JK Rowling Announces Next Release Date

The book, entitled "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", will be released in English on Saturday, July 21.  The novel, which is the seventh installment about the young sorceror, will be the final book of the series, which began in 1997.

The suspense will be coming to an end, as last June, Rowling, 41, revlealed that two of the main characters will die in the final book.

The Harry Potter books have been translated into 64 different languages and has sold more than 325 million copies.  The books have also been adapted into films, and the first five novels have made it to the silver screen.