THE LEXICON HAS ARRIVED! CONGRATULATIONS STEVE VANDER ARK!

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AVAILABLE NOW! This unauthorized guide to the popular series by author J.K. Rowling is a 400 page companion work perfect for the curious reader who wants to know more about these remarkable books. Extensive new commentary, which does not appear on Vander Ark's Harry Potter Lexicon website (www.hp-lexicon.org) adds to the fun of reading this reference work.

"Steve Vander Ark's Harry Potter Lexicon website is visited by more than 25 million visitors annually," said RDR Books publisher Roger Rapoport. "For years fans who have seen the author keynote major academic conferences on the Harry Potter novels, including Sectus in London, Patronus in Copenhagen, Lumos in Las Vegas and Prophecy in Toronto, have been asking him to write an original companion work on this wonderful series. This book offers fascinating analysis, new insights and a deep appreciation of Rowling's work. "

The Lexicon will be available nationally through bookstores and other retail outlets, online shops and the publisher's website www.rdrbooks.com. This new and different book has a new focus and purpose, mindful of the guidelines of the court.

Vander Ark, who has read the Potter novels many times, has been interviewed by the BBC, the Today Show, the New York Times, Time Magazine, the Associated Press, the New Yorker, the London Times, the Guardian. His interview for an A& E television special on the series appears as part of the extra section on the DVD edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

A former school media specialist living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Vander Ark has been honored by fans of the series who appreciate his insights into the Potter books. The Association for Library Services for Children, a division of the American Library Association, has named the Lexicon website one 15 "Great Web Sites For Kids." It has also been named a USA Today Hot Site.

Steve Vander Ark grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He studied library science and media management at Grand Valley State University and worked as a school media specialist for many years. Vander Ark founded the Harry Potter Lexicon website in 2000. The internationally respected Lexicon site attracts an annual audience of over 25 million and is one of the most widely quoted and used sources of information on the Potter novels. Vander Ark has keynoted major academic conferences on the Harry Potter novels including Sectus in London, Patronus in Copenhagen, Lumos in Las Vegas, and Prophecy in Toronto.

RDR Books, now in its 15th year, has been named one of the nation's top 100 independent publishers by Book Marketing Update. The publisher of adult nonfiction and children's nonfiction, RDR's list includes many award winning titles ranging from travel literature to Judaica. Childrens authors include Britain's children laureate Michael Rosen and among the company's acclaimed illustrators is Quentin Blake. The company is well known for its I Should Have Stayed Home trouble travel series, just featured by the Associated Press. Current top sellers include Carbon Free/Nuclear Free by Arjun Makhijani and Waterwalk by Steven Faulkner.

The Lexicon by Steve Vander Ark is AVAILABLE NOW in trade paperback at $24.95 (ISBN 978 1-57143-174-5).

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LEXICON MEDIA CONTACTS

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Information on the Lexicon litigation with Warner Bros. Enterainment.

For more information, contact RDR Books at 510 595-0595.
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