'Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince' Named Book Of The Year
At British book awards...

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ has been named book of the year at the British book awards.

Author JK Rowling was present at the ceremony that was hosted by TV book loves Richard Madley and Judy Finnigan.

Speaking about winning the public vote ahead of Sharon Osbourne, John Peel and Jamie Oliver Rowling said…

"I'm delighted that Harry Potter continues to give so much pleasure to adults and children, and I'm honoured to receive this award."

She was also quick to confirm she was working on the last instalment of the Harry Potter series, she added: "I'm enjoying writing the last book in the series and it's coming along nicely,"

Rowling says Potter finale 'coming along nicely'

London - JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, said the final volume in the series was 'coming along nicely' as she collected yet another award for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, published last July.

The book, the penultimate in the seven-volume series, received the accolade of Book of the Year at the British Book Awards Wednesday evening.

It beat competition from TV cook Jamie Oliver (Jamie's Italy) and an autobiography by Sharon Osbourne, the wife of ex-rocker Ozzy Osbourne.

Rowling, 40, whose 300 million worldwide book sales have made her a multi-millionaire, said: 'I'm delighted that Harry Potter continues to give so much pleasure to adults and children, and I'm honoured to receive this award.

'I am enjoying writing the last book in the series and it's coming along nicely,' she added.


Mosse and Rowling Sweep the British Book Awards

Industry favorite Kate Mosse took the "Richard & Judy" viewers' vote at this week's British Book Awards, as J.K. Rowling won the Book of the Year for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

The pair were among a cavalcade of authors and celebrities who gathered at London's Grosvenor House for the awards ceremony on Wednesday. The organizers said the public vote for the 12 categories was "the biggest ever recorded for any book award."


'Goblet of Fire' DVD reaps unprecedented success in the UK
The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD "has got off to a magical start by becoming the fastest selling DVD ever!" According to CBBC Newsround, the first day the DVD hit shelves in the UK (March 20th), six copies were being sold every second. A total of 1.4 million copies have been sold to date, making it the seventh biggest selling DVD movie of all time.

CBBC Newsround has also told us that J.K. Rowling will be appearing as a guest on The Richard and Judy Show sometime in June or July of this year, confirming previous reports.