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“J.K. Rowling, A Year in the Life” available online

Yesterday’s ITV1 broadcast of “J.K. Rowling, A Year in the Life” is now online for everyone to view! There are a few ads first. Thanks ITV.On the whole I thought the show was lovely, although unlike the famous BBC “Harry Potter and Me” show, th…

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Lengthy interview for De Volkskrant

There is a new interview of J.K. Rowling in the newspaper De Volkskrant, her second ever for her Dutch readers. In this interview she talks about her spiritual development, the King’s Cross chapter, and Deathly Hallows meaning and symbolism.I am workin…

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NYC Sweepstakes Reading Canon Summaries

I’ve been waiting for a full transcript from Leaky, but want to post this now. I figure I can add to it later. These summaries are actually based upon three sources: TLC, HPANA, and iamstarmoms LiveJournal. All were present at the reading.Neville marri…

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First two reports from New York

Bloomberg.com and The Leaky Cauldron have the first two reports on Rowling’s visit to New York this morning (there is another one tonight). It looks like there were some very good questions!

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Early reports of New Orleans visit

Here are links to the first reports of Rowling’s visit to New Orleans: Times-Picayune (via NOLA.com) Thanks Leaky & roonwit! Daily Comet Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune) WDSU television The Times-Picayune…

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More from the LA press Conference

Another report of the Press conference in Los Angeles has appeared on hollywood.com. This seems to be a more complete reporting of Jo’s actual words. In addition to what has already been reported, It also contains comments on ho…

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Rowling begins U.S. “Open Book” tour

The first reports are flooding in of Rowling’s reading and question-and-answer session today in Los Angeles. Please beware, most of these articles contain spoilers!MTVLA TimesReutersScholasticAssociated PressABC7.comLeaky Cauldron readersNext stop? New…

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Rowling to visit Toronto too!

Raincoast Books has announced that J.K. Rowling will make an appearance at Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre on October 23rd to do a reading, a question-and-answer session (yes!) and then sign books. This event will follow the three previously announced …

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I’m back, with all kinds of news

I figured I had better post before people start thinking that my Potter break turned into a Sabbatical!The hiatus was lovely! My husband and I went on hikes, got housework done, I worked on a new version of the family website, and just relaxed. Prophec…

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Today Show Part Two: full transcript (SPOILERS)

We now have the transcript for the second part of the NBC Today Show interview, this one prepared by AQ staffer Meann. In this part of the interview Vieira and Rowling talk about the influence Jo’s mother’s death had on the bo…

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Today Show Part One: full transcript (SPOILERS)

AQ staffer Jules has finished a full transcript of yesterday’s Today Show interview. This was trickier than usual because NBC released 2 videos with slightly different content. Our transcript contains everything. Thanks Jules!Here are the canon summari…

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NBC Today Show interview part one

The first part of the NBC Today interview of J.K. Rowling with Meredith Vieira and some fans is now online in video form at the MSNBC website, and a text report containing much of the same information is available here. Thi…

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New interview with USAToday

USAToday has published a new interview with J.K. Rowling, “A Fond Look Back at Harry.” There are no spoilers — as long as you don’t follow the cut to a second page. No new canon, but she talks a bit about what she’s writing now and why she thinks she …

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Potter Pages is one year old!

I was going back through old posts and realized that this blog turned one year old on Monday, July 23rd! My first post was a prediction about Book 7, so I thought to celebrate I would make a list of my posts that had predictions in them. I was usually …

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Leaky reports off-camera questions

We can’t corroborate any of these quotes, but The Leaky Cauldron has printed an account of the Midnight Launch that features questions put to Jo after the cameras were turned off; the reader was placed near the VIP seats and talked with Jo’s sister Di …

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Minnesota Public Radio interviews Mary GrandPre

Frontispiece, Deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Copyright 2007 Mary GrandPre.I am listening to a nice long (spoiler-free) interview of Mary GrandPre, the illustrator of the American editions of the books. Minnesota Public Radio’s …

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Complete transcript for Blue Peter interview

Meann and Jules have finished the transcript for the BBC Blue Peter show broadcast on July 20th! I love what she says about Neville and Luna, and about her fondness for Daydream Charms.New canon:Trevor is just a toad. Albus Dumbledore was probably in l…

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Today Show teasers

Word is leaking out on MSNBC about what is in store for us this Thursday and Friday morning when Jo is interviewed by Meredith Vieira and 14 fans on the Today Show. So far, here are some of they things they will talk about:Rowling “probably will” publ…

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Thank you Jo!

Thank you Jo, for a book that surpassed my hopes. I didn’t expect the poignant parallels to earlier stories: dressing Dobby, “Look at me,” and the train symbolism. I was thrilled by grown-up Neville, grinning through his bruises. And I thought the temp…

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Video of Jo reading Chapter One

Bloomsbury Press has posted the video from London’s Midnight Launch Party of Jo reading the entire first chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Previously Bloomsbury said that they would only make this available for two weeks.Five-and-a-half …

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Scholastic video of “Potter Place” and first signed copy of Deathly Hallows

Take a look at video of Scholastic’s launch of “Potter Place” in New York. I wish I was there!So that’s how you pronounce Pensieve??? PON-siv, not PEN-seev.Update: Bandersnatch has translated the Futhorc runes that run around the edge of the Pensieve i…

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First clips from Blue Peter Interview

First highlights from Roonwit! The BBC has posted some clips from the Blue Peter interview later today on the Blue Peter website. Some highlights are Dumbledore’s death is important to the story.If you cried when Dumbledore died you will cr…

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Launch day coming! AQ staff have their quills at the ready

Accio Quote staff (me, Jules, Michael, Meann, Kadi and Kimmers) are ready to spring into action tomorrow to give you the highlights of today’s Blue Peter interview (”Harry Potter - A Blue Peter Special” Friday 20 July 4:30pm - 5:00pm …

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“Rowling bids her boy wizard goodbye”

In a new interview by the Associated Press, Rowling reflects on what it felt to finish Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and her plans post-Potter. Quotage: But it’s only now that she realizes just how intense the pressur…

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More Potter coolness in Tucson

Tucson’s two newspapers recently published features on our Summer of Potter!Arizona Daily Star reporter Levi Long scored interviews with American Library Association President Loriene Roy, Melissa Anelli and Emerson Spartz for his article “Local fans s…

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Reading to be streamed; live chat also planned

From the Bloomsbury website: J K ROWLING AND THE MIDNIGHT READING: Bloomsbury Publishing is delighted to announce that now everyone will be able to hear J K Rowling read from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in a live webstream from the Natural Hi…

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More on ITV documentary: tidbit of new canon!

The Scotsman is reporting today on the surprising access that ITV camera crews had to Rowling as she was writing book 7. Apparently they were actually in the hotel room as she finished the book this January! Some of the footage they filmed that day is …

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Take a look! “Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter” A&E show

Here they are, recordings of the entire A&E show “Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter” have been posted to YouTube.You ask, what am I talking about? The Harry Potter Lexicon’s Supreme Mugwump Steve Vander Ark was interviewed by the Arts and Entertainment …

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Ross transcript posted

We’ve posted the transcript of the Jonathan Ross interview! [adult humor warning]. Although our transcript is based in part on the one posted at Leaky, the Accio Quote version includes the green room chit chat before the main interview, as well as subs…

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Stephen King says goodbye to Harry

Horror author and Potter fan Stephen King has bid a moving farewell to Harry in his column for Entertainment Weekly. He puts it so well: Think how it must be for all the kids who were 8 when Harry debuted in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, wi…

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Jonathan Ross interview!

The Jonathan Ross BBC1 interview has been broadcast, and roonwit has compiled the highlights:She is more relaxed giving interviews now the books are finished.When asked what she was writing next she said she was taking a break.The trio all have aspects…

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Harry and the Veil

A few years ago before the publication of Book 6, I actually had the time to post my theories like everyone else. Over on the Leaky Lounge,the awesome Asphodel Wormwood made an offhand remark about Harry possibly being like Aeneas, and that sparked an …

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‘Scar’ no longer the last word in Book 7

The BBC reports today that the word ’scar’ is no longer the last word in Book 7. The source for this statement is tonight’s interview of Rowling by Jonathan Ross.

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Jonathan Ross interview preview

The Telegraph has posted a preview of tomorrow’s Jonathan Ross interview where Jo reportedly says “[I felt] euphoria, devastated, when I finished one chapter near the end I absolutely howled, it had been planned for so long.” AQ staffers Jules and Mich…

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“Harry Potter death makes mythological sense” — or does it?

There’s an interesting Associated Press article today on MSNBC where university profs have a go at the question of whether Harry will die or not. I’m with Philip Ray of Connecticut College who says “For Rowling to have put Harry Potter through all seve…

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