'Harry Potter' Series A Go With J.K. Rowling Executive Producing, Set For 10-Year Run On Max - Deadline

As Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was suddenly buffeted by clapping and cheering outside. Following all the hullabaloo took our brave kitty boy to the Deadline site. There he discovered an announcement about a Harry Potter series.

 

I can't wait.

According to the post by Anthony D'Alessandro, the series will run for 10 years. Each year of the series will be based on one Harry Potter book. This will give an opportunity to learn more about the characters in each book as they travel through the series.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty loves Harry Potter books and J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World."

 

Note: This is a short medium post. Bring a cup of tea and a chocolate chip cookie for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Harry Potter series

J.K. Rowling's 'The Ickabog' Coming in Fall - Publishers Weekly

Today Panzer has been having trouble with his tablet computer, so his trip into the Catosphere was a quick one to the Publishers Weekly site. There our distracted kitty found a short post about J.K. Rowling.

According to a press release from J.K. Rowling's publisher Scholastic, she has written a new book. Scholastic announced her new book will be available in the U.S. and Canada on November 10. The book is a fairy tale titled, The Ickabog. The post includes a link to an earlier Publishers Weekly post with more information about the book.

A cat's mantra: Don't worry. Just sleep.

Panzer says, "I hope my tablet can be fixed. It's just the right size for watching cat videos in bed."

Note: This is a short post. You won't need any refreshments for today's reading selection; but, if you decide to follow the link in the post, you'll need a cup of tea.

To read the post tootle over to J.K. Rowling

World's Highest-Paid Authors 2017: J.K. Rowling Leads With $95 Million - Forbes

Panzer was shaken awake from his nap by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Jumping into the Panzermobile our speedy little kitty boy headed out to see what all the noise was about. He soon discovered a post at the Forbes site about Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

According to Hayley C. Cuccinello, it's official. With $95 million in author earnings over the past 12 months J.K. Rowling is the highest paid author in the entire world. Ms. Rowling even bested James Patterson and Stephen King for the title. About halfway through the post is a gallery of photos with descriptions of the highest paid authors. Included in the descriptions is the amount each author tallied for the year. When you first arrive at the Forbes site there is an advertisement. After the ad is finished click the > button to go to the post.

Now back to what's important. My naps.

Panzer says, "$95 million in one year? All I can say is meWOW! That will buy a lot of kitty treats."

Note: This is a longish-medium post. Bring two cups of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to J.K. Rowling

Pottermore to allow free e-book library loans - The Bookseller

Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today took him to The Bookseller site. There our intrepid kitty pilot found a post about free Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ebook loans from UK libraries.

According to the post by Heloise Wood, Pottermore will be allowing UK libraries to do unlimited loans of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the book's publication library patrons have from June 26 through July 9 to get the digital copy. Pottermore has also set up a Twitter account and a new free Wizarding World Book Club site to celebrate the anniversary. The Bookseller post includes a link to the Twitter account.

Whew! That was a lot of digging.

Panzer says, "I did some digging and discovered where the Wizarding World Book Club signup site is. Mom included it at the bottom of my post."

Note: This is a shortish post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to sign up for the Twitter follow and the Wizarding World Book Club, bring an extra cup of tea.

To read the post, tootle over to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

To join the Wizarding World Book Club, tootle over to Pottermore WWBC

The Marauder's Map - Pottermore

Who needs a map? Not me.

Today, Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to stop in at the Pottermore site. Everybody knows our kitty boy is a big Harry Potter fan, so he was doing the happy kitty dance when he found a new post by J.K. Rowling at the site.

What our fan kitty found was the story of The Marauder's Map by J.K. Rowling explaining the origin and creation by James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. At the end of the post, Ms. Rowling gives her thoughts on the use of the map by Harry.

Panzer says, "All those shape shifters and not one smart enough to be a kitty."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring two cups of tea, a muffin and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to The Marauder's Map

J.K. Rowling Reveals Her Patronus on Twitter - GalleyCat

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard ooohing and aaahing outside the Panzermobile. Following all the noise took our intrepid traveling kitty to the GalleyCAT site. There he found news about Pottermore.

Mom's Protector and Guardian.

According to a post by Maryann Yin, J.K. Rowling announced her Patronus on Twitter. Using the quiz at Pottermore, she discovered her Patronus is the heron. Found in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban the Patronus is a guardian that protects against the Dementors. In a separate GalleyCAT post announcing the Patronus quiz going live, there is a link to Pottermore. At Pottermore you either have to already be a member or signup there to take the quiz and get your Patronus.

Panzer says, "Mom doesn't need a Patronus. She has me to protect her."

Note: These are both short posts, but together they make a medium read. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for both of today's reading selections.

To read the post about J.K. Rowlings's Twitter announcement, tootle over to J.K. Rowling Patronus

To read the post about the Patronus and the link to Pottermore, tootle over to Pottermore

New Ilvermorny writing and Sorting Ceremony by J.K. Rowling now on Pottermore

A nice trip to school.

Panzer got back from the vet with a clean bill of health. To celebrate our happy kitty got back in the Panzermobile to make another trip into the Catosphere. Over at the J.K. Rowling site Pottermore he discovered a video about the Ilvermorney School. He also found, if you register, you can learn your house at Hogwarts and/or at Ilvermorny. You can also read about the schools and get your wand. He can't wait for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to come out.

Panzer says, "It's an interesting place to visit for an inquisitive kitty."

Note: This can be a short visit or a long visit. It's up to you.

To visit Pottermore, tootle over to Ilvermorny

J.K. Rowling On Newt Scamander: VIDEO - Galleycat

It'll be showing soon.

Panzer got woken from his Sunday afternoon nap by raucous laughter and cheers coming from the Catosphere. Our brave kitty hopped in the Panzermobile to find out what was going on. Following all the noise took him to the GalleyCAT site.

All the hub bub was caused by a post there by Maryann Yin about Newt Scamander. Newt Scamander is the hero in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie. Included in the post is a video teaser about the movie featuring author J.K. Rowling.

Panzer says, "I can't wait to see the movie!"

Note: This is a very short post with a two (plus) minute video. Bring a cup of soda and some popcorn.

To read the post, tootle over to Newt Scamander

J.K. Rowling under fire for writing about "Native American wizards" - The Guardian

I'm staying out of it.

Panzer didn't make it very far in his trip into the Catosphere today. Our traveling kitty had barely started when he heard shouting and snarling. He followed all the noise to The Guardian site.

According to a post by Alison Flood, it turns out all the hubbub was caused by one of J.K. Rowling's posts at Pottermore. Panzer told you last week about Ms. Rowling's posts about wizardry in America. Some members of the Navajo Native American culture found her post about their legend of the skinwalkers disrespectful. Apparently, there has been quite a few Tweets on Twitter about it. The post also includes a link to the post about skinwalkers.

Panzer says, "One of the first things this little kitty learned was don't use real people, places or things in a story. It's just safer that way."

Note: This is a longish, involved post. You'll need a cup of tea and a muffin.

To read The Guardian post, tootle over to J.K. Rowling

To read Panzer's original post, tootle over to new story

J.K. Rowling publishes new story about skin-walkers - cnet

During Panzer's trip in the Catosphere today, our little kitty heard cheering and clapping. Following all the happy noises to the cnet site, he discovered news about J.K. Rowling.

Now, you may remember, our kitty boy is a big fan of Harry Potter. So much so, that last year he managed to get accepted to Hogwarts. Now, any kind of news about Pottermore is big news to him.

According to the post at cnet by Bonnie Burton, Ms. Rowling has started a series of posts called "Magic of North America" at the Pottermore site. She will write one post per day standing yesterday and ending Friday. The cnet post includes a link to Pottermore and the "Magic of North America" series.

I'm out of here. Gotta go read it.

Panzer says, "No time for anything more now. I'm off to the Catosphere to learn what Ms. Rowling's got planned for North America."

Note: You'll need a cup of tea for today's reading. If you plan to read the "Magic of North America" posts too, you'll need a second cup of tea and two muffins.

To read the post at Cnet, tootle over to J.K. Rowling

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" Play to Be Published as a Book - PW (Publishers Weekly)

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard shouting and clapping sounds. Following all the noise took our kitty pilot to the Publishers' Weekly site. It didn't take any digging at all to find the cause of all the cheering. Right on top of the pile was an announcement about a new Harry Potter book.

Things aren't always what they say.

According to a post by Shannon Maughan, the new Harry Potter book is the script for a play set to open in London this summer. The script is for the play written by Jack Thorne called "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II." The play is based on a story written by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany. The book will be published just before the play opens. A second edition called a "Collector's Edition" will be published later.

Panzer says, "Not exactly a new Harry Potter book if you ask this kitty."

Note: You'll need a glass of milk and a muffin for your reading today.

To read the post, tootle over to new publishing project

J.K. Rowling, Pottermore and Christmas

Harry Potter gifts.

Panzer was over at GalleyCAT today.

My good kitty reporter discovered it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Pottermore. According to Dianna Dilworth, J.K. Rowling will be giving away a gift each day from December 12 through December 23.

Panzer says, "There's only 19 days until Christmas, but whose counting?"

To read the full post and instructions, tootle over to J. K. Rowling

Join Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

In case you didn't know, Panzer is a big Harry Potter fan. We bet you are too.

So ... would you like to join the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

Well ... the school is accepting students. You can sign up and get an Acceptance Letter to the school. You can see from the screen shot above, Panzer has already been accepted.

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the FAQs ... and ... those download buttons there are for software ads, so be careful."

So ... grab your books and prepare to make new friends at Hogwart's. (Hint: This is a fan site ... NOT ... J.K. Rowling's official site.)

If you're ready to join Panzer and go to school, tootle over to Hogwarts

(Thanks to Lynn Viehl for the link to Hogwarts.)

Similarities Between Writers and the Mentally Ill

You go out alone!

Panzer got tired of waiting for me today and he took the Panzermobile to the Thought Catalog blog by himself. That was definitely not a good idea.

One: he's not allowed out alone in the Panzermobile, so he's grounded;

 and

Two: what he found there is not good news for writers. In fact, it's really, really scary.

According to the post by Cody Delistraty, doctors say we can't be successful writers unless we're mentally ill! We have to be depressed and schizophrenic! The post names several authors from Stephen King to J.K. Rowling as examples.

Panzer says, "It's not that bad. They said human writers. There's nothing there about cats!"

Warning: this is a v-e-r-y l-o-n-g post.

If you want to know how to be a successful, crazy writer, tootle over to Similarities

J.K. Rowling Unmasked

Robert Galbraith?

Panzer found an interesting article in The Telegraph. (A tip of the fedora to Kevin Tipple for the link.)

According to the article J.K. Rowling used the name Robert Galbraith to write a much acclaimed new mystery novel.

Panzer says, if you're interested in the latest news in England, tootle over to JK Rowling unmasked as author of acclaimed detective novel

J.K. Rowling is Self-Publishing Ebooks

Everybody is blogging and tweeting about Pottermore today. J.K. Rowling has decided to join the self-publishing ranks with the ebooks of her Harry Potter books.

This news shouldn't surprise anybody. John Locke just sold over a million self-pubbed books at Amazon. Joe Konrath and crew have been selling at Amazon for the last couple of years. So, J.K. Rowling did the smartest thing she could. She decided to self-pub the ebooks

You can read Passive Guy's take at  J.K. Rowling is Self-Publishing.