I’m not entirely sure I understand what Clive James is saying when he says that JK Rowling is the new Roger Banister. He seems to be implying that Rowling shows the world that we deserve the Great in Great Britain, we’re not a bygone force diminished after the loss of our Empire.
I’m not sure [...]

There is a great section on the MSNBC site about Potter, specifically some exclusive interviews with JK Rowling where she gives a lot more insight and information (about what Harry, Ron and Hermione are doing, for example). She also clears up some points people seem to be confused about (like who actually controlled the [...]

It looks like Daniel Radcliffe is keen not to get shouldered with the Harry Potter mantle forever (maybe Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, can give him some tips) and is spreading out a bit now school is behind him. Apart from appearing on stage, he’s also trying other movie roles. December Boys [...]

Sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows have broken records. The books sold roughly 2.7 million in the UK and 8.3 million in the US in it’s first 24 hours. Asda reported that 97% of its initial batch of 500,000 were sold on Saturday, with 250,000 sold before 9am. WHSmith announced [...]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix shot to the top of the US box office over the weekend. So far it has estimated to have taken $140 million worldwide since it’s release last Wednesday, beating the first three movies opening week revenues.