Archive for the ‘Scholastic’ Category

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!

UPDATE: Pre-order ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Screenplay to be Published!

Apr 26, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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

EXCITING NEWS! Not only is the Cursed Child script book being published in July following preview performances, but Pottermore have just announced that J.K. Rowling will also be releasing the Fantastic Beasts screenplay in book form! The screenplay will be published on November 19th – a day after the movie’s release date of November 18th, and details on pre-ordering are coming soon, so …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!

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!

J.K. Rowling and the New Children’s Book

Nov 04, 2015

Posted by: Katie Eller

Books, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, News, Scholastic

In an interview with BBC Radio 2 to discuss Robert Galbraith’s Career of Evil, Rowling said, “I have written part of a children’s book that I really love so there will be another children’s book and I have ideas for other adult books…”  when asked if she would ever write as J.K. Rowling again.  Several …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!

Scholastic Announce “All-New Harry Potter Online Experience”

Mar 05, 2010

Posted by: John Admin

Scholastic

Scholastic have updated their blog to announce that they are “preparing an all new Harry Potter experience.” Although no specific details are revealed, the blog post states that the experience “will give new readers the perfect home to start their Hogwarts journey.” The Harry Potter section of the Scholastic website also hints to the arrival …read more!



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