MTV published an article earlier today about research concluding that the Harry Potter series can in fact be addicting. The story notes:
In a just-finished study that’s being submitted to the Journal of General Psychology, psych professor Dr. Jeffrey Rudski and two of his undergrad students at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, report that they found characteristics of addiction in at least 10 percent of the 4,000 Potter fans they polled online.
While the doctor discusses that the end of the series did have serious withdrawal symptons for some, likening it to going off a drug “cold turkey,” he also said he chose to do the study on the end of the boy wizard’s saga over the conclusion of the hit series The Sopranos because of his 15-year old daughter and the things she’s taken from it:
“She’s picked up guitar because she wants to be in a wizard-rock band,” he said. “She’s studying Latin because she wants to better understand J.K. Rowling’s choices of names for her characters. She started reading Stephen King and John Irving because they spoke with Rowling at Radio City two summers ago.” If that’s being an addict, he’s down with it.
‘Potter’ series nominated for Kid’s Choice Award 2008
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for 2008 have been announced and the Harry Potter book series has been nominated nominated in their “Favorite Book” category.
Fans will be able to cast online at http://www.nick.com/kca beginning Monday, March 3rd in a total of 18 categories. Surprise awards also will be announced during the show and kids also will be able to vote via the Nick mobile website (wap.nick.com). Beginning Monday-Friday, March 10th-14th, a different category will be featured on-air each day, and kids again vote for their favorite online at Nick.com.
The Favorite Book category: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume One: The Long Way Home Diary of a Wimpy Kid Harry Potter series (series) How to Eat Fried Worms
The show will air live from Los Angeles on Saturday, March 29th (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT), with host Jack Black.
Limited Editions of Harry Potter Cover Art by Mary GrandPre Now Available
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
The cover art for the US editions of the Harry Potter novels will soon be available to purchase from Art Insights. Limited signed editions of the cover art by Mary GrandPre will be available, starting with the release of the first three covers (Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, and Prisoner of Azkaban), and the remaining covers to be available in the near future. Each signed Harry Potter cover art is 11 x 25 in size, and retails for $425 for the unframed edition. Limited to just 500 pieces of each cover, you can also purchase a matched set of all seven covers (limited to just 100 each), with a special free image included for these sets only. For order information, click here. In addition, Leslie from Art Insights was able to conduct a new interview with Mary Grandpre, which you can read below, where the artist discusses her favorite cover, working with Jo, and more. (more…)
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Nominated for Two Nebula Awards
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
The seventh book in author J. K. Rowling’s series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” has been nominated for two awards in the preliminary ballot for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s Nebula Awards. This non-profit group which aims to bring together the ‘most successful and daring writers of speculative fiction throughout the world,’ presents awards each year to a particular novel, novella, novelette, script, and short story that eligible voters have deemed the best of the year. “Deathly Hallows” has been nominated in the Best Novel category among many other notable fantasy and science fiction works from 2007. In addition to this nomination, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” has also been included in the running for the Andre Norton Award, which was established to ‘recognize outstanding science fiction and fantasy novels that are written for the young adult market.’ More about the Nebula Awards, including its past winners, can be found right here.The awards ceremony will take place during the weekend of April 25th in Austin, Texas. The winners will be chosen by eligible members of the SFWA when the final ballot is published prior to the ceremony.
AbeBooks Names Jo Bestselling Author; “Deathly Hallows” Among Bestselling Books of 2007
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Abe Books, who sell rare and used books throughout the world, have released their annual lists tracking the bestselling and most expensive books sold through their site. In three major categories, the Harry Potter novels, as well as their author, rank among 2007’s notables. First, author J. K. Rowling receives the honor of being named their Best Selling Author of the Year. Ranking above some such great authors as William Shakespeare, CS Lewis, Mark Twain, and George Orwell, J. K. Rowling topped this list of 25.The final installment of the series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” came in second place in Top 25 Overall Bestselling Books, with each of the previous novels making the list as well. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” came in at third place, while “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” came in at 8th and 9th. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” entered te list next at 12th and 13th, with “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” rounding out the list at 19.
Finally, four of the seven books in the Harry Potter series made Abe Book’s list of Best Selling Used Books of the Year. You can see the the complete list in this category, along with all of the others, right here.
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