Archive for April, 2020

J.K. Rowling & Others Share COVID-19 Stories & Recoveries

Apr 06, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, Lynch, News, Sudol

J.K. Rowling today told fans via Twitter that she had been experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (coronavirus), but has now “fully recovered”. She said she had suffered “all the symptoms” of COVID-19 for the last two weeks, taking advice from her husband (a doctor) on how to relieve respiratory symptoms: Please watch this doc from Queens …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Jack Thorne Treated for Possible Coronavirus, Sonia Friedman Calls Theatre Industry Resilient

Apr 05, 2020

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Anthony Boyle, Broadway, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, Jack Thorne, News, Noma Dumezweni, Radcliffe, Round-Up, Sonia Friedman, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

Theater news has slowed since the spread of the coronavirus led to theater closings around the world, however, there are a few notable stories for theater fans and fans of Potter alums. Jack Thorne tweeted last week that he is being treated for a possible case of the coronavirus, and producer Sonia Friedman penned an …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: Daniel Radcliffe on Life in Lockdown, Helen McCrory’s Feed NHS Scheme & More!

Apr 05, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Gleeson, Harry Potter Round-Up, HP Cast, Leung, McCrory, News, Radcliffe, Round-Up, Staunton, Tennant, Thewlis, Watson

Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, news just keeps rolling in! J.K. Rowling launched a new hub for Harry Potter readers, we released an interview with Jason Isaacs on The Tales of Beedle The Bard audiobook, we shared Transfiguring Adoption’s call for support, and we announced a new giveaway of The Wand Collection.  In this week’s round-up we share Helen McCrory’s new …read more!

Free ‘Harry Potter’ Audiobook & More at J.K. Rowling’s New ‘Harry Potter At Home’ Hub

Apr 01, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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

J.K. Rowling announced via Twitter today that a new Harry Potter hub had been launched via WizardingWorld.com: Harry Potter At Home! You might remember Rowling and The Blair Partnership announcing that they had granted an open licence for teachers to read Harry Potter to their class online. Now, thanks to collaborations with Audible, Scholastic, Pottermore Publishing, Bloomsbury and OverDrive, …read more!



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