Feb 06, 2020
We wish we had a Time-Turner that we could use to jump ahead to October 20 and get a sneak peek at the new edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone featuring the iconic styling of MinaLima. According to MinaLima’s website: With brilliant full-colour illustrations on nearly every page, this new edition also includes eight …read more!
Jan 25, 2020
Leaky previously shared the news that the theme of this year’s Harry Potter Book Night will be the Triwizard Tournament from the fourth book in the series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The sixth annual Harry Potter Book Night will be held on February 6, 2020. According to Bloomsbury, the purpose of Harry …read more!
Jan 08, 2020
In Spring 2020, Warner Bros. will work with the Natural History Museum, BBC, Bloomsbury and Pottermore Publishing to create a new exhibition, documentary and written material based on the magic of Fantastic Beasts. These new experiences will offer a close look at some of the real-life inspirations behind magical creatures in the wizarding world, muggle …read more!
Dec 20, 2019
Spend a penny, get £2,300?!? A hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets purchased online for 1p plus postage was discovered by its purchaser to be a signed first edition. He offered it for auction in Staffordshire last week, where an international collector paid £2,300 for it. Not a bad return on investment, …read more!
Sep 23, 2019
Bloomsbury will celebrate the release of the highly-anticipated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Illustrated Edition with an October tour featuring illustrator Jim Kay! The date of the first “An Evening with Jim Kay” event coincides with the release of the book on Oct. 8, 2019 and will be held at Central Library in St. …read more!
Sep 10, 2019
Making quite the entrance, as ever, first looks at Jim Kay’s illustrations of the arrival of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute were tweeted this week by Pottermore and Harry Potter Film. Set to appear in the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, hitting shelves Oct. 8, the eagerly-awaited book is available …read more!
Aug 31, 2019
Just in time for the Triwizard Tournament-themed Harry Potter Book Night on February 6, 2020, Bloomsbury will release a new edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire that will feature covers for each Hogwarts house. In time for our Triwizard-themed Harry Potter Book Night (6th February 2020), behold the covers for the NEW House …read more!
Aug 02, 2019
Following up on our report that a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone would be up for auction at the end of July, we can now inform you that the book sold for £28,500. Rare first editions of the Harry Potter books have been selling for stratospheric prices at auction. Just over a year ago, another …read more!
Jul 24, 2019
Bloomsbury’s Harry Potter Book Night has become a fan favorite event, and with today’s exciting Save-the-Date announcement that next year’s theme comes from J.K. Rowling’s epic fourth installment in the Harry Potter series, 2020 looks to be another magical celebration of the wizarding world that continues to inspire generations of readers. Harry Potter and the Goblet of …read more!
Jul 12, 2019
Jim Kay has officially begun work on the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and that’s good news that would make even Madam Pince rejoice! After previously announcing on his website Creepy Scrawlers Ltd. about the completion of his work on Goblet of Fire, Kay went on to inform readers that he aims to …read more!