Beckham, Rowling books among hardest to finish: poll
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Bestsellers by Bill Clinton, J.K. Rowling and David Beckham are among the books Britons find hardest to finish reading, according to a survey published Monday.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Bloomsbury Publishing (UK:BMY) said Tuesday that author JK Rowling has completed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in the Harry Potter series.
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The seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series has become online retailer Amazon's most pre-ordered product, with almost 1.6 million copies bought globally ahead of the book's release on July 21.
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The final book in the world-shaking Harry Potter series headed Sunday for new sales records as millions of readers across the globe rushed to find out the fate of the bespectacled boy wizard.
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The last book in the world-shaking Harry Potter series headed Sunday for new sales records as millions of readers across the globe rushed to find out the fate of the bespectacled boy wizard.
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Thousands of Harry Potter fans have signed a petition urging J.K. Rowling to keep writing novels about the boy wizard after she admitted she could "never say never" to more books.
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The wait is finally over for Harry Potter fans Saturday who flooded bookshops worldwide to grab the series finale and find out whether author J.K. Rowling slays or spares the boy wizard.
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J. K. Rowling blocked the Finnish publication of her latest Harry Potter novel on paper from Finland because it lacked the ecologically friendly certification she favors, Agence France-Presse reported. Her Finnish publisher, Tammi, said that Ms. Rowling insisted that it import paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as being derived from wood grown and harvested in a way that promotes sustainable forest development. Sinikka Partanen, a spokeswoman for Tammi, said the first Potter books in Finnish were printed on recycled paper. âThis time itâs a more specific demand,â she said. The Finnish-language version of âHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallowsâ is due on March 7.
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Lev Grossman looks at J.K. Rowling's loose ends and why the book's closing chapter might leave a few Harry Potter fans unsatisfied
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has topped Amazon&#39;s book chart less than 24 hours after its release date - 16 July - was announced.
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Harry Potter author JK.Rowling has hinted that the young magician may die in the seventh book. It will be the last one in the Potter series.
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While Harry Potter fans anxiously await author J.K. Rowling's   new book, the writer was busy putting the wraps on another project over   the weekend.
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J.K. Rowling recently revealed that two characters will die in the last Harry Potter book, and she hinted that one of them might be Harry.  "I have never been tempted to kill him off before the final because I've always planned seven books, and I want ...
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J.K. Rowling says she won an argument with airport security officials in New York to carry the manuscript of the final "Harry Potter" book as carry-on baggage. Had security agents not relented, the British author said on her Web site, she might not have flown.
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Bedtime stories are proving a struggle for many parents who are not confident readers, says a survey.
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J.K. Rowling marked the spot where she finished the final "Harry Potter" book.
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British author J.K. Rowling said on Tuesday she was both heartbroken and euphoric about wrapping up the long-awaited final book in her successful "Harry Potter" series, but gave no clues about the boy wizard's fate.