Tag: JK Rowling
Rowling, Tolkien, Austen novels vie for bragging rights
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The results are in for an impassioned national election that put the popularity of candidates Jane Austen, J.R.R. Tolkien and...
Rowling, Tolkien, Austen novels vie for bragging rights
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A six-month effort to find America's best-loved novel is coming to an end, with works by J.K. Rowling and Jane...
Rock On: Michelle Obama book tour is reaching high
NEW YORK (AP) - Check out the upcoming events at Chicago's United Center and you'll see Bulls games, Blackhawks games and concerts by Fleetwood...
Tina Fey’s ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘SpongeBob’ musical lead Tony nods
NEW YORK (AP) - Two popular entertainment brands - Tina Fey's high school morality tale "Mean Girls" and the goofy undersea cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants"...
Britain’s new prince is first Louis in more than a century
LONDON (AP) - The new prince has a name - in fact three.The infant son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been...
Comey book sells more than 600,000 copies in first week
NEW YORK (AP) - James Comey's "A Higher Loyalty" had a very big opening week.Flatiron Books announced Tuesday that sales topped 600,000 copies, a...
JK Rowling says she’s proud to receive royal honor
LONDON (AP) - Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling can add another magic moment to her list of achievements - she has been made a...
Harry Potter-themed town celebration draws droves of muggles
NEWTON, N.J. (AP) - Wizards and muggles have turned out in droves for a Harry Potter-themed celebration in a small community, so much so...
Harry Potter exhibit marks 20th anniversary of first book
LONDON (AP) - Harry Potter fans owe a debt of gratitude to Alice Newton.Alice was 8 years old when her father, a Bloomsbury Publishing...
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com
Audible.com best-sellers for week ending August 11:Fiction1. All These Worlds: Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor, narrated by Ray Porter (Audible Studios)2. The...