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

Jan 17, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

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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!

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

Dec 31, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

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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!

REVIEW: “Yearbook” Makes Magic Fun for Muggles

Dec 04, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Book Reviews, Books, Books - Release Dates, Companion Books, Fantastic Beasts, Fun, Games, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling, Movie Art, Review, Scholastic

The latest edition to the Wizarding World library, A Magical Yearbook: A Cinematic Journey: Imagine, Draw, Create has arrived just in time for the holiday season. After a year of a few celebrated companion books and new editions from J.K. Rowling, such as the illustrated versions Prisoner of Azkaban and Fantastic Beasts and Where to …read more!

‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic’ Opens at The British Library!

Oct 19, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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Harry Potter: A History of Magic opens TOMORROW at The British Library in London! Keep reading for details on a new documentary coming to BBC Two (featuring J.K. Rowling herself), companion books, featured items, planned expansions and more: In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, The British Library in London (in …read more!

EXCLUSIVE: Our Chat With Jim Kay & Olivia Lomenech Gill, Illustrators of ‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Fantastic Beasts’!

Sep 26, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Art, Bloomsbury, Cover Art, Cover Artists, Exclusives, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, News, Publishers, Scholastic

Leaky was lucky enough to be invited to Bloomsbury’s preview event for the illustrated editions of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, both released next month. Jim Kay’s Prisoner of Azkaban continues his illustrated editions of the Harry Potter books, which he says are ‘like a welcome home’. Every character, he …read more!

“A Magical Yearbook” now available for pre-order

Sep 20, 2017

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Books - Release Dates, Companion Books, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Scholastic

We’ve kept you apprised of 2017 Harry Potter-related book releases, but this one slipped between the seat cushions on the Hogwarts Express.  A Magical Yearbook: Cinematic Journey: Imagine, Draw, Create has a somewhat unwieldy title, and we haven’t been privy to an inside look, but it appears to be a Fantastic Beasts-based activity book, similar to last …read more!

Fantastic Beasts strut their way onto new cover art

Jul 11, 2017

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

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Some fantastic beasts may deny that they strut, and claim that their fathers are being unfairly maligned as strutters, too, but thanks to Pottermore’s new reveal we now have good evidence that some of them do indeed strut, and likely so did their fathers. Pottermore has shared an exclusive glimpse of the new illustrated edition of …read more!

20 Years Later: Celebrating Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling and Fans

Jun 26, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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Today marks twenty (yup, 20) years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published. It’s difficult to put into words appreciation for a series which has given all of us so much, or to thank all the people involved in bringing it to us in so many different forms, and before we show you all …read more!

Bloomsbury Brings Back Wizarding Wednesdays

Jun 22, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

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The 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is almost here and to celebrate Bloomsbury has brought us more exciting news by bringing back Wizarding Wednesdays (as you may recall from last year as we awaited the highly anticipated arrival of Fantastic Beasts)! Every Wednesday from now until August 2nd Bloomsbury will be …read more!

Illustrated PoA Available for Pre-Order Now

Feb 24, 2017

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Art, Bloomsbury, Books - Release Dates, Cover Art, Cover Artists, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Jim Kay, News, Pottermore, Publishers, Scholastic

Of course, you already have all of the Harry Potter books.  But the only way to deal with the grief that there is no 8th book to wait for is to buy new editions.  Both the U.K. and U.S. publishers of the series are counting on fans getting their Harry Potter fix by periodically releasing …read more!



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