Kay on Potter illustrations: 'extraordinarily difficult'

Ever since Bloomsbury announced in 2013 that it was going to publish illustrated editions of all seven of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter novels, award- winning illustrator Jim Kay has been working flat out to bring the Harry Potter world to life. Kay, a self-confessed control freak, said illustrating the first book was an “extraordinarily difficult” task: “It was not so much the act of doing it but the pressure. Every time I sat in front of a blank piece of paper I felt hand-shaking pressure!” Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Eric Carle, writer and illustrator who gave life to ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ dies at 91

Simply told and radiantly illustrated, his books have been story-time staples for decades. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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John Burningham’s final picture book is poignant tale of ‘difficult’ dog’s last trip

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Cassell Illustrated snaps up book on landmark Oasis gigs at Knebworth

Cassell Illustrated will publish a 25th anniversary book on the inside story of the landmark Oasis gigs at Knebworth.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Helen McCrory, star of Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter, dies aged 52

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Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury issues another profit upgrade

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Joan Walsh Anglund, illustrator who distilled childhood to its essence, dies at 95

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Sharon Kay Penman, Whose Novels Plumbed Britain’s Past, Dies at 75

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The magic question: can a Harry Potter TV show work?

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