hit high gear. The page count for the U.S edition of the book was confirmed to be 784 pages, making it the second longest in the series. Today the U.K. publisher of the Harry Potter books, Bloomsbury confirmed that the British edition would have a total of 608 pages. Scholastic, the U.S. publisher of the book joined the European and Canadian publisher by deciding to go green and print the entire first run of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ on recycled paper. It was announced by Scholastic that the first print run would be a record breaking 12 million copies, and that is just for the United States.
In recent film news Harry Potter fans were becoming increasingly worried about Emma Watson’s future. The talented actress was rumoured to want to quit her part in the films, as she was tired of being “known as that girl from Harry Potter” and wanted to lead a more normal teenage life. Reports of a stalker entering her school did not help calm speculation. Warner Bros attempted to assure fans of Emma Watson’s continuation in the films, but nothing was confirmed. Emma Watson had made the role of Hermione her own; if she dropped out this would be bad news for the final two Harry Potter films. To everyone’s relief last week Warner Bros were able to announce that Emma Watson had officially signed on and would play Hermione in the final two movies. Harry Potter fans could breath again.
Yesterday, information about the audio versions of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ was announced. It would be released on the same day as the books, in case Harry Potter fans couldn’t get enough Harry Potter fix on that day. It was also announced that the British audio book would be released on the same day as the book, the first time this has ever happened.
Today the Harry Potter frenzy turned into full-blown Harry Potter mania. The jacket covers for all editions of the final book were announced, sending Harry Potter fans stampeding to their favourite fan sites to begin in depth analysis and discussion regarding any possible clues. Popular fan site ‘The Leaky Cauldron’ which has prepared itself for such stampedes was having trouble this afternoon and fans may have to try a few times to access the site. Their forum ‘The Leaky Lounge’ will be heaving tonight.
More is surely to come. Maybe be a chapter title or two or a subtle and very cryptic clue dropped by J K Rowling herself. Arthur Levine was interviewed on the Today Show this morning when he announced the book jackets. When questioned about the book he said, that he “sobbed and sobbed” while reading the book. He was then asked by interviewer, Vieria, “That means someone we like dies, doesn’t it?” to which Levine replied, “Well, it means it is a very, very emotional book.”
So brace yourselves for a summer of Harry Potter like none before. The fifth film will be released on July 13 followed just one week later by the release of the final book. It can truly be said the Harry Potter mania has arrived and hit full throttle.
Here it is
Harry Potter Mania Has Hit Full Throttle
Ever since Harry Potter fans competed the sixth book, ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ they have been speculating on a number of theories about what will happen in the final book and will J K Rowling answer all of their questions. Many Harry Potter fans think it would be impossible to tie up all the lose ends, unless JK Rowling wrote an enclosed sized book, which no of them would object to reading.
However the seventh and final Harry Potter book is not going to reach such huge proportions, but it will be the second longest book to date. The months have gone by and Harry Potter fans quietly carried out their discussions of book seven and the next instalment of the films, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’. That is until the past couple of months.
The buzz began to build around Christmas time when Harry Potter fans started to get antsy feet about the progress of the final Harry Potter book. A trailer appeared for the next movie, which will arrive in theatres on July 13 along with some high-resolution photographs from the movie. J K Rowling just told fans that she was working away on the book. Many thought it could even be another year before a release date was announced. J K Rowling said that she now had a couple of potential titles for the final book but gave nothing else away.
Then came the title. The final book was to be called ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.’ There was a special impromptu PotterCast to announce and discuss the new title. At first it didn’t sit quite right with many fans, now it is seared into their brains as if second nature.
February 1 came and in a very quite way J K Rowling announced the release date of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ via her website. It was a very modest affair from something would cause endless ‘squeeing’ amongst Harry Potter fans. Pre-orders for the book put it at the top of bestseller lists and it isn’t even due out until July.
Fandom forums began to buzz a little louder with more intense and frequent theorizing about the book. Who would die? Is Snape good or evil? Who is R.A.B.? While Harry return to Hogwarts? How will Dumbledore appear in the book? The list goes on and on and on.
The last couple of weeks have hit fast forward and Harry Potter mania has hit high gear. The page count for the U.S edition of the book was confirmed to be 784 pages, making it the second longest in the series. Today the U.K. publisher of the Harry Potter books, Bloomsbury confirmed that the British edition would have a total of 608 pages. Scholastic, the U.S. publisher of the book joined the European and Canadian publisher by deciding to go green and print the entire first run of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ on recycled paper. It was announced by Scholastic that the first print run would be a record breaking 12 million copies, and that is just for the United States.
In recent film news Harry Potter fans were becoming increasingly worried about Emma Watson’s future. The talented actress was rumoured to want to quit her part in the films, as she was tired of being “known as that girl from Harry Potter” and wanted to lead a more normal teenage life. Reports of a stalker entering her school did not help calm speculation. Warner Bros attempted to assure fans of Emma Watson’s continuation in the films, but nothing was confirmed. Emma Watson had made the role of Hermione her own; if she dropped out this would be bad news for the final two Harry Potter films. To everyone’s relief last week Warner Bros were able to announce that Emma Watson had officially signed on and would play Hermione in the final two movies. Harry Potter fans could breath again.
Yesterday, information about the audio versions of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ was announced. It would be released on the same day as the books, in case Harry Potter fans couldn’t get enough Harry Potter fix on that day. It was also announced that the British audio book would be released on the same day as the book, the first time this has ever happened.
Today the Harry Potter frenzy turned into full-blown Harry Potter mania. The jacket covers for all editions of the final book were announced, sending Harry Potter fans stampeding to their favourite fan sites to begin in depth analysis and discussion regarding any possible clues. Popular fan site ‘The Leaky Cauldron’ which has prepared itself for such stampedes was having trouble this afternoon and fans may have to try a few times to access the site. Their forum ‘The Leaky Lounge’ will be heaving tonight.
More is surely to come. Maybe be a chapter title or two or a subtle and very cryptic clue dropped by J K Rowling herself. Arthur Levine was interviewed on the Today Show this morning when he announced the book jackets. When questioned about the book he said, that he “sobbed and sobbed” while reading the book. He was then asked by interviewer, Vieria, “That means someone we like dies, doesn’t it?” to which Levine replied, “Well, it means it is a very, very emotional book.”
So brace yourselves for a summer of Harry Potter like none before. The fifth film will be released on July 13 followed just one week later by the release of the final book. It can truly be said the Harry Potter mania has arrived and hit full throttle.
Harry Potter 7 Book Cover Released
Great news for us Harry Potter fans. The artwork for the book covers that will adorn the final installment of the Harry Potter series, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' was released last week. This has officially sent Harry Potter fans crazy with excitment. The book cover for the UK editions was drawn by Jason Cockroft and the US edition was drawn by Mary Grandpre. Both covers have a orangy glow that reminds me of the Gryfindor colours. I am going to do an article for Associated Content on my analysis of the covers this week and will let you know when it is up. You can see my article about the book cover release here: Harry Potter Book Cover Art
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
Harry Potter Audio Book
Confirmation has been given about both the U.S. and U.K. versions of the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' audio books. Both versions will be released on July 21, the same day as the final book. This is another annoucement that is sure to wip us Harry Potter fans into a fever. Here a full news article about it: Harry Potter Audio Book story.
Sunday, 25 March 2007
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' Page Count Announced
The U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter books has confirmed the total page count of the U.S. edition of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. The book will have have 784 pages, making it the second longest in the series. Full details are in this article: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' page count. Let's just hope ths J K Rowling answers all those questions!
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