The magic numbers
Key figures behind the Harry Potter phenomenon.
Asda to sell Harry Potter book for £5
The supermarket had said it was going to sell the Deathly Hallows for £8.87, the same as rivals Tesco and Sainsbury's.
Harry Potter and the internet spoilers
Publishers of the new Harry Potter novel have been trying to suppress websites featuring extracts apparently taken from the book. By Esther Addley.
Harry Potter and the supermarket giant, a very modern publishing tale
· Attack on Bloomsbury for 'profiteering' withdrawn· Stores will sell book as loss leader in price war
Harry Potter and the Asda apology
6pm update: Supermarket chain apologises to Bloomsbury for accusing it of holding children to ransom over the price of the final Harry Potter book. By Graeme Wearden.
Harry Potter and the man who conjured up Rowling’s millions
As the last Hogwarts book appears, the author's multi-millionaire agent will stay in the shadows.
Japan goes wild about Harry
Fans find the boy wizard has grown up at world premiere of fifth film.
World waits for Harry Potter’s last adventure
11.15am update: Publisher Bloomsbury boosted by strong overseas pre-orders of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. By Katie Allen and Graeme Wearden.
Booking space
John Sutherland: It looks like the commercially skewed layout in Waterstone's stores is here to stay - so authors and readers will just have to adapt.
For sale: house (with book club)
Only lovers of literature should consider buying a historic rectory in Dorset on the market for £700,000 as the deeds include a clause that a thriving book club must be allowed to continue to meet there.
The hidden brain drain
Five years ago, Sylvia Ann Hewlett terrified women with her book Baby Hunger, a warning against leaving motherhood till too late. Now she's back with another shocking message: employers are writing off women once they've had children. And we're all losing out, she tells Emily Wilson.
In praise of … dictionary definitions
Leader: McDonald's may offer super-size meals but it wants to slim down the English language, by losing the word 'McJob'.