It’s time to be a #HarryPotterSpotter!  From now through November 2, Bloomsbury Publishing is sponsoring a Harry Potter artwork scavenger hunt.  Twelve prints of Jim Kay’s illustrations for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone are currently on display in twelve art museums across Britain, and fans are invited to find them all and document their search on …read more!

Menahem Asher Silva Vargas, the Guinness World Record holder for largest collection of Harry Potter memorabilia, didn’t want to pack his over 4,000 items away in boxes somewhere.  So this week, after a previous exhibition at Mexico City’s Museum of the Antique Toy, Silva Vargas opened his own museum. According to an Associated Press article …read more!

If you’ll be in London, England for Hallowe’en and you’re at least 18 years of age, we’ve just learned about a live comedy performance that might be up your alley (though sadly it won’t be in Diagon Alley). Time Out, a London site-seeing website, rated a new comedy show a critics choice must see in …read more!

After more casting news was released earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter exclusively released that well-known screen and stage actor, Ron Perlman, was also added to the Fantastic Beasts casting list. Apparently Perlman is to play a Goblin. We are familiar with Goblins in the Harry Potter series. Perlman is not quite Goblin size. This …read more!

This morning, Apple released enhanced editions of the Harry Potter ebooks–now available to download on iBooks. J.K. Rowling tweeted about the release, saying she was “thrilled” with the “beautiful” enhanced editions of the books.   The enhanced editions of the Harry Potter ebooks resemble the new illustrated editions of the physical Harry Potter books, by …read more!

J.K. Rowling tweeted this morning (surprise, surprise) that she would be talking with NPR about her Robert Galbraith’s new novel, Career of Evil. The radio segment is to air on November 2, as a part of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour and NPR’s new Book Club. Crime Vault also seems to be offering fans the …read more!

Emma Watson has just tweeted that she will be a part of a live Q&A (over Twitter), discussing her new movie Regression. As previously reported, Emma Watson plays a tormented young woman who fears for her life after experiencing something horrific. According to IMDB, Emma Watson’s character accuses her father of a crime he does not remember …read more!

It is here–it is finally here. Since it was first announced in a press release in early 2012 (yes–we have been waiting for years), fans have been eagerly awaiting Bloomsbury’s illustrated editions of the Harry Potter books. As we wondered what these books would look like, Bloomsbury took their time, carefully picking an illustrator to take …read more!

The newest list of actors joining the set of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has been announced: Selma actress Carmen Ejogo, Gemma Chan from Humans and Mission Impossible / Transformers actor Jon Voight. They will be joining Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander), Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell, Dan Fogler and Samantha Morton on set, alongside director David Yates (director of the final four Harry Potter films). Filming …read more!

Today, October 6, Bloomsbury is publishing the first illustrated edition of the Harry Potter books–Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is hitting shelves in stores near you. As a part of publication celebrations, illustrator Jim Kay agreed to participate in Q&A sessions with major Harry Potter news sites, calling it The Great Big Harry Potter Fansite …read more!