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Jan07

TDS Staffer's Equus Review & Pics

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Our Content Manager, Diana, had the chance to see Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley) in a performance of Equus at the Broadhurst Theater in New York City and was kind enough to write up the following amazing review!Â Diana also snapped some photos of the theatre and of the playbill, which you can see here and here!

Just click "Read More" to read her review of Equus.

New Deathly Hallows promo shots from Empire - UPDATED 2

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Empire magazine has released new promos from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, which feature the trio meeting Scrimgeour at the Burrow and more!

Shots of the trip are also on the October issue - you can see the promos here.

UPDATE: Scans of the issue are online, thanks to RG.net - you can see them here.

UPDATE 2: WB has sent over hi-res versions, which you can see here.

Last Updated ( Friday, 03 September 2010 18:15 )

Dec03

Beedle the Bard NYC Unveiling; Arthur Levine Interview

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To mark the release of J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard tomorrow, December 4th, Scholastic's Harry Potter editor Arthur Levine today placed his original Beedle the Bard book to be on display for one month, beginning tomorrow and ending on January 4th, at the New York Public Library's Humanities and Social Sciences Library located at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

TheDailySnitcher was at the unveiling and we have the following quotes from Arthur Levine! Photos can be seen here!

About his favorite tale from the book, The Fountain of Fair Fortune:

"It has that quality of being - feeling like it's existed forever" and has "strong, interesting female characters" and that it "still feels original and surprising; it's hard to be a folktale and be original."

Also, J.K. Rowling did give him a tip to let him know that the book would be coming, which is marked 5/7.

She called to tell me that i should be on the lookout for this. It was a little bit of a surprise how it came; but she warned me in advance ... so that it wouldn't be someone else's surprise.

My feelings about Beedle are very personal. I remember the moment I opened the package and saw this beautiful object that Jo had sent. Something she'd made with her own hands and her own unique imagination. What could an editor treasure more from his author? Only the friendship the gift represents.

Additionally, the gemstone on the cover of his copy is that of a tourmaline, which is his son's birthstone.

Also of note is that after the display of his book at the New York library ends next month, Arthur would like to donate his book to his alma mater, Brown University, and that Scholastic's Barry Cunningham received an original copy as welll and lent it to the National Library of Scotland.

Scholastic is donating three copies of the book to each of 87 branches of the New York Public Library.

All proceeds from the book benefit the Children's High Level Group.

Amazon.com:

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon)Â

Amazon UK:

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon)

Last Updated ( Monday, 12 July 2010 20:31 )

Aug31

JK Rowling donates £10m to multiple sclerosis research clinic

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BBC reports that JK Rowling has donated £10m to the University of Edinburgh in order to help research into multiple sclerosis.

The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic is hoped to aid in the search for a cure for the disease, which JKR's mother, Anne, passed away from at the age of 45.

"I cannot think of anything more important, or of more lasting value, than to help the university attract world-class minds in the field of neuroregeneration, to build on its long and illustrious history of medical research and, ultimately, to seek a cure for a very Scottish disease."

Aug27