Harry potter new book launch with author jk rowling youtube. As a baby, his mothers love protected him and vanquished the villain voldemort, leaving the child famous as the boy who lived. British author jk rowling has revealed she is expanding her wizarding world of harry potter with four new ebook shorts. Last month, we were blessed with rowlings eighth installment of the harry potter series in the form of a play harry potter and the cursed child.
Rowling created the incredible world of harry potter. Rowlings original text, with gorgeous jacket art by jonny duddle and line illustrations throughout by tomislav tomic. In my view, rowling s best books were in the harry potter series. Fans of the harry potter franchise are about to be transported back to hogwarts, after jk rowling revealed shes releasing four brand new books about the wonderful wizarding world. Rowling, author of the internationally bestselling harry potter books. Aug 17, 2016 when harry potter and the deathly hallows was released in july 2007, many fans were prepared for the final book to be the end. Rowling and her wizarding world partners to help those confined to home during the covid19 pandemic.
Aug 18, 2016 a collection of short stories from author j. The series of short ebooks will explore the traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the harry potter series, the announcement says. Rowling is planning to expand her wizarding world with four new books set in the harry potter universe though maybe not exactly. Nov 23, 2016 harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. Rowling is continuing her reign as one of the most prolific writers of the 21 st century with the latest announcement that shes releasing four new books e books, if youre being. Dec 08, 2008 jk rowling reads extracts of her new book, the tales of beedle and the bard, to hundreds of school children at the book s launch i. The new additions are a part of the british librarys oct. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books j.
Harry potter will come out as bisexual and have a love affair with ron weasley in a new spinoff book series, jk rowling has confirmed. Katie roiphe asks what would have happened if my struggle. When sarah browns son fraser was born in 2003, rowling was one of the first to visit her in hospital. Rowling creates new harry potter site for coronavirus. Rowling keeps changing harry potter canon in an effort to improve it, but her efforts have mostly had the opposite effect. All of these 7 books have been the most favorite ones among kids and teenagers. Rowling s harry potter archives are being released as ebooks. Rowling has unveiled a new website, harry potter at home, in an effort to provide a mystical escape from current events in the muggle world.
Rowling, john tiffany and jack thorne, the play was scripted by jack and directed by john. The cards were collected together and sold for charity in book form in august 2008. Its since expanded to new heights that explore different realms of the world and can be. Harry potter fans in quarantine have a reason to rejoice nj family. Jk rowling launches harry potter at home hub for kids in lockdown. The books are written around the life of a kid named harry potter who is the son of two powerful wizards murdered by an evil wizard voldemort.
Set in 1927, a few months after the events of fantastic beasts and where to find them, and moving from new york. Jk rowling writing hard on new work childrens books. Rowlings youngest child, daughter mackenzie jean rowling murray, to whom she dedicated harry potter and the halfblood prince, was born on 23 january 2005. Aug 17, 2016 just when we thought the harry potter franchise was finally over, rowling says j. Jk rowling to release new harry potter ebooks bbc news. Jk rowling has unveiled a new harry potter platform to help keep children entertained while on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The seven novels have brought in nearly eight billion dollars in total sales, having sold over 400 million copies. Aug 17, 2016 jk rowling is giving us three new books set in harry potter world mined from the pottermore archives save.
This was the climax, when everything came together. Harry potter is loved throughout the world, and so is his creator. K rowling and her team have already announced a special, open. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books.
A perennial bestseller in the wizarding world and one of the most popular books in the hogwarts school library. Four brand new stories associated with the wizarding world of harry potter are set to be released over 20 years after the first novel was published. Wizarding world digital will see the two rightsholders to j. Aug 19, 2014 harry potter fans got a pleasant surprise on monday when j. Rowling is providing readers with a new look into the wizarding world of harry potter. Rowling created harry potter by newsweek special edition on 101616 at 12. Rowling is a true wizard, a woman who has the ability to recall vividly her days as a child and capture those wild, wonderful, difficult timesan ability that helps make her creation, harry potter, seem so real. Rowling is releasing two new harry potter books this.
Aug 17, 2016 it turns out harry potter and the cursed child wont be the last chapter of j. Feb 10, 2016 when diehard harry potter fans first heard that j. Rowling bids farewell to harry potter at cursed child. Rowling has announced the launch of harry potter at home, a new online hub designed to help children, parents, carers and. Rowling always said that the seventh harry potter book, harry potter and the deathly hallows, would be the last in the series, and so far she has kept to her word. Rowling launches harry potter at home hub for families during. Over 500 million harry potter books have been sold across the globe, so its comforting. Jk rowling and wizarding world launch harry potter at home. J k rowling and wizarding world partners launch harry. Rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books online. Harry potter and the cursed child book launches worldwide.
Rowling got off the train when it reached london, feeling inspired. The magic isnt over for harry potter fans as author j. Rowling announced a brand new harry potter online universe today called harry potter at home, and that sound you hear is millions of gryffindors, ravenclaws, hufflepuffs, and yes, even the slytherins rejoicing from their respective appropriatelysociallydistancedhouses. Rowling relied on the real history of magic and alchemy to create her wizarding world in harry potter.
Rowling just confirmed four new harry potter adjacent books are coming out. The new harry potter at home hub brings the magic of hogwarts to you while. Jk rowling confirms that harry potter is bisexual ahead of. The bestselling british author made the announcement on her website on wednesday, august 17. Rowling wants to make it a little easier for kids, parents and teachers stuck at home due to covid19 to enjoy harry potter, with the author on wednesday launching a website featuring a. Rowling is giving muggles the opportunity to enjoy the world of harry potter from the comfort of their homes by launching an immersive new hogwarts website. The magic of harry potter is coming straight to living rooms around the world. Welcome to the harry potter at home hub where youll find all the latest magical treats to keep you occupied including special contributions from bloomsbury and scholastic, nifty magical craft videos teach your friends how to draw a niffler. It received its world premiere in londons west end on 30 july 2016. Rowling, the author behind the wizarding world and all its inhabitants, announced shes created a new. Which book is the best will depend on your judgment. J k rowling and her wizarding world partners have announced three new initiatives under the banner harry potter at home, to help children, parents, carers and teachers who are at. Harry potter and the philosophers stone has been added to audibles library of free books as part of its. Take a look inside the new illustrated edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone designed by minalima explore the wonders of the harry potter.
Rowlings popular book series the 51yearold author is taking readers back into the world of wizardry with. Rowling harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. K rowlings new harry potter audiobook is here, and it. On the contrary, the real story behind the creation of harry potter persuasively demonstrates that creativity is a learnable, improvable skill. Rowling brings magic to quarantine with launch of harry potter. Rowling has given fans an update on the beloved wizard in new writing published to her website pottermore. Oct 31, 2014 today, jk rowling used, her allthings harry potter website, to release new writing about her lovetohate character dolores umbridge, a key villain in the fifth book. Rowling is set to release three more harry potter books.
K rowling released another original tale set in the wizarding world this time introducing an entirely brandnew character earlier. Rowlings pottermore publishing has announced that four new books are on the way, providing an opportunity to delve deeper into the magical world of your favorite boy wizard. Rowling, mary grandpre october 1998 order in the next 7 hours 26 minutes and get it by tuesday, march 03. Rowling says harry potter books can be read in online videos. This is the ultimate harry potter collection for harry potter fans of all ages. After harry potter had finally finished filming, alan rickman wrote a letter thats deeply moving duration. If youve been waiting for an owl to bring you news of a new book about harry potter or another play.
Rowling is set to release a new set of short stories focused on the. Rowling announced the launch of harry potter at home, a new. Rowling and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Harry potter and the deathly hallows book 7 deluxe edition by j. Harry potter author jk rowling has launched an online potter hub. The books have been translated into over 80 languages, won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, becoming the bestselling book series in history in 2016, a new era of the wizarding world was unveiled with the launch of fantastic beasts and where to find them, an original screenplay by j. Rowling has launched an online hub called harry potter at home for children and families to access in selfisolation during the global coronavirus pandemic. And most recently, the new york times called harry potter and the deathly hallows the fastest selling book in history.
Harry potter author jk rowling has launched an online potter hub to keep children educated and entertained during the. Rowling s original harry potternovel, harry potter and the philosophers stone or, as its known in the u. K rowling is shaping this year up to be a good year for potterheads everywhere. Tv writer and frequent contributor to cosmopolitan. The books have since been adapted to film starting in 2001. Rowling announced that she is blessing us with a harry potter exhibit about the history of magic in celebration of the 20year anniversary of the series, which will be. Rowling is offering free audiobooks and ebooks to the first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, throughout april, to help families in lockdown during. Rowling is giving us more new harry potter books this. Rowling, in collaboration with bloomsbury and the british library, will be releasing two new harry potter books. Rowling s wizarding world collaborate to bring new experiences to harry potter fans, most of which will come through new.
After the immense success of her seven book series. New harry potter ebooks delve into the history of magic. The series of short nonfiction ebooks, set to explore the traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the series, will be. Jk rowling launches new harry potter website to help. Rowling not only because shes bringing an epic 20th anniversary harry potter exhibit to the world. Creating harry potters fantasy empire february 2nd, 2015, 10. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowling s debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Rowling s new ebook editions to the mythical tome will be available in june through pottermore rowling s ecommerce and digital publishing website for all things in. Check out our wizarding world collection including harry potter books, dvd. Theres still a little magic left in the world for us muggles in quarantine after all. A treasure trove of magical facts and fairy tales, the.
Apparently the films will be based on a textbook used at hogwarts, fantastic beasts and where to find them, and will follow the adventures of that books fictional author newt scamander. The crimes of grindelwald is the second screenplay in a fivefilm series to be written by j. Jk rowling to write new film series set in the world of harry. Rowling just published a new harry potter story on. Rowling became the first billionaire author in the wake of harry potters success. Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book. Good news jk rowling release four new harry potter books. The harry potter series has been hailed as one for the ages by stephen king and a spellbinding saga by usa today. The cast, including daniel radcliffe harry, emma watson hermione and rupert grint ron weasley. Rowling became the first billionaire author in the. And the author has mentioned plans for a book aimed at adults. Jul 20, 2017 this year is going to be a big one for author j.
Jk rowling s rejected harry potter pitch from 1995 is on display, and many are wondering how publishers said no to the iconic tale. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was a global bestseller in 1997, and rowling went on to add six more books to the series one for each year of harrys education at hogwarts. Rowlings wizarding world into the homes of families and. Rowling, author of the harry potter series, today launched a new harry. Rowling and the wizarding world have come up with a new spell to banish boredom during quarantine with harry potter at home. J k rowling and harry potter solar navigator world. Rowling launches harry potter at home to keep young.
Harry potter book series 7 books harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Jk rowling working on four new harry potter books times. Rowling has already had quite the huge year, with the debut of her new play harry potter and the cursed child, and the new harry potter theatrical spinoff fantastic. According to the creator of the wonderful wizarding world j. Rowling announced on wednesday morning that three new ebooks, po. Its been over twenty years since the harry potter franchise first began with a bestselling novel.
Rowling to release four new harry potter e books next month. Fans around the world are reconnecting with hogwarts from the comfort of home. Rowling is writing 2 new books, is one of them harry potter. A new exhibition at the british library in london reveals how author j. Rowling to release 4 new harry potter world ebooks. The hub also gives access to the first harry potter book for free. Rowling has granted an open license to allow teachers to post videos of themselves reading aloud from harry potter. Library displays jk rowlings rejected harry potter synopsis. Apr 01, 20 rowling, who was named the first billionaire author by the guinness book of world records, reached incredible success with her harry potter series as well as the subsequent movie series. K rowling will release two new harry potter books this. Fans of a certain young wizard may be spellbound by the new harry potter at home initiative, launched by author j. Jk rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books next month. Our new harry potter at home project is very much a team effort. Rowling just cant let harry potter go the new york times.
At sunday nights new york premiere harry potter and the cursed child on broadway, rowling crushed the dreams of potterheads at the theater and around the world. Apr 10, 2015 the author was in new york to promote lumos, her new charity to help children in orphanages. Orphan harry learns he is a wizard on his 11th birthday when hagrid escorts him to magicteaching hogwarts school. These handsome hardback editions feature stunning jacket art by jonny duddle and beautiful interior illustrations by tomislav tomic make irresistible reading for all potter fans, wizards and muggles.