Harry Potter Books from Bloomsbury announced an upcoming illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard today. The new edition will be illustrated by the award-winning Chris Riddell and is set to be published Oct. 2, 2018! The official Bloomsbury announcement reads: “We are absolutely thrilled to announce Chris Riddell will be …read more!

Harry Potter Books from Bloomsbury made an exciting announcement yesterday–Jim Kay, the incredibly-talented artist behind the illustrated editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, will attend four events next week to promote the Oct. 3 release of the highly-anticipated new installment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner …read more!

Leaky was lucky enough to be invited to Bloomsbury’s preview event for the illustrated editions of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, both released next month. Jim Kay’s Prisoner of Azkaban continues his illustrated editions of the Harry Potter books, which he says are ‘like a welcome home’. Every character, he …read more!

The new illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is currently available for pre-order from Bloomsbury UK. As a lead up to the official release date of the book, Bloomsbury suprised us with a sneak peek! Across social media, Bloomsbury revealed the Marauder’s Map as drawn by Jim Kay for this edition. This …read more!

Following the success of the illustrated hardcovers of the first three books in the Potter series, Pottermore  announced earlier this summer the ‘Kindle in Motion’ version of the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone as covered here by Leaky. This magical moving version of book one of our favorite story went on sale today! Pottermore says that …read more!

The Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition does not open at the British Library until Oct. 20. But, in anticipation of the event, hints have been released along the way to tease eager fans–from the official poster featuring the work of illustrator Jim Kay to descriptions and cover art of the two incredible companion books. …read more!

Ron can stop prodding Dean Thomas’s photo of West Ham now because Muggle books now feature moving pictures.  Well, eBooks, anyway. According to Pottermore, Jim Kay’s 2015 illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will be released on Amazon Kindle on September 5—with a twist:  Some of the illustrations will be animated so they …read more!

Bloomsbury released the cover art for the two companion books that will be released in conjunction with the British Library’s Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition today! According to the Bloomsbury website, Harry Potter: A History of Magic–The Book of the Exhibition will be available in hardback format and feature cover art adapted from …read more!

We’re eagerly awaiting Prisoner of Azkaban as Jim Kay’s next instalment in the illustrated Harry Potter series, and after a first look at the cover by Pottermore (which features a glowing Knight Bus), Bloomsbury have released more previews of chapter pages and page layouts for the book. This title page (presumably featuring the outside of an Azkaban cell) …read more!

Some fantastic beasts may deny that they strut, and claim that their fathers are being unfairly maligned as strutters, too, but thanks to Pottermore’s new reveal we now have good evidence that some of them do indeed strut, and likely so did their fathers. Pottermore has shared an exclusive glimpse of the new illustrated edition of …read more!