BBC News is reporting that JK Rowling will be reading excerpts from the Tales of Beedle the Bard at a tea party at the National Library of Scotland, hosted by The Children’s High Level Group, the charity that Jo Rowling co-founded . The Party will take place on December 4, 2008, the same day that [...]

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Continue reading → Hear JK Rowling Read from “Beedle the Bard”

Hey everybody!  We’re back for another exciting episode of HPProgs!
We don’t have much to talk about this week.  It’s October which means we have to announce the winner of our September Beedle the Bard YouTube contest.  And we do, in the podcast.  So take a listen!  Also, we were at the New York City Wizard [...]

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If you’re a fan of the Harry Potter books and J.K. Rowling, and were alive during the month of April of 2008, you probably heard about a little law suit over a book called “The Harry Potter Lexicon.”  The author of that book, Steve Vander Ark, is also the creator and editor of the Harry [...]

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Continue reading → Episode #90: Interview with Steve Vander Ark of the Harry Potter Lexicon

Bloomsbury, the UK Publishers of Harry Potter have revealed the first official “Beedle The Bard” promotional poster for the upcoming release of the book.
The low res poster can be downloaded  here and the high res poster can be downloaded here (7MB file).
(Hat Tip: BlogHowgwarts.com)

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So, it’s been a week or so since the last episode of HPProgs; while you were waiting for the next show, and even larger wait was sprung upon you: Half Blood Prince, The Movie, was delayed from 2008 to 2000-and-freakin-9. Penny’s been covering developments on the HPProgs blog, and even managed to unearth one [...]

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Continue reading → Episode #88: Delayed!?! And, The Eyes Have It

Despite the fact that the supposed next big Potter event - the release of the Half-Blood Prince film - has been delayed till next summer, the Potterverse will be alive and kicking, with lots of key events, until that film release.  Here’s a breakdown, in as close to chronological order as possible.  Consider this your magical [...]

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Continue reading → Marauder’s Map: Potter Events From Now Till Half-Blood Prince

We always get comments about how when they listen to our podcast, people feel like they’re getting a glimpse into our lives. They usually follow up with a statement about how they love the rapport the two of us have. Well, for those of you who like HPProgs for the intimate way we welcome you [...]

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Continue reading → Episode #87: Our Worst Episode Ever: Plus: Twilight vs. Harry Potter

Tales of Beedle the Bard; why fairy tales matter; Half-Blood Prince trailer; site business
You can subscribe to the Hog’s Head PubCast through iTunes, or Odeo, and VOTE for The Hog’s Head for the month of August (NEW MONTH!) at Podcast Alley.
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Pre-order The Tales of Beedle the Bard
G.K. Chesterton: “The Ethics of Elfland”  (Chesterton at The Hog’s Head Bookstore)
Half-Blood [...]

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Continue reading → Hog’s Head PubCast #57: Beedle the Bard

This just in:
In December 2007, J.K. Rowling unveiled The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a very special book of five fairy tales illustrated by the bard herself, embellished with silver ornaments and mounted moonstones. Amazon was fortunate to come into possession of one of the original copies, and it was our privilege to share images [...]

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Continue reading → Pre-order J.K. Rowling’s Beedle The Bard on Amazon

We were almost the only HP fansite that didn’t acknowledge the one-year anniversary of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I tried not to think about this. Not because I am in denial, but more because I try not to make too big of a deal out of seemingly arbitrary dates.
But then I started to [...]

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Amazon has announced the semi finalists for the Beedle The Bard Ballad Writing Contest.

Vote for your favourite in the 13-17 age group
Vote for your favourite in the 18-and-over age group

Through May 11, 2008, Amazon customers are invited to vote for their favorite submission in both age groups. Each winner will receive a $1,000 Amazon Gift [...]

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Continue reading → Amazon Announces Semi-Finalists For the Beedle The Bard Ballad Contest

The top bidder in the auction for the seventh handwritten copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard has been announced.  It’s Amazon.com!  Amazon has always been one of my favorite companies and web sites (I do all my online shopping there, if I can help it), but this makes them even more awesome.  Not [...]

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Continue reading → Amazon Wins Auction for The Tales of Beedle the Bard for $4 million

This deserves its own news post.
Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) — J.K. Rowling’s handwritten book of fairy tales sold for 1.95 million pounds ($3.98 million) at a London charity sale.
Sotheby’s top estimate for “The Tales of Beedle the Bard,” one of seven copies made after Rowling finished her last Harry Potter book, was 50,000 pounds. The [...]

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Continue reading → Beedle the Bard: Who knew you’d fetch so much?