We already posted that the Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibit that is currently on display in the British Library in London will be coming to the New York Historical Society from 5 October through 27 January 2019. Pottermore has just posted that tickets will be available starting 14 February to New York Historical Society members, and …read more!

In an exciting week for theater news, Cursed Child director John Tiffany is among the Queen’s honorees for 2017, and original cast members head for Broadway while the second run continues to dazzle in London. As always, the actors and crew stay busy year-round–sound designer Gareth Fry will host a workshop in February, and Jack …read more!

Obvious to anyone who takes a look at 2017 in the rearview mirror is the fact that Harry Potter and his world continue to remain alive and well today, twenty years after J.K. Rowling first put his story down on paper. His devoted followers assumed they were parting company with the boy wizard when the …read more!

The latest Lootcrate came with plenty of surprises for eager Potter fans, celebrating ‘mysteries small and large’ in the wizarding world with an especially magical loot: 1) I Am Lord Voldemort Magnet Set These magnets are inspired by the huge Chamber of Secrets reveal that Tom Marvolo Riddle actually had another, more sinister meaning. They make …read more!

It’s the last weekly round-up of 2017! This week we’ve seen a trailer for Daniel Radcliffe’s latest project, Circus Kid,  and even some new teaser photos from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. We also celebrated the festive season with a look back at Harry’s visit to Godric’s Hollow, and a special Hogwarts rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. …read more!

Jude Law first came onto the Potter scene in April with the announcement that thrilled the fandom–he would portray the young Albus Dumbledore in the Fantastic Beasts sequel, now named Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. We must wait one excruciatingly long year before the film hits theaters and we get to see Law in action as …read more!

Two new Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald photos have emerged thanks to Empire‘s latest issue and a USA Today piece, giving a look at both Newt and Tina, and Grindelwald and newcomer Rosier. The first new photo (from Empire) shows Newt and Tina looking like they’re cornered in a vault of some sorts (a bank? a ministry?). Tina’s …read more!

Whatever quibbles, major or minor, each of us may have with the Harry Potter films, most everyone can agree that the casting was spot-on.  Each of the notable British actors chosen to personify the books’ characters rose to the challenge of measuring up to the image we had each formed in our mind’s eye whilst …read more!

As the Boy Who Lived in the eight Harry Potter films, Daniel Radcliffe spent much of his childhood and teenage years on the set of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World movie franchise. His role as the famous young wizard set him up for life financially, but that certainly hasn’t kept him from taking on diverse new …read more!

Most readers can easily recount their childhood favorites, many of which are widely viewed as classics within the vast body of literature we are privileged to enjoy. Some of these page-turners came to eager hands gift-wrapped, slender tell-tale packages under the tree. They beckoned us to new worlds and introduced us to life-long friends. For …read more!