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Bloomsbury Announces Theme for HP Book Night 2017

Jul 14, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Bloomsbury, Books, J.K. Rowling, News, Publishers, Scholastic

The ever-growing and popular Harry Potter Book Night, a night celebrating the publication of the Harry Potter books, is coming back in 2017! Bloomsbury recently announced the theme for the 2017 Harry Potter Book Night, taking place Thursday 2nd February. Many of our favorite characters are Hogwarts professors. Many of the Harry Potter series most …read more!

Bloomsbury UK Competition to Win a Family Trip to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Jul 04, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Bloomsbury, Books, Contests, News

Bloomsbury has launched a promotional competition within the U.K. for the chance to win a family ticket to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. The competition is an in-store promotion from WHSmith and advertorials in First News. The competition is to celebrate the continual success of the Harry Potter franchise. Bloomsbury wrote …read more!

Harry Potter Still Profitable for Bloomsbury

May 20, 2016

Posted by: Justin Hart

Bloomsbury, Book Reviews, Cover Art, Cover Artists, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, News, Publishers

19 years ago the publishing house, Bloomsbury, released the first book in the Harry Potter Series. Today they are still finding success with this beloved story. Now, thanks to last year’s publication of an illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Bloomsbury is seeing great growth in their children’s book division. Check out our review of …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!

Bloomsbury Announces Harry Potter Book Night 2016: “A Night of Spells”

Nov 09, 2015

Posted by: Catherine

Bloomsbury, News, Publishers, Scholastic

Bloomsbury has announced the date and theme of it’s Harry Potter Book Night in 2016.   The first annual Harry Potter Book Night was held this past February, and saw over 10,500 parties organized in the UK, with the Twitter #HarryPotterBookNight trending for most of the day. When Harry Potter Book Night returns, Thursday, February …read more!

The Deluxe Edition of Jim Kay’s Illustrated “Philosopher’s Stone”

Nov 06, 2015

Posted by: Catherine

Bloomsbury, Books, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, News

Yesterday, the Deluxe Edition of the new illustrated Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, illustrated by Jim Kay and written by J.K. Rowling, was released. Bloomsbury anticipated to release this £150 along side the beautiful, and much anticipated £30 edition. With the high price tag comes new features that enhance the beauty of the illustrated editions of …read more!

The Great Big Harry Potter Fansite Interview: Leaky’s Q&A with Harry Potter Illustrator Jim Kay

Oct 06, 2015

Posted by: Catherine

Art, Bloomsbury, Books, Exclusives, Fans, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Interviews, Leaky, News, Publishers, TLC Interviews

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!

New Images from the Illustrated Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (or Sorcerer’s) Stone–and a Video about Illustrator Jim Kay’s Creative Process!

Oct 05, 2015

Posted by: Alysha McLeod

Art, Bloomsbury, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, News, Pottermore, Scholastic

The release of the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone is nigh–in fact, it’s tomorrow (October 6th)! Four glorious new illustrations have been bestowed upon us ahead of the book’s release, thanks to an exclusive post made by EW. Steady yourselves: There’s this striking illustration of the quidditch hoops, set against a backdrop …read more!

New Images from the Illustrated Edition of “Harry Potter”

Sep 08, 2015

Posted by: Milka Väinämö

Bloomsbury, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, News, Scholastic

The U.S and UK illustrated editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone are hitting the shelves on October 6th, 2015. In January 2015, Scholastic and Bloomsbury released the first images from the book illustrated by British artist Jim Kay. Now, just a couple of weeks before the release of the book, Buzzfeed has released two new illustrations, …read more!



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