Rowling honoured at London book ceremony

12.02 Thu Apr 10
Harry Potter author JK Rowling was amongst others honoured at the Galaxy British Book Awards.

Potter magic for convicts

11.43 Fri Mar 28
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has brought joy to illiterate prisoners in Edinburgh.

Rowling slams rival Potter book

10.55 Fri Feb 29
JK Rowling would feel "exploited" if a fan was to publish an unofficial companion to her famous series, she revealed in court papers.

Rowling book fetches £1.95m

15.02 Thu Dec 13 2007
An exclusive hand-written and illustrated book by Harry Potter author JK Rowling has fetched £1.95 million at auction.

Potter stars react to 'gay Dumbledore'

14.00 Thu Nov 08 2007
Harry Potter author JK Rowling recently announced that the headmaster of Hogwarts school, Albus Dumbledore, is gay.

JK Rowling embarks on US book tour

10.24 Tue Oct 16 2007
JK Rowling has entertained around 1,600 children during her first US book tour in seven years.

Britain's heroes honoured by stars

06.27 Wed Oct 10 2007
Over 100 celebrities attended an awards ceremony in central London to celebrate the achievements of Britain's unsung heroes.

Potter book 'most spell-binding'

07.59 Mon Sep 03 2007
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows has been voted the most spell-binding of the book of the series.

Rowling fails to get picture banned

12.16 Wed Aug 08 2007
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has failed in a legal bid to ban publication of a photograph taken in the street of one of her children.

Potter book in running for award

10.38 Mon Jul 30 2007
Not only has the final Harry Potter book sold millions in a matter of days, it has also earned itself an award nomination.

Harry Potter mania breaks out

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Harry Potter fans have finally got their hands on the final instalment of the series after queuing for hours in the pouring rain.

Harry Potter book is released

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Thousands of Harry Potter fans have finally got their hands on copies of the seventh and final book in the series.

Potter finale breaks record

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has broken records in the US, selling 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale.

Potter mania takes over

23.32 Fri Jul 20 2007
Potter mania has been building across the country and now the pressure is on to get the much anticipated book delivered on time.

Asda Potter book row over

12.50 Wed Jul 18 2007
Harry Potter fans will still be able to pick up a copy of the latest book at Asda after the supermarket settled a row with the publisher.

Potter book to aid Madeleine search

22.21 Tue Jul 17 2007
The success of the seventh and final Harry Potter book will be used to help boost the search for missing Madeleine McCann.

Millions sign up for new Potter book

15.03 Mon Jul 16 2007
Millions of people have signed up to be the proud owner of the latest instalment in the Harry Potter series.

Harry Potter petition aims to net 1m

15.08 Mon Jul 09 2007
A petition begging JK Rowling not to kill off Harry Potter aims to attract over 1 million names.

Potter fever sweeps the nation

16.58 Wed Jul 04 2007
Harry Potter fever is sweeping the nation with the latest movie installment and the seventh book both due for release this month.

Potter stars brave the rain for premiere

10.46 Wed Jul 04 2007
JK Rowling made a rare public appearance to join the stars of the latest Harry Potter film at the European premiere in London.

Harry Potter arrives in London

23.47 Tue Jul 03 2007
J K Rowling made a rare public appearance to join the stars of the lastest Harry Potter film at a premiere in Leicester Square.

Potter fans stay loyal in Tokyo

12.27 Wed Jun 27 2007
Die-hard fans in Tokyo were out to meet star Daniel Radcliffe ahead of the world premiere of the next Harry Potter film.

Potter stars discuss new flick

18.15 Mon Jun 25 2007
Daniel Radcliffe and his co-stars have been speaking about Harry Potter as a new film and the seventh book gets set for a release.

Rowling green lights Potter park

10.07 Thu May 31 2007
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has given the go-ahead for a theme park dedicated to the schoolboy wizard.

Rowling in Midnight Potter book signing

13.44 Wed May 23 2007
JK Rowling is taking part in a night-time book signing to mark the publication of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

Don't spoil Harry's last secret, urges Rowling

11.11 Mon May 14 2007
The eager wait for the final instalment of the Harry Potter series is proving too much for many readers and publishers alike.
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