May 24, 2007
JK Rowling to Read from Deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling will be reading from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the release of the novel midnight July 21 at the Natural History Museum in London. There will be a subsequent signing of the book which is expected to last until dawn.
1,700 tickets to the event will be available by prize draw which will run from 23rd May to 11th June. There will be no charge for the event. Winners will be notified by 18th June. Of the 1,700 tickets available, the first 500 randomly selected winners will attend the midnight reading. The remaining 1,200 winners will be able to queue for the book signing. Every ticket holder will receive a free book from Bloomsbury Publishing.
UK residents can sign up for the event here.
Sign up via Scholastic Publishing here.
Sign up via Raincoast Publishing here.
JKR comments on the event on her website.
"It has been a long time since I've done a signing and had the chance to speak to readers individually, so I'm delighted that we are launching the book in this way. It will be wonderful for me to get the chance to speak to people who have already read a few chapters while in the queue!
Good luck if you're applying for tickets, and if you're successful, I'll see you shortly after midnight on July 21st!"
And good luck to you Jo. Your writing hand is going to need it!
May 11, 2007
Scholastic Box Set Preview
Not monumental news here, but I thought it would be cool to show a little photo of this. It's already on sale if you traipse over to "The Leaky Cauldron" website, namely "The Cauldron Shop"; the release date is October 1, 2007. All seven of the books. I figured it would be slightly expensive. If you are wondering, it's $116.99 (or around £59).
Here's a photo!
