Archive for the ‘Books’ Category

BoxLunch Store’s Butterbeer Kit & Give Away!

Apr 01, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fun, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Humor, Interactive, News, Products

There is another Harry Potter publishing and merchandising partner coming to brick and mortar stores across the country! BoxLunch is here to “get some” and “give some”. With only a handful of stores around California and Texas (though, more are coming soon!), the new store caters to a slightly different audience than other Harry Potter merchandise …read more!

UPDATE: Publishing Partners Release Press Statements on ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Merchandise

Mar 31, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Books, Companion Books, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, J.K. Rowling, News, Products, Publishers, Scholastic

Following last week’s announcement of the publishing partners assisting with the creation and distribution of Fantastic Beasts merchandise and companion books, press releases from the publishers are circulating, giving us little hints at what to expect. The CEO of Insight Editions, Raoul Goff, said of the announcement: “Insight is thrilled to continue working with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, extending …read more!

‘Harry Potter: Magical Places & Characters’ Colouring Book Out Now!

Mar 31, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Books, Movie Art, News, Scholastic

We all loved the Harry Potter and Harry Potter: Magical Creatures colouring books by Scholastic. The exciting news is, Harry Potter: Magical Places and Characters is available now! According to Mugglenet, the pattern designs seem simpler in this instalment, however, the scenes themselves are extremely detailed. Check out photos of inside the book over at Mugglenet here, and get the book now on Amazon here – we …read more!

UPDATED: Pottermore, BuzzFeed Reveals Cover Art fro Illustrated Chamber of Secrets!

Mar 30, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Art, Bloomsbury, Cover Art, Cover Artists, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Jim Kay, News, Scholastic

BuzzFeed exclusively revealed a first look at Jim Kay’s new work on the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of  Secrets. The pop-culture news site revealed the cover art, as well as one beautiful diagrammed image of a Phoenix. Please take a look at the new images below. Visit the original BuzzFeed article here.   …read more!

Publishing Partners Announced for “Fantastic Beasts”

Mar 22, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Books, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News

Get those 2016 Christmas wish-lists ready! Earlier this morning, Business Wire released the press announcement of publishing partners that will be assisting in the creation and distribution of Fantastic Beasts merchandise and companion books. We will see the familiar crew coming together–Scholastic, the major American publisher of Harry Potter, HarperCollins, publishers of Harry Potter film …read more!

The History of Magic in North America

Mar 07, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, J.K. Rowling, News

Earlier this morning, Pottermore, The Telegraph, and Entertainment Weekly released a video promoting new Wizarding World stories to come from Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling. The one-minute video promotes the history of America as never heard or seen before, more magical and amazing than we know thus far. The video also links all of this …read more!

Eddie Redmayne on Researching how to be a Zoologist to Play Newt

Feb 21, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Movies, News, Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne sat down with the Telegraph for a very lengthy interview looking at his career thus far. Arguably, it is quite an impressive one. Among his many awards and nominations, Redmayne has won a Tony, Olivier, Best Shake­spearean Performance from the Critics’ Circle Awards, Golden Glob, SAG, and an Oscar for his role as Stephen …read more!

Harry Potter Film Concert Tour Announced

Feb 18, 2016

Posted by: Katie Eller

Events, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, News

Variety announced that a Harry Potter film concert series will begin in North America this summer!  Warner Bros. Consumer Products has partnered with CineConcerts to show Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone with live orchestration starting in Philadelphia on June 23. Beginning with a “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” tour in 2016, “The Harry Potter …read more!

Eddie Redmayne, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Domnhall Gleeson and Stephen Fry at the BAFTA Awards

Feb 15, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Fry, Gleeson, News, Oldman, Redmayne, Rickman, Smith, Walters

The 2016 BAFTA Film awards took place in the U.K. last night, at London’s Royal Opera House. Stephen Fry hosted the event, and Eddie Redmayne, Dame Maggie Smith, Julie Walters were also in attendance, with nominations in the Leading Actor, Leading Actress and Supporting Actress categories respectively. Dame Maggie Smith also got caught on the kiss cam (see below), …read more!

Pottercast #256 “The 8th Book”

Feb 11, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Audio, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, iTunes Downloads, News, PotterCast, Pottermore

That’s right, ladies and gentleman, after a long and earned-filled wait, your Pottercast withdrawals are over! Pottercast is BACK! The gang is back and discussing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The release of the “eighth story,” and now “the eighth book,” has stirred up a lot of conversation and debate. In the latest episode of …read more!



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