Summary: - Ben and Laura join Andrew, Micah, and Eric for our 250th episode! - J.K. Rowling has announced that she'll be releasing a new book later this year. - What do we think the genre will be? We look at the clues. - NewBookCon, NewBook Theme Park, and NewBookCast area already in the works. - Laura, living in Costa Rica, learns of Jo's new book via Toucan. - A book on 16th Century Basket making could be sold by Jo, says Eric. - Pottermore is shutting down and will be replaced by NewBookMore. - Bloomsbury will publish illustrated versions of the seven books. Silly? Smart? Could they reveal new information? - Harry Potter wins no Academy Awards - ever. We discuss if it even matters, and why this happened. - Harry, Voldemort, Dumbledore, and Snape chime in on the issue as well. - Harry Potter Wizards Collection has been announced. Is it worth the enormous price tag? - E-mails address Slughorn and Felix Felicis, muggle objects not working at Hogwarts, and more. - In Chicken Soup, a listener shows us his true commitment to the show!
