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A Conversation with MinaLima: 20 Years Later & Redesigning “Chamber of Secrets”

Nov 08, 2021

Posted by: Gianfranco Lentini

19 Years Later, Art, Books, Exclusives, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Interviews, MinaLima, Movie Art, News, Potter News, Products, Titles

For every witch or wizard, young or old, who has ever spent hours examining every detail of the Marauder’s Map, this conversation is for you. MinaLima–the design studio behind the graphic style of all the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films–has conjured yet another bestseller with the release of their illustrated edition of Harry Potter …read more!

EXCLUSIVE Look at Reopening of Warner Bros.’ Studio Tour Hollywood with Bonnie Wright

Jun 24, 2021

Posted by: Gianfranco Lentini

BigNews, Exclusives, Films, Info, Interviews, News, Potter News, Studio Tour, Warner Bros., Wright Interviews

Calling all Warner Bros. fans–grab your wand, pick up your Central Perk coffee, and beeline straight for the Bat-Signal in the sky! After more than a 15-month hiatus, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood (Burbank, California) has announced their grand reopening for June 26th, and they have more than a few enchantments up their robes. …read more!

EXCLUSIVE peek at “The Broom Collection” forthcoming from Insight Editions

Aug 11, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Books, Exclusives, Movies

If you have seen Harry Potter: The Wand Collection from Insight Editions, you know that the book is both insightful and gorgeous, with its wide horizontal layout designed to accommodate photos of wands, its sophisticated black pages, and the quotes and behind-the-scenes tidbits that provide backstory to each character’s wand design and spell technique. Leaky …read more!

Puffs Play Made Available for Streaming on Playbill

May 20, 2020

Posted by: Gianfranco Lentini

Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, HP References, Info, Media, News, Puffs, Theater

Playbill announced this week that Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic will be added to their streaming service Playbill Playback. Available for a limited time only from May 22-31, the original Off-Broadway production, filmed live in 2018, will be shown in full and include exclusive new interviews with the …read more!

Italian ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Artist Serena Riglietti Explains The Mice On Her ‘Philosopher’s Stone’ Cover! (Translated Interview With Fansite ‘Portus’)

Apr 24, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Cover Art, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, News

J.K. Rowling has been active once again on Twitter, and recently shared that she kept her copies of Harry Potter in her office, and loves seeing all the different editions and cover art. One edition in particular caught her eye: the Italian Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone cover art. Rowling said the edition had always been her favorite …read more!

If Witches and Wizards Saved the World (Again)

Apr 24, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Books, Books - Release Dates, Contests, Exclusives, Props-Sets, Publishers

Leaky recently had the opportunity to interview (socially distanced, using Muggle technology) Monique Peterson, author of The Wand Collection, forthcoming in paperback from Insight Editions on May 12. You can read her insights into wand lore, learn about wand battle choreography, and consider how the concept of magic wands feeds our imagination and perceptions of our own …read more!

“Alexa, Read Harry Potter Book One”: Audible Adds Free ‘Harry Potter’ Book To Alexa Devices

Apr 15, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Audio Books, Books, Dale, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, Fry, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, J.K. Rowling, News

In a new addition to Alexa home devices, Harry Potter fans and new readers with an Alexa device can, from today, listen to the first Harry Potter book as if by magic, by simply saying “Alexa, Read Harry Potter Book One”! The new addition to Alexa home devices is part of the Harry Potter at Home initiative by Wizarding World Digital, helping fans …read more!

EXCLUSIVE interview with “The Wand Collection” author Monique Peterson

Apr 15, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Books, Books - Release Dates, Contests, Exclusives, Films, Interviews, Paperbacks, Props-Sets

We recently had the pleasure of informing our readers that Harry Potter: The Wand Collection will be released in paperback by Insight Editions on May 12, 2020. (Follow this link to enter our contest to win yourself a free copy!) The Wand Collection‘s dramatic black pages feature photographs of each character’s wand and behind-the-scenes info on wand design, battle …read more!

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Isaacs Discusses ‘The Tales of Beedle The Bard’ Audiobook, Lumos & The Power of Storytelling

Mar 31, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Audio Books, Books, Charity, Companion Books, Davis, Exclusives, HP Cast, Interviews, Isaacs, Isaacs Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Law, Lumos, Lynch, News, Noma Dumezweni, Pottermore, Tales of Beedle the Bard, Wright

The Tales of Beedle The Bard audiobook, written by J.K. Rowling and released via Audible, released TODAY, and we had the chance to interview Jason Isaacs on narrating one of the stories in the collection, and his work with Rowling’s children’s charity, Lumos (whom the collection benefits). The audiobook unites the voices of Noma Dumezweni …read more!

Conjure Ron Weasley’s Patronus Funko Pop! Next Week on Wizarding World Digital!

Feb 29, 2020

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, News, Potter News, Products

Wizarding World Digital announced another Funko Pop! pre-release exclusive today and now, more than ever, fans will want to make sure they have their wizarding passport to guarantee access to this special offer. On Thursday, March 5, collectors will be able to conjure the latest entry in the Patronus line: Ron Weasley’s Jack Russell Funko …read more!



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