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Celebration of Harry Potter Day One: Opening Ceremony, Nightime Lights at Hogwarts and Big Announcements

Jan 26, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Art, Audio Books, Books, Broadway, Celebration of Harry Potter, Companion Books, Cover Art, Cover Artists, Exclusives, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter:The Exhbition, HP Cast, Ianevski, J.K. Rowling, MinaLima, Movies, News, Phelps, Pottermore, Publishers, Quidditch Through the Ages, Sam Clemmett, Tena, Theater, Theme Park, Warner Bros., Williams, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando, Wright

Universal Orlando Resort is hosting A Celebration of Harry Potter event this weekend and welcomed fans with a spectacular opening ceremony peppered with exciting announcements! Before the ceremony, Leaky had the chance to sit down with the cast in attendance at A Celebration – newcomers Natalia Tena (Tonks) and Stanislav Yanevski (Viktor Krum), along with a …read more!

Happy Birthday, Miraphora Mina!

Jan 26, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Art, Birthdays, Celebration of Harry Potter, Crew Birthdays, Events, MinaLima, Movie Art, News

As we celebrate A Celebration of Harry Potter this weekend, let’s not forget the birthday of one half of the insanely talented graphic design duo Minalima, Miraphora Mina! Having worked with Eduardo Lima to design most of the props, posters, maps (pretty much anything visual, really) from the Triwizard Cup to Hermione’s Time Turner, it’s …read more!

More Magic Announced for A Celebration of Harry Potter

Jan 22, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Celebration of Harry Potter, Events, Fans, Fun, Games, Ianevski, MinaLima, News, Phelps, Pottermore, Tena, Theme Park, Warner Bros., WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando, Wright

Are you ready for the most magical event of the year Potter fans? Universal Orlando Resorts A Celebration of Harry Potter starts this Friday, and now the weekend looks even more spellbinding than ever! In addition to all of the exciting panels, demonstrations, and fan favorite activities previously announced, including appearances from five of your favorite actors …read more!

Capture Bloomsbury’s ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ in Paperback Next Week!

Jan 21, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Art, Bloomsbury, Books, Books - Release Dates, Companion Books, Cover Art, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, J.K. Rowling, News, Potter News, Tales of Beedle the Bard

Newt Scamander’s oft-referenced textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is essential reading for all young witches and wizards, including the muggles among us who aspire to dabble in the magical world and, like Jacob Kowalski, someday interact with the creatures described therein. Bloomsbury announced an updated edition of Scamander’s seminal work last year, …read more!

Scholastic Commissions New Cover Illustrations for the 20th Anniversary of ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’!

Jan 17, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Art, BigNews, Books, Books - Release Dates, Cover Art, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, GrandPre, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling, News, Potter News, Publishers, Scholastic

While the UK celebrated the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997) last year and has now moved on to commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), fans in America have patiently waited to mark the occasion of Harry Potter’s introduction to the United States in …read more!

Waterstones London to Host Jim Kay and Olivia Lomenech Gill for ‘Harry Potter Book Night’!

Jan 14, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Art, BigNews, Books, Companion Books, Events, Exclusives, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fun, Harry Potter Book Night, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, News, Potter News

Waterstones announced special plans for celebrating Bloomsbury’s Harry Potter Book Night 2018 event at its London-Picadilly location. Europe’s largest bookshop will host renowned illustrators Jim Kay and Olivia Lomenech Gill for a discussion touching on this year’s announced theme–Fantastic Beasts! According to Waterstones’ official site, the event will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. …read more!

Bloomsbury Announces Release of ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ House Editions!

Jan 10, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Art, Bloomsbury, Books, Books - Release Dates, Companion Books, Cover Art, Cover Artists, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Jim Kay, News, Paperbacks, Pottermore, Publishers, Tales of Beedle the Bard

Today Bloomsbury publishers announced it will release updated house editions of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets this summer to mark the 20th anniversary of its publication! The new books will be available June 28 in both hardback and softcover versions. The hardback option will come in your choice of Gryffindor red, Slytherin green, …read more!

J.K. Rowling Continues to Work Her Magic in 2017: The Year in Review

Dec 31, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

19 Years Later, Anthony Boyle, Bloomsbury, Book Awards, Broadway, Celebration of Harry Potter, Colleen Atwood, Companion Books, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Davis, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Felton, Film Awards, Games, Gareth Fry, Grint, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Harry, A History, Isaacs, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, JKR Interviews, John Tiffany, Law, LeakyCon, Lethal White, Lewis, Lumos, Lynch, MinaLima, Neil Austin, News, Noma Dumezweni, Oldman, Phelps, Pottermore, Products, Radcliffe, Sam Clemmett, Scholastic, Studio Tour, Television Programmes, Theater, Theme Park, Thewlis, Video Games, Warner Bros., Watson, West End, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando, Wright

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!

A Hint From J.K. Rowling on Fourth Cormoran Strike Novel

Dec 22, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Burke, Career of Evil, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Cover Art, Cuckoo's Calling, Fan Art, Fan Sites, Grainger, Home Video / DVD, J.K. Rowling, Lethal White, News

It’s been over two years since the release of Career of Evil, the third detective novel in the Cormoran Strike series by J.K. Rowling, as alter ego Robert Galbraith, and fans have been clamoring for any word on the fourth. Last spring, as reported by Leaky, Rowling revealed the title to her next book through …read more!

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Star Alison Sudol Releases Christmas Single For Lumos

Dec 08, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Art, Charity, Lumos, News, Sudol

Fantastic Beasts star Alison Sudol recently brought out a new single, ‘Enough Honey’, and just in time for Christmas she’s delivering a new holiday single, the proceeds of which will go to Lumos! So happy to share ‘Christmas Will Be Waiting’ with you today! All proceeds go to @lumos to stop children growing up in orphanages and …read more!



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