Rowling to read from "Deathly Hallows" on live streaming webcast
Bloomsbury, UK publisher of "Harry Potter" will be posting a live webcast of JK Rowling reading from Deathly Hallows on July 21 from the Natural History Museum in London at the precise moment it is published: 12.01 a.m. London time (that's 4 p.m. on Friday for the West Coast).
From Bloomsbury:
Ten years after publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone the publication of this, the final book in the series, returns to where it all began: with a book, the author and her readers.The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows launch event is completely oversubscribed and no further tickets will be issued but Bloomsbury encourages fans to log on to the webstream to join in the experience. The streaming will be available for a further two weeks at www.bloomsbury.com
In addiition, Bloomsbury is hosting a live web chat with Rowling on July 30 at 2 p.m. London time (6 a.m. here). Questions may be submitted one week in advance or live on the 30th at www.bloomsbury.com.