J.K. Rowling pens a new 'Harry Potter' story and a new 'Potter' theme park opens

J.K. Rowling recently released a short story about the futures of such characters as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, while the new section of Universal Studios titled The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley just opened to the public. J.K. Rowling also recently published the mystery 'The Silkworm' under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Former BBC Africa correspondent pens 'dramatic' Somalia story

Hurst Publishers has signed The Mayor of Mogadishu: The Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia by Andrew Harding, a former BBC Africa correspondent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harry Potter magic helps conjure up profit rise at Bloomsbury

Sales of JK Rowling’s much-loved books jump 133%, boosted by illustrated edition, contributing to 8% profit rise at publisherHarry Potter is still working his magic for the publisher Bloomsbury after nearly 20 years, with sales more than doubling over the past year thanks to a new illustrated... Continue reading at The Guardian

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J K Rowling honoured by PEN America

J K Rowling has been honoured by PEN America with the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. The Harry Potter author received the award for her work that "opposes oppression in any form" and "champions the best of humanity". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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At PEN Gala, Rowling Calls Trump 'Bigoted'

At the gala, which PEN president Andrew Solomon said was the nonprofit's most successful fundraiser to date, J.K. Rowling, one of the evening's honorees, condemned the views of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Harry Potter magic comes up against Sunday trading laws

Booksellers have been lobbying publisher Little, Brown to change the date of the release of the eighth Harry Potter story so that chain stores can sell the book without breaking Sunday trading laws. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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GCHQ warned Bloomsbury about Harry Potter theft

British surveillance agency GCHQ intervened with the launch of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in J K Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Britain's GCHQ spies helped stop Harry Potter spoilers ending up online - publisher

Britain's spy agency stopped Harry Potter spoilers from leaking to the internet in the lead-up to a book release, its publisher has told ABC Radio. Continue reading at Stuff

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GCHQ 'flagged up Harry Potter leak'

The UK's surveillance agency GCHQ intervened to help prevent the sixth Harry Potter instalment leaking on the internet, the book's publisher says. Continue reading at BBC News

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'Harry Potter' chair sold at NY auction

A chair that author JK Rowling sat on while writing the first two Harry Potter books is sold at a New York auction for nearly $400,000 (£283,000). Continue reading at BBC News

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At Wizarding World of Harry Potter, magic comes to life, or as close as it gets

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Audible's Harry Potter audiobooks hit one million unit sales

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Harry Potter Contributes to Improved Scholastic Results

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J.K. Rowling reveals new story, the 'History of Magic in North America'

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Feeling lucky? Some Universal Studios visitors will get to test the new Harry Potter attractions

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Harry Potter: Cursed Child tops charts

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Eighth Harry Potter book set to be 'publishing event of year'

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Harry Potter fever rages with announcement of eighth book

Harry Potter frenzy has already reached fever pitch — and we still have five months to wait until we can get our hands on the latest book about the boy wizard, now all grown up. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter play script to be published by Little, Brown

Little, Brown UK will publish the script of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter stage play in book form this July, along with Scholastic in the US. Pottermore, J K Rowling's digital book platform, will simultaneously publish the ebook edition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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