The Harry Potter Lexicon has been pretty quiet since the uproar of the court case died down, but they are bouncing back with a complete revamp. It's nice to see one of the older websites getting a makeover while other places have gone silent or shut down. Kudos to the Lexicon!

Thanks to Serpentine for the tip!

Lexicon Blog: Busy Little House- ( Read more... )

JKR has a new Twitter Account, but vows that she isn't going to use it much because she prefers pen and paper. Does that mean she is actually writing a novel? Um, that would probably be a "no." Is anyone going to ask her questions on Twitter?  And will she answer? Probably also a "no."

Steve Vander Ark is touring the Heartland in October and ( Read more... )

There's a nice series of blog posts about Harry Potter and copyright from
Linda Austin of the St. Louis Examiner:

J. K. Rowling Copyright Suits Go Round and Round

Harry Potter The Lexicon Trial By Fire and Fair Use Implications

The second one is a follow-up after Roger Rapoport set the record straight that the Lexicon is indeed in print and you can ( Read more... )

I slacked off on my post yesterday, but after resting all day I feel ambitious now.

Here's the latest book news:

From Steve Vander Ark on Facebook:
Calling West Michigan Potter fans and friends of fans!
Can you help out on a video shoot this Friday at 10am?
Even if you can't be there, please pass the word to the Potter fans you know who might want ( Read more... )

There's still time to catch Steve Vander Ark's British Book Tour this week.

These are the remaining dates and times:

Cambridge
23 April Thursday 6.00 pm
Borders
12-13 Market Street

Edinburgh
24 April Friday 6.00 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
52-63 South Bridge

Edinburgh
25 April Saturday 1.00 pm
Borders
Fort Kinnaird Retail Park
Newcraighall Road

And for ( Read more... )

RDR Books has posted the itinerary for Steve Vander Ark's Lexicon Book Tour.

I hope some of our British friends here will be able to attend one of the book signings.

• Saturday, April 18 @ 11AM
Borders, N1 Shopping Centre
Parkfield St., Islington, London
Tel: 0207 226 3602

• Saturday, April 18 @ 3:30PM
Borders
9 Magdalen St., Oxford
Tel: 01865 203901

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A crowd of 100 or more people gathered to hear our friend Steve Vander Ark speak Sunday at the Tucson Book Festival.

I guess they didn't get the gloomy memo going around about how Fandom is dying out and how the Lexicon isn't going to sell. *snort*

Think again - it's good for everyone in Fandom to see people of all ages gathered together to ( Read more... )

I'm ultra-busy this weekend, but thought I'd pop in to post some stuff concerning JKR's copyright attorney Dale Cendali.



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Thanks to Luna'sCeiling for posting this in a comment, and I thought I'd make a separate entry .

This is tonight, for anyone in the Chicago area!

Meet Author / Website Founder
Steve Vander Ark and His Publisher

Thursday, January 29 : 7 PM
Magic Tree Books
141 N Oak Park Ave
Oak Park, IL 60301
(708) 848-0770

The Magic Tree Bookstore is delighted to host ( Read more... )

Bluestocking has written her excellent review of The Lexicon:

Read It Here

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