Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has just written a new short story on her Pottermore website and she talks about several wizarding schools, including the name and location of the North American school. The details were disclosed today by actress Evanna Lynch at the third annual A Celebration of Harry Potter event at Universal Orlando Resort, taking place now through January … [Read more...] about J.K. Rowling Writes New Short Story on North American Wizard Schools
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Harry Potter eBooks Now Available on Kindle, Nook and Kobo
The entire Harry Potter saga is now available to be directly purchased from your favorite digital bookstore. In the past, if a retailer was listing the books it would redirect you to the J.K. Rowling Pottermore website to complete the transaction. Now, everything is seamless. Pottermore launched in 2012 as a digital home for all things Potter. Anyone who wanted the books had … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks Now Available on Kindle, Nook and Kobo
Hermione to be played by a black actress in new stage play
J.K. Rowling has wrote a stage play entitled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and will only be playing in London at the Palace Theater. The cast has officially been announced and social media is running rampant at the news that a black actress will be playing Hermione. British actress Noma Dumezweni has been cast as the grown-up Hermione Granger in the forthcoming … [Read more...] about Hermione to be played by a black actress in new stage play
Harry Potter e-books get new book covers
Print publishers often revise the cover art in order to appeal to modern sensibilities and kick start sales. The Harry Potter franchise has received many updates over the years, most recently by Scholastic when they partnered with Kazu Kibuishi. Pottermore has just announced that they have developed new cover art for all seven Harry Potter e-books and they should be available … [Read more...] about Harry Potter e-books get new book covers
Harry Potter Audiobooks now available at Barnes and Noble
The Barnes and Noble Nook Audiobooks app has just been infused with a little bit of magic. The entire Harry Potter audiobook saga is now available on the platform and the average title is retailing for around $39. There is currently no bundling program where you can buy the entire series and save a little bit of money, so you will have to purchase each title … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Audiobooks now available at Barnes and Noble
Here is the Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Movie Trailer
The last Harry Potter movie came out in 2011 and it concluded an right part story arc. Author J.K. Rowling has been hard at work writing a new movie, based on a short story and the first teaser trailer for Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them has finally been released. The film stars Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Ron Perlman, Dan Fogler, Katherine … [Read more...] about Here is the Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Movie Trailer
Enhanced Versions of Harry Potter eBooks now Available in Apple iBooks
Apple has teamed up with J.K. Rowling and Pottermore for a new immersive experience for all 7 books in the Harry Potter series. The new enhanced editions are available exclusively through the Apple iBooks store. It offers readers more than 200 illustrations, animations, interactive images and annotations from J.K. Rowling herself. The original digital versions were … [Read more...] about Enhanced Versions of Harry Potter eBooks now Available in Apple iBooks
Harry Potter Fans Trying to Free a Caged Dobby in London
Dobby the House Elf from Harry Potter has often got the short end of the stick in the books and films. In the real world, a grotesque version of Dobby is currently being displayed at the Warner Bros. Studio Leavesden. Fans have turning up in droves to protest, with leaving socks. The only way to free a house elf is to leave them with an article of clothing. In Harry Potter … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Fans Trying to Free a Caged Dobby in London
Would you Visit London for a Harry Potter Stage Play?
On the 18th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, author J.K. Rowling has announced a new stage play to open next year. It is entitled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and will only be playing in London at the Palace Theater. Details are scant when it comes to the overall plot of the first stage play adaption of Harry Potter. Likely, it has something to … [Read more...] about Would you Visit London for a Harry Potter Stage Play?
Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter to be Released this October
Scholastic has just released the exclusive cover image of the fully illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling’s bestselling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. It will be available to purchase in major bookstores October 6th 2015. The illustrated version of the first Harry Potter book will not be the last, Scholastic plans to publish fully illustrated editions—one per year—of … [Read more...] about Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter to be Released this October