There are two new books to be found in the Sorcerer's Stone section of Pottermore, the Library Scene Restricted Section (click in three times to collect the books)

Thanks to snapes_witch and Malelovent_Bat from Harry Potter Network for the tip!

These books are designed for the Wonderbook: Book of Spells - Playstation 3
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This was inspired by a comment on Facebook by  
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This story is unreal! I actually thought it might be tongue-in-cheek satire, until I did a little digging and realized it was true. Get this - Irish libraries pay popular authors each time a book is checked out. And now J.K. Rowling is set to get a payment, which means she registered to get it.

Authors to receive public library bonus ~ The most ( Read more... )

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My friend Bluestocking has posted some new enlightening essays for your summer reading pleasure:

It Ain't Libel If It's True!

and . . .

Copyright Through the Annals of Time, Part One

Yes it all started with the fabled "book curse."
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Something occurred to me last night, and maybe librarians out there can help me understand this. Is JKR's future encyclopedia going to be classified as Fiction or Reference?

We know that Steve Vander Ark's book is a straightforward "Lexicon" by any definition of the word, and cannot be "fiction" because it merely refers to JKR's books. In fact, it ( Read more... )