J. K. Rowling Tours the States

Seated on “an enormous gold throne with plush red cushions,” J.K. Rowling opened her brief U.S. tour Monday morning at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, where she read from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, answered a few questions and then signed free copies of her book for 1,600 lucky students.

Check this LA Times story to see how tickets were distributed; video feature and print article.