*Pottermore has been revealed! What is it? Well, it’s an interactive website launching in October, which will include:
new material from J.K. Rowling about the Potter characters, places & objects- interactive “journeys” through the storylines of the books
- online shop
- exclusive place to buy the Harry Potter e-books
- new illustrations
- interactive “moments” that let you navigate through the books
- virtually visit locations like Diagon Alley
- get sorted into a house, try the Wand Chooser, cast spells & compete for the Hosue Cup
- & much, much more!
See more here, including the official announcement from author J.K. Rowling.
* Speaking of Harry Potter, if you live in the Portland, OR area you could win tickets to an advanced screening by watching “Good Day Oregon” on Fox 12. Here’s how:
Watch the 6 O’Clock Hour of Good Day Oregon all next week and look for the codeword. You could win guaranteed seating for the whole family to an advanced screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two.
The contest runs on Fox 12 from 6/27 through 7/1.
* Lionsgate has just launched a contest to win a visit to the set of The Hunger Games movie:
The contest kicks off on Friday, June 24th and runs through July 24th. To enter, fans simply “like” the official Hunger Games Facebook page. Fans can get two additional entries if they share the page with friends.
One lucky winner will get to visit the set of The Hunger Games — including a tour of the set, autographs, and select meet and greets with some of the cast and crew.
* We’ve already provided you with plenty of summer reading suggestions, but if you need a few more, check out BuzzSugar’s list of 15 books being made into movies. Their list includes The Host by Stephenie Meyer, the classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo (of which, Robert Pattinson is starring in the adaptation. Swoon!)
*Publisher’s Weekly featured it’s “Spring 2011 Flying Start” authors, including some of our favorites like John Corey Whaley and Veronica Roth!
* Congratulations to Patrick Ness for winning the Carnegie Medal for his novel A Monster Calls (now available in the UK; coming to the US in September). Read his acceptance speech here.
* And on one final, unrelated note … we want to support some of our friends fighting a good cause. Check out this PSA about how you can help in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis:
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