Harry Potter Book Five and More
The Latest News:For the latest news on "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," see my April article.
Updated:January 15, 2002
It's Coming June 21, 2003!
In a joint announcement, Scholastic and Bloomsbury publishers reported today that the fifth Harry Potter book will be released on Saturday, June 21, 2003. On that day, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" will go on sale in the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.
This will be the longest of J.K. Rowling's enormously popular Harry Potter books. It has 38 chapters and is more than a third longer than the fourth book, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
In their announcement, Barbara Marcus, president of Scholastic Children's Books in the U.S., and Nigel Newton, chief executive of Bloomsbury Publishing in Britain, stated, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is absolutely superb and will delight all [of]J.K. Rowling's fans. She has written a brilliant and utterly compelling adventure..." Apparently, it was the novel's complexity rather than writer's block that kept Rowling from completing the novel when expected.
The news release from Scholastic gives a hint of this complexity with the following quotation from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix":
The Lawsuit
In other Harry Potter news, in mid-September 2002, a lawsuit against J.K. Rowling that accused her of stealing the word "Muggles" and other ideas from author Nancy Stouffer ended. Judge Allen Schwartz of the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Stouffer had made false claims and ordered her to pay $50,000 in court costs and attorney's fees.
Censorship Continues
The Harry Potter books continue to be controversial as a review of the latest cases of censorship reveals. KidSPEAK!, formerly known as Muggles for Harry Potter, has reported cases involving school boards, parents, the YMCA, and churches.
Paperback Editions
If you have been waiting to buy the fourth Harry Potter book until it's released in paperback, I am pleased to report that the paperback edition of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was published in July 2002. A boxed gift set of the paperback editions of the first four Harry Potter books is also available.
Share your views about the Harry Potter series by posting a message on the About Children's Books Forum, our community bulletin board.
Updated:January 15, 2002
It's Coming June 21, 2003!
In a joint announcement, Scholastic and Bloomsbury publishers reported today that the fifth Harry Potter book will be released on Saturday, June 21, 2003. On that day, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" will go on sale in the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.
This will be the longest of J.K. Rowling's enormously popular Harry Potter books. It has 38 chapters and is more than a third longer than the fourth book, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
In their announcement, Barbara Marcus, president of Scholastic Children's Books in the U.S., and Nigel Newton, chief executive of Bloomsbury Publishing in Britain, stated, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is absolutely superb and will delight all [of]J.K. Rowling's fans. She has written a brilliant and utterly compelling adventure..." Apparently, it was the novel's complexity rather than writer's block that kept Rowling from completing the novel when expected.
The news release from Scholastic gives a hint of this complexity with the following quotation from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix":
- Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. 'It is time,' he said 'for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.'
The Lawsuit
In other Harry Potter news, in mid-September 2002, a lawsuit against J.K. Rowling that accused her of stealing the word "Muggles" and other ideas from author Nancy Stouffer ended. Judge Allen Schwartz of the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Stouffer had made false claims and ordered her to pay $50,000 in court costs and attorney's fees.
Censorship Continues
The Harry Potter books continue to be controversial as a review of the latest cases of censorship reveals. KidSPEAK!, formerly known as Muggles for Harry Potter, has reported cases involving school boards, parents, the YMCA, and churches.
Paperback Editions
If you have been waiting to buy the fourth Harry Potter book until it's released in paperback, I am pleased to report that the paperback edition of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was published in July 2002. A boxed gift set of the paperback editions of the first four Harry Potter books is also available.
Share your views about the Harry Potter series by posting a message on the About Children's Books Forum, our community bulletin board.
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