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Harry Potter stories: 102 news summaries

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After 10 Years, Harry Potter Off NYT Best-Seller List

Rowling mainstay, which forced changes in the survey, finally vanishes

May 1, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the next edition of the New York Times Book Review goes to press, an era ends—books from author JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, for the first time in 10 years, are nowhere on the best-seller list. More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows • book reviews • children's books • New York Times Book Review • book sale

Harry Potter Full of Gibberish, Judge Says

He admits he got confused reading it
to his grandkids

Apr 17, 08 7:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The judge in the Harry Potter copyright case gave the man who compiled The Harry Potter Lexicon a one-up against JK Rowling today when he announced that her books were full of gibberish, the Telegraph reports. He said he tried reading one to his grandkids and found it "extremely... More »

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Harry Potter • plagiarism • JK Rowling • trial • copyright • copyright infringement • Harry Potter Lexicon

Embattled Potter Fan Moved to Tears in Court

'It's been difficult' being sued by Rowling, encyclopedist says

Apr 15, 08 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Harry Potter fan whose attempt to put into print his encyclopedic companion brought a lawsuit from author JK Rowling, broke down in tears in a Manhattan court today discussing how much the books mean to him, the AP reports. Steven Vander Ark became distraught when asked how the lawsuit... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • Harry Potter Lexicon • Steven Vander Ark

Rowling Slams Potter Reference Project in Court

Author says print version of fan's Lexicon infringes on her plans

Apr 14, 08 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Author JK Rowling today slammed a planned print version of a fan's Harry Potter Lexicon as exploiting her ideas, the New York Times reports. “My readership parting with their or their parents’ hard earned cash for this—I think it’s a travesty," Potter's creator complained in court.... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • Harry Potter Lexicon

 'Potter' Star to
 Bare All on
 Broadway 

Equus starts 22-week run in New York
in September

Apr 9, 08 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will strip down for American audiences on Broadway in a challenging dramatic role that has already wowed Brits. In a major departure from his famous boy wizard role, the 18-year-old stars in the dark psychosexual drama Equus as a troubled adolescent accused of blinding horses.... More »

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Harry Potter • theater • nudity • Broadway • Daniel Radcliffe • Equus • West End theater

 JK Rowling Considered Suicide 

Harry Potter author discusses depression during mid-20s

Mar 23, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Before Harry Potter came along, his creator was broke, recently divorced, depressed, and near suicide, reports the Times of London. JK Rowling was a mom in her mid-20s, living in a cramped apartment paid for by a friend when she sought professional help. “We’re talking suicidal thoughts here,... More »

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Harry Potter • suicide • depression • JK Rowling • billionaire • English literature • Harry Potter Lexicon

  Studio Will Wizard 2 Movies  
  From Final Potter Book   

Pounding Deathly Hallows will be a two-parter

Mar 13, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Harry Potter series finished after seven books but fans will have an eighth movie to look forward to, the Los Angeles Times reports. Warner Bros. has decided to split the final Potter book, the hefty 784-page Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, into two films to come out in... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows • Warner Brothers • Daniel Radcliffe • movies

Rowling Blasts Unauthorized Spinoff

Fan's encyclopedia violates copyright, Hogwarts spirit: author

Feb 29, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - As part of her ongoing effort to keep a fan from publishing a Harry Potter encyclopedia, J.K. Rowling is suggesting that the book would violate the wizarding world's moral and ethical standards, reports the New York Daily News. “I am very frustrated that a former fan has tried... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • encyclopedia • Harry Potter Lexicon • Steven Vander Ark • RDR Books

JK Rowling to Speak at Harvard Commencement

Hogwarts creator will get honorary degree

Jan 18, 08 4:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Harvard students will get a Hogwarts send-off at their spring commencement this year, reports the Crimson, with Harry Potter author JK Rowling as the keynote speaker.  "Perhaps no one in our time has done more than JK Rowling to inspire young people to experience the excitement and... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • reading • author • book • Harvard • Harvard Crimson • Hogwarts • commencement speech

Reshuffling Yahoo Casts Off Another Exec

As company narrows priorities, shrinking media group is hit hard

Jan 16, 08 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Another key media honcho is leaving Yahoo, the latest casualty of the company’s effort to narrow focus and scale back peripheral operations. Vince Broady was a senior VP and headed Yahoo’s entertainment division. The New York Times Miguel Helft blogs that his departure is no surprise, given... More »

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Harry Potter • media • Yahoo • Jerry Yang • Star Wars • Brand Universe • Vince Broady

Amazon Unveiled as $4M Buyer of Rowling Fairy Tales

Proceeds from the handwritten book will go to charity

Dec 14, 07 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The Internet giant of book sales revealed today that it was behind the purchase of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" in auction yesterday. Amazon paid $3.98 million for the handwritten manuscript -- a record for a children's book and for any modern literary manuscript, not to mention... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • book • Jeff Bezos • The Tales of Beedle the Bard • Amazon.com

JK Rowling Book Sells for $4M

Only 7 copies of the Tales of Beedle the Bard exist

Dec 13, 07 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Sotheby’s figured The Tales of Beedle the Bard would fetch about $100,000 at auction—in retrospect, about 40 times too low. The book, a one-of-a-kind piece of the Harry Potter canon hand-written and illustrated by JK Rowling herself, fetched $3.98 million for charity today, Reuters reports. “... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • Sotheby's • auction • charity • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows • book • children's books • The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Harry Charms Students Into Success

Boy-wizard theme
helps English school turn scores around

Nov 22, 07 5:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry it is not, but a suburban Nottingham school is using Harry Potter’s magic to get results. Primary students chose JK Rowling’s enchanted novels as their curriculum theme, a system school officials launched to raise lagging test scores. Subjects are laced with... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • England • school • Nottingham

Wizard Hits Broadway in the Buff

Radcliffe: 'Broadway is a big, big thing'

Nov 5, 07 7:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will hit the Great White Way when Equus opens in New York next year. Radcliffe appeared in the 8-week London run of Peter Schaffer's play this year, garnering attention for showing his wand and quaffles in a nude scene. "I'm obviously nervous but I'm... More »

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Harry Potter • theater • Broadway • Daniel Radcliffe • Equus

Ignore Potter, and Be Doomed to Irrelevance?

Writer ponders the cultural cost of defying blockbusters

Nov 3, 07 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lord Voldemort is the Darth Vader of the 21st century—if you don’t know what that means, you could be at a massive cultural disadvantage in a decade or two. Esquire's Chuck Klosterman claims he hasn’t read a page of the Harry Potter series—hearing Harry didn’t... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • culture • Star Wars • Voldemort

New JK Rowling Book Headed to Auction Block

Handwritten volume
one of just seven from Harry Potter author

Nov 1, 07 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - JK Rowling is about to redefine the meaning of "limited edition," publishing only 7 handwritten and hand-illustrated copies of her new book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, the Daily Telegraph reports. Six copies of the fairy tale collection by the Harry Potter author will go to friends;... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • Sotheby's

Rowling Sues Fan Site Author Over Potter Trivia Book

Writer moves to block
wizard 'encyclopedia'

Nov 1, 07 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is suing the creator of a devoted online fan site for trying to cash in on her work by publishing a book of Potter information, Reuters reports. Rowling had previously praised the site, the Harry Potter Lexicon, which compiles details from all seven books... More »

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The Greatest Novel Never Read

Contemporary authors admit to the classics they've never tried—or tried and failed—to read

Oct 31, 07 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just because they're accomplished writers doesn't mean they've made it through Ulysses. Slate asks contemporary authors to confess to the must-read classics they've never read:
  1. Amy Bloom, Moby Dick
  2. Stephen Carter, Harry Potter
  3. Jennifer Egan, Buddenbrooks
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Harry Potter • literature • list • book • great books

O'Reilly Frets Over Outing
of Wizard

Anchor concerned
that Potter pushes  gay-straight 'parity'

Oct 26, 07 7:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps worried that JK Rowling has opened the closet too widely, Bill O'Reilly has made Albus Dumbledore's outing a frequent topic this week, bemoaning the promotion of “parity for homosexuals with heterosexuals.” Calling the Harry Potter author a “provocateur,” the Fox anchor says adults are worried... More »

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Harry Potter • Bill O'Reilly • homosexuality • tolerance • Albus Dumbledore

Why Couldn’t Rowling Just Let Dumbledore Be?

'Pathetic' closeted wizard does nothing for equality, writer argues

Oct 23, 07 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The outed Dumbledore is loveless and pathetic, says Time’s John Cloud. He sees no progress for gay equality in JK Rowling's revelation, but rather a role model as problematic as Larry Craig. Shouldn’t the writer be happy with the news about Harry Potter’s heroic mentor? “Yes,... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • homosexuality • Larry Craig • Star Wars • Albus Dumbledore • Star Trek • outing • Mark Foley

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