New JK Rowling Book

Last December, JK Rowling went some way to filling the void left by Harry Potter by unveiling some handmade copies of a new work called The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a collection of five fairy stories illustrated by Rowling herself.

The collection is now to be widely available from December 4th 2008, with illustrations reproduced from the original. The most interesting aspect of the new book for Harry fans will be the commentary (including footnotes) by Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, who brings his own perspective to the collection.

The book will be available as a standard edition, or as a special limited-edition collector's copy with ten new illustrations, likely to be priced at £50.

Both are available for pre-order from Amazon.