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Rowling’s Harvard Commencement Speech Sheds Light on One of the Tales From Beedle
The mp3 of JK Rowling’s Harvard Commencement speech came on to my iTunes as I was shuffling through the library. I have spoken before about how much this speech touched me and how it is full of wonderful lessons for people of all ages. When l...
Beedle The Bard News Roundup
A lot has been going on since Beedle came out last week. Here’s what we’ve got: Cinemablend.com reports that there is a possibility that Warner Brothers is looking into turning The Tales of Beedle the Bard into a movie. Could be interest...
Episode #95: The Tales of Beedle the Bard
If you thought there were no more Harry Potter books…THINK AGAIN! We got our hands on The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and made our way through it just about as quickly as possible. The first thing we did, of course, was sit down and put a podcast...
Beedle the Bard Published Because of Fan Demand
Reuters is reporting that JK Rowling published “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” (which is available to purchase today) because of fan demand. “The idea actually came from you, by which I mean Harry Potter fans,” Rowling told aro...
Beedle The Bard Came Out Today!!
This is just a friendly reminder to all of you that Beedle the Bard has officially come out!! I haven’t picked my copy up yet but I will be going to Barnes and Noble soon to get it. We can’t wait to hear everyone’s thoughts on the...
Episode #94: Why Fairy Tales Matter
For our pre-Beedle the Bard release episode, we couldn’t think of a better person to talk to than Travis Prinzi, from the Hogs Head. As you may (or may not) know, Travis is an expert on fairy tales and he spoke to us about why Fairy Tales Matte...
Hear JK Rowling Read from “Beedle the Bard”
BBC News is reporting that JK Rowling will be reading excerpts from the Tales of Beedle the Bard at a tea party at the National Library of Scotland, hosted by The Children’s High Level Group, the charity that Jo Rowling co-founded . The Party w...
HPProgs Episode #91: Wizard Rock and YouTube Contest Winner
Hey everybody! We’re back for another exciting episode of HPProgs! We don’t have much to talk about this week. It’s October which means we have to announce the winner of our September Beedle the Bard YouTube contest. And we do...
Episode #90: Interview with Steve Vander Ark of the Harry Potter Lexicon
If you’re a fan of the Harry Potter books and J.K. Rowling, and were alive during the month of April of 2008, you probably heard about a little law suit over a book called “The Harry Potter Lexicon.” The author of that book, Steve...
Bloomsbury Reveals the First Official ‘Beedle’ Promotional Poster
Bloomsbury, the UK Publishers of Harry Potter have revealed the first official “Beedle The Bard” promotional poster for the upcoming release of the book. The low res poster can be downloaded here and the high res poster can be downloade...
Episode #88: Delayed!?! And, The Eyes Have It
So, it’s been a week or so since the last episode of HPProgs; while you were waiting for the next show, and even larger wait was sprung upon you: Half Blood Prince, The Movie, was delayed from 2008 to 2000-and-freakin-9. Penny’s been cov...
Episode #87: Our Worst Episode Ever: Plus: Twilight vs. Harry Potter
We always get comments about how when they listen to our podcast, people feel like they’re getting a glimpse into our lives. They usually follow up with a statement about how they love the rapport the two of us have. Well, for those of you who ...
Pre-order J.K. Rowling’s Beedle The Bard on Amazon
This just in: In December 2007, J.K. Rowling unveiled The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a very special book of five fairy tales illustrated by the bard herself, embellished with silver ornaments and mounted moonstones. Amazon was fortunate to come into p...
Deathly Hallows: One Year Later
We were almost the only HP fansite that didn’t acknowledge the one-year anniversary of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I tried not to think about this. Not because I am in denial, but more because I try not to make too big of a deal out o...
Amazon Announces Semi-Finalists For the Beedle The Bard Ballad Contest
Amazon has announced the semi finalists for the Beedle The Bard Ballad Writing Contest. Vote for your favourite in the 13-17 age group Vote for your favourite in the 18-and-over age group Through May 11, 2008, Amazon customers are invited to vote f...
Amazon Wins Auction for The Tales of Beedle the Bard for $4 million
The top bidder in the auction for the seventh handwritten copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard has been announced. It’s Amazon.com! Amazon has always been one of my favorite companies and web sites (I do all my online shopping there, if I c...
Beedle the Bard: Who knew you’d fetch so much?
This deserves its own news post. Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) — J.K. Rowling’s handwritten book of fairy tales sold for 1.95 million pounds ($3.98 million) at a London charity sale. Sotheby’s top estimate for “The Tales of Beedle the ...
