The Sunday Times recently published their Rich List. Harry Potter author JK Rowling just makes it into the top 100 at 96 with an estimated fortune of £500 million, down from a place of 91 in 2004 despite her worth increasing by £65 million. Daniel Radcliffe makes it to number 71 on the list of [...]
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The Guardian has an interesting article about how the huge profits from Harry Potter has changed Bloomsbury — a small, independent book publishing house before it arrived — into an independent with more money to spend on aquiring new books than many of the multinational book houses. Even on a conservative estimate, according to one [...]
A portrait of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe by Stuart Pearson Wright is to be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery. Radcliffe will be the youngest non-royal to have his own individual portrait displayed at the gallery. The 16-year-old actor sat for the artist when he was just 14. Radcliffe’s portrait will be unveiled at [...]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been named book of the year at the British Book Awards (the Nibbies). J K Rowling was quoted as saying: I’m delighted that Harry Potter continues to give so much pleasure to adults and children, and I’m honoured to receive this award. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [...]
It seems that 2005 was a good year for the Harry Potter franchise and 2006 is shaping up nicely as well. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was the biggest selling book in the US last year, selling a total of 7.2 million copies (4.1 million on it’s first day). That helped the number of [...]
