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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a story that is mentioned in Deathly Hallows. The book was given to Hermione from Professor Dumbledore to help the trio beat Voldemort. JK Rowling made six hand-written versions of the book for those who helped her while she wrote the Harry Potter books. A printed version will be released in December 2008 to help the Childrens High Level Group (CHLG).
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Beedle the Bard Shortlisted for British Book Awards
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard is shortlisted for the category WHSmith Children's Book of the Year for the Galaxy British Book of the Year Awards. Other books in the category include Dinosaurs Love Underpants, Horrid Henry Robs the Bank, Captain Underpants & the Preposterous Plight, Artemis Fowl & the Time Paradox, and Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn.
Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley in the Harry Potter films) is also shortlisted for Biography of the Year for her book That's Another Story. Another Harry Potter actress, Dawn French (The Fat Lady in Prisoner of Azkaban), is also nominated in the same category for her autobiography Dear Fatty.
UK Harry Potter audio book narrator Stephen Fry received a nomination in the category of Popular Non-Fiction for his book Stephen Fry in America.
Fans can vote online until March 28th. You can vote here.
The awards ceremony takes place on April 5 in London. |
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Video: J.K. Rowling At The Tales of Beedle The Bard Launch
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On their site, Bloomsbury, the UK publisher of the Harry Potter series, posted videos of J.K. Rowling at The Tales of Beedle The Bard tea party launch which we reported here. The webpage also includes downloads, such as a picture of Ms. Rowling, the book cover, the press release, and a poster.
Click here to go to Bloomsbury to watch the videos.
Thanks MuggleNet |
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Win A Collector's Edition of Beedle The Bard At AbeBooks
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AbeBooks is sponsoring a contest on their website for a chance to win the Collector’s Edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling. The prize also includes a copy of the Sotheby’s auction catalog which promoted Ms. Rowling’s original handwritten book for auction in 2007.
To enter, click here and answer the question of who wrote the novel, The Moonstone. The contest is free and closes on January 20.
Thanks to AbeBooks for letting us know. |
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Beedle the Bard Movie Ideas and Sales
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The LA Times have come out with some ideas on how they think The Tales of Beedle the Bard should be made into a film. Their ideas include making a Potter prequel using Dumbledore's commentary, expanding "The Warlock's Hairy Heart", and to ask J.K. Rowling to write a few more tales for a spin off for an animated TV series. Read how they back up their ideas here.
Also, reports are coming out that Tales has now sold 2,629,000 copies, coming out to more than £4 million in sales with all proceeds going to the Children's High Level Group (CHLG). On news of this, Jo stated, "I am absolutely delighted that so much money has been raised."
"I would like to thank everyone who has so far purchased a copy of the book," she said.
"All royalties will be going to help children without families, many of them with disabilities, whose voices have been unheard for many years." |
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Rumor: WB Wants Beedle the Bard Movie(s)
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Cinema Blend are reporting that Warner Bros wants to make a film (or films) based off the stories in The Tales of Beedle the Bard. They're stating that after the Harry Potter films are done, they don't really have another series, so they're considering making the film(s) based off of Tales.
None of these stories seems to have any connection to the other, which ought to make it difficult for Warners to fit them all into a single film. Could they be planning five movies? That would seem unwise. These are short stories after all, it’s unlikely there’s enough material in any one story to justify a feature film.
There is no confirmation on this, so please consider it a rumor for now.
Thanks to Blog Hogworts. |
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Reports and Photos from Beedle Tea Party
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Some reports and photos are now online from the tea party for The Tales of Beedle the Bard tea party held in Edinburgh in which J.K. Rowling did a reading from the book.
Yahoo! UK is reporting that during her appearance she gave more information on why she decided to write the book.
The idea actually came from you, by which I mean Harry Potter fans," she told the 200 primary school children gathered at Edinburgh's Parliament Hall. "There was quite a lot of high feeling from Harry Potter fans that only someone who had £2 million could afford to read the book. I thought 'fair point', so I thought I'll publish it and then the charity can have that money too."
You can see photos of her at the event in our gallery here (thanks to UHP!).
UPDATE: Mugglenet also have a report. You can see it here. |
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Book Stores Holding Beedle Parties Tonight
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Some book stores are celebrating with readings and parties tonight for the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Borders and Waldenbooks have announced that they'll have parties tonight beginning at 6PM. They're going to have readings from the stories, trivia, art work, and much more!
Some Barnes and Noble stores are also holding parties. If you want to know if your local B&N is holding a party, check here!
I've also added a new forum to everyone to discuss Beedle the Bard. Go here to discuss the book! |
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Update: Beedle the Bard Reviews
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JK Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard is now in stores. A few reviews of the book's stories are now online.
The AP states that the book "shows us Rowling hasn't lost her touch since finishing her series. It's all here — cleverly written stories, little details that add to the enjoyment of readers who spot them, deeper points about the choices people make and their consequences."
The Telegraph's report goes into much more detail about the stories, telling us how, throughout the story, there are numerous notes by Dumbledore. "Those who know their Harry Potter will turn straight to the notes of the final tale, "The Tale of the Three Brothers". Dumbledore mentions that the legend of three brothers who cheated Death and were rewarded with an unbeatable wand, a stone that brings the dead to life and an Invisibility Cloak, might have an element of truth in it. At this point all Potter fans will be shouting out loudly in response."
Times Online have also posted a review. The pared-down language is tinged with antiquity but never patronises. Her gift for finding the perfect name, and the unexpected twist is undimmed. Like Charles Dickens, Rowling has given us a perfect Christmas treat – ideal to slip in any stocking.
The book's Release Tea Party will take place later on today in Edinburgh, with fans and JK Rowling in attendance. |
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Update: Beedle Unveil, Donations, and Levine Interview
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One of the original seven hand-written copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling was unveiled today at the New York City's Humanities and Social Sciences Library. This copy belongs to Scholastic's Arthur Levine, who was the editor for the US editions of the Harry Potter books. It will be on display until January 4th.
As part of the celebration for the release of Beedle the Bard tomorrow, Scholastic is donating at least three copies of the book to each of the 87 public library branches in New York.
UPDATE: A video of JK Rowling and Arthur Levine reading from Beedle the Bard will be online tonight at 12:01AM EST at this link.
Read more to see what Mr. Levine had to say about his book. |
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