LONDON –– First edition books by Beatrix Potter and J.R.R. Tolkien were sold for tens of thousands dollars at a British auction, while a signed Harry Potter book drew a respectable $16,660. [More]
Month: July 2002
Mcfly writes: For those who live in Wellington, Whitcoulls on Lambton Quay will be holding an event for the release of the FOTR DVD & video at midnight on August 6th. Peter Jackson will attend and will be signing DVD’s and videos.
From: laurelinthegolden: I Just got back from the Robert Mann Gallery opening of Viggo’s work in NYC. It was a thrill to meet him and be able to view many of his works. [More]
From TheForce.net Sompeetalay from www.teekay-421.be tells us about a cool event in Belgium coming up: I would like to let you know that our PR Manager Mark has been able to arrange a “members-only” private autograph signing with Sir Christopher Lee (Saruman). So I’d like to say to all the Belgian visitors who are not members of TeeKay yet.
Terry Pratchett has picked up the most prestigious award in children’s literature. He has won the Carnegie Medal for his book, The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents. But he could not resist a swipe at fellow fantasy author JRR Tolkien as he accepted the award. [More]
What a week it’s been. We’ve been exposed to the beginning onslaught that will be the Two Towers explosion, we’ve seen the Deluxe DVD Card inserts, and we’ve been exposed to another interview from your friendly neighborhood havener. Where to begin this second installment of Week in Gaming for the week of July 7th-13th? [More] [Gaming Havens]