Harry and Beatrix Potter face off on eclectic Waterstones book of the year shortlist

Sarah Perry’s The Essex Serpent is the only novel on the six-book shortlist, up against JK Rowling’s play script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and a long-lost Beatrix Potter storySarah Perry’s novel The Essex Serpent might have missed out on the big literary prizes this year, but her tale of a 19th-century amateur naturalist on the trail of a mythical beast is the novel of the year for booksellers at the UK’s largest book chain. Related: The Essex Serpent author Sarah Perry: ‘Kids at school found me strange. I didn’t mind’ Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Hogwarts Legacy's game mechanics reflect the gender essentialism at the heart of Harry Potter

The new Harry Potter game, Hogwarts Legacy, has generated a lot of controversy, which is reflected within the gameplay itself. Continue reading at The Conversation

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England’s Young Writer of the Year Award Names Its Shortlist

This four-title shortlist for the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust Young Writer of the Year Award is to yield a winner by mid-March. The post England’s Young Writer of the Year Award Names Its Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Announcing The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award shortlist

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Skip Hogwarts Legacy and watch some Harry Potter-style D&D instead

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Exclusive: The makers of a Harry Potter smart wand claim Warner Bros. took their IP

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Prince Harry Memoir Led 1.2% Rise in Print Book Sales Last Week

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Prince Harry’s Spare is fastest-selling nonfiction book since UK records began

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‘Spare,’ by Prince Harry: Book Review

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Prince Harry’s autobiography Spare is UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book

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Prince Harry’s memoir hits No 1 on Amazon, predicted to be one of year’s bestsellers

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US interest grows after Prince Harry book revelations

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100 years of Stan Lee: how the comic book king challenged prejudice

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