The site contains links to must-see "60 Minutes" video clips of J.K. Rowling's 2002 interview with Leslie Stahl.

They visit one of the coffee shops where she used to write. We see her drawings of Harry Potter characters, a notebook filled with last names and how she plots the books, "Box #1″ of Harry Potter material, and more.

Enjoy!

Addendum: Late last year, Stephen Fry, who does the audio for the UK version of the books, interviewed JKR. Download the interview and read my notes here.

Thursday, December 21: Read the lastest news on Laura Mallory's doomed-to-fail crusade against the Harry Potter books.

Monday, October 9: Did this kid read Harry Potter???
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This story has hit national news (and here), so it must be heating up. I'll have more to say this afternoon about Laura Mallory, the Gwinnett County, Georgia, woman who's trying to ban Harry Potter. Stay tuned!

Before I comment on this story, I'd love to hear what you think.

Here are Part I and Part II of my view on Christians and Harry Potter. Also see About This Site.

Previous posts:

— Top 10 Most Challenged Books
— Harry Potter and the Gwinnett County Board of Education

4:00 p.m.: Please see update below:

Continue reading Laura Mallory on the War Path

Thanks to the "long tail" of fandom, Narnia and Harry Potter fans can satisfy their cravings for news, views, and theories all day long.

Along with dozens of fan blogs, some of which you'll find listed in my sidebar, there are fan podcasts.

Perhaps the most well-known are the award-winning Harry Potter podcasts, Pottercast, hosted splendidly by The Leaky Cauldron, and Mugglecast, hosted by the boys at Mugglenet. Pottercast just won another fan award.

Lesser known (but not for long) is the Hog's Head Pubcast, hosted by Travis Prinzi of Sword of Gryffindor.

A few minutes ago, I learned of another fan podcast, NarniaFansCast, hosted by ordinary Narnia fans like you and me.

What is a podcast? First, it helps to mention digital audio files. These files come in various formats, including MP3 and WAV files. You can download and save these to your hard drive, or download and listen with an audio player like Windows Media, QuickTime, or your own MP3 player.

A podcast, like a broadcast, is the method by which digital audio file content is delivered. The content of this file is also referred to as a podcast. To receive new podcast "shows" or episodes automatically, you'll need to subscribe to that podcast's feed. In order to do that, you must download a "podcatcher." I use iPodder. See Podcast Alley's Downloading Podcasts page for more info.

I'm quite certain there are other Harry Potter and Narnia podcasts out there, so if you have time to listen to more than the four I mentioned (updated weekly), seek, and you shall find.