The Harry Potter Lexicon and was accepted by author J. K. Rowling as conforming to her works. The Lexicon is a winner of J. K. Rowling's Fan Site Award. Rowling said: On October 31, 2007, J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers filed a lawsuit against RDR Books over the publication of Vander Ark's Lexicon in book form. The lawsuit was heard in a New York court on April 14, 2008. Whilst some sources refer to Vander Ark being sued, the lawsuit actually names only RDR Books. The lawsuit states, The result of the lawsuit was that the book could be published, but not in its
The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter in March 2001 and hired a company to take care of accounting, marketing, promotion, and selling. Colbert has never met Rowling and the book has not been approved by her or Warner Brothers (the owner of the film rights to the "Harry Potter" novels). He was given permission to publish it as long as he noted on the cover that it had not been approved by Rowling. The book has been met with positive reactions from critics. Margie Thomson of "The New Zealand Herald" commented that "it's interesting, although light, and should keep smart-alecky kids and the truly curious happy