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'Goblet of Fire'

Dead author's estate sues 'Harry Potter' for infrigement  
The estate of author Adrian Jacobs sued Bloomsbury today for lifting storylines and events from his "Willy the Wizard" series in JK Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." Bloomsbury has provided HPANA with a comprehensive response from their perspective.
Source: PR Newswire
Posted by Cheeser on Jun 15, 2009 at 1:10 PM

EW's 1,000th issue

'Goblet of Fire' included in EW's 'New Classics Books' list  
With the 1,000th issue of "Entertainment Weekly" on newsstands today, the "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" book is included at the number 2 spot on their 'New Classics Books' list.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Posted by Geri on Jun 20, 2008 at 1:15 PM

'Wyrd' group still battling over fictional 'Potter' band's name  
Winnipeg, Canada folk music group Wyrd Sisters are continuing their two-year-old battle with Warner Bros. over the similarly named band in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," even though the group failed to halt the 2005 film's release and Warner Bros. removed all mention of it from the movie. The band is now demanding that all remaining DVDs, video games and other merchandise that reference The Weird Sisters be destroyed.
Source: Canadian Press
Posted by Cheeser on Mar 3, 2008 at 2:59 PM

Daniel Radcliffe

HPANA's London/New York 'Goblet of Fire' mega-report    
We were on the red carpet in London and New York this month to witness the birth of the latest "Harry Potter" film and have finally put together some of our thoughts, pictures, videos and interviews from the past two weeks. In a word: wicked.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Nov 17, 2005 at 10:12 PM

Official Harry Potter audiobooks now on iTunes    
Steve Jobs announced today at an Apple press event in San Francisco that JK Rowling has signed an exclusive deal to make all six and the to-be-released final "Harry Potter" audiobooks available for purchase and download on iTunes, effective immediately. Additionally, a special edition "Harry Potter iPod" will be made available featuring the Hogwarts school crest, designed by the author.
Source: CNET via Yahoo! News
Posted by Cheeser on Sep 7, 2005 at 2:56 PM

Harry Potter 1-6

New Harry Potter hardcover boxed set coming    
While Christopher Paolini's second novel may have knocked "Harry Potter" down a notch on Amazon.com's bestseller list, Scholastic is ramping up to offer a boxed set of all six "Potter" books to date. A new image of the set, which will cost about $100 and include hardcover editions packaged in an artwork-covered case, is now online.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Aug 25, 2005 at 6:16 PM

Boxed set of all 'Potter' books due this fall    
Scholastic announced earlier this month that a boxed set of the first six "Harry Potter" novels -- from "Sorcerer's Stone" to "Half-Blood Prince" -- will hit shelves in October. The retail price will be about $160 but Amazon is currently accepting pre-orders at around $100.
Source: Scholastic via Veritaserum
Posted by Cheeser on Jun 29, 2005 at 11:57 PM

Jason Isaacs revives Lucius Malfoy role    
Slimy "Harry Potter" villian Lucius Malfoy is set to reappear in "Goblet of Fire," according to ic Liverpool. Actor Jason Isaacs, described by Empire magazine as "Hollywood's Brit villain du jour," is returning to Britain to work on the film, the newspaper reported. The Malfoy character wasn't featured in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" but has a more important role in the fourth movie.
Source: ic Liverpool via Wizard News
Posted by Cheeser on Sep 2, 2004 at 7:20 PM

'Order of the Phoenix' tops bookseller lists again  
Since it’s debut last week the paperback version of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” has landed in the number one spot on USAToday’s, Amazon, Barnes & Noble & BookWeb’s book lists.
Source: The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Geri on Aug 19, 2004 at 7:46 PM

Potter books' new look    
Bloomsbury has recently announced a release of new jacket covers for four of the current Harry Potter books in the series. One is a special edition of "Prisoner of Azkaban".
Source: Bloomsbury via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Jessica Lares on Jan 20, 2004 at 6:15 PM

Rowling set to win adult book prize  
JK Rowling seems set to win the only literary success which has so far eluded her - her first adult book prize. Her latest book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was shortlisted for the fiction section of the WH Smith book awards.
Source: The Guardian
Posted by Geri on Jan 13, 2004 at 9:34 PM

Rowlings' wizard millions  
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is Britain's biggest-earning woman of the year having made £100m in 2003. She tops "The Mail on Sunday's" list of 100 highest-paid women in Britain due to her earnings from book sales, films and merchandise.
Source: Sky News via Moreover
Posted by Geri on Dec 28, 2003 at 9:21 PM

JK's magical donation  
A surprise Christmas gift from Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is helping to brighten the lives of hundreds of American children suffering from cancer.
Source: The Scotsman
Posted by Geri on Dec 22, 2003 at 8:36 PM

Too much 'Harry Potter' can be a bad thing  
Bookstores are discovering that even popular books like "Harry Potter" don't always sell as well as predicted - just ask discount book giant Bookworld, which was forced to close stores in Scotland and lost a fortune after bulk buying too many "Harry Potter" books.
Source: Sunday Mail via Wizard News
Posted by grae on Dec 16, 2003 at 2:13 PM

Rowling loses out in BBC Big Read contest  
JRR Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" has won the BBC's Big Read contest to find the UK's most popular novel beating "Pride and Prejudice," "His Dark Materials," "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
Source: BBC
Posted by Geri on Dec 13, 2003 at 6:25 PM

Best holiday Harry Potter present ever?    
Our friends at HP4U.co.uk are auctioning a full, deluxe collector's set of the Harry Potter books, all first editions. Some of the novels, including "Prisoner of Azkaban," are signed by the movie version's stars, a result of HP4U's visit to the wrap party they reported on in November.
Source: HP4U.co.uk
Posted by Cheeser on Dec 8, 2003 at 10:21 PM

Rowling's Dad to cash in on Potter secret    
According to Contact Music, author J.K. Rowling's father is "unleashing secret details from her massively popular Harry Potter novels, in an attempt to raise over $200,000 (GBP125,000)."
Source: Contact Music via Wizard News
Posted by Geri on Nov 24, 2003 at 10:18 AM

Harry Potter intimidating?  
You might think it odd that one of the best selling book series of all time would be considered too difficult to read for some - but education professor Richard Allington thinks older teens who are struggling with reading might be intimidated by the boy wizard's words.
Source: USA Today via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by grae on Nov 19, 2003 at 3:37 PM

Betting odds against Potter in UK  
The shortlist of BBC’s Big Read includes only one of J.K. Rowlings book from the Harry Potter series ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ and it seems that bookies in Great Britain are betting against it.
Source: The Scotsman via Wizard News
Posted by Geri on Oct 19, 2003 at 9:13 PM

Interview with the translator  
Radio Prague has an interview with Pavel Medek, who, along with his brother Vladimir, shares the distinction of translating the "Harry Potter" novels into Czech. Pavel is currently translating "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
Source: Radio Prague via Wizard News
Posted by grae on Aug 27, 2003 at 1:10 PM