She is best known for writing the harry potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the bestselling book. Rowling controls the e book and audiobook rights for the harry potter franchise, and adding new digital material in e book form could drive digital backlist sales. Rowling releases new harry potter details on pottermore. Apr 14, 2012 pottermore opens its doors for all, jk rowling announces. Rowlings writing taken from the pottermore archives. Aug 17, 2016 the new books, from what we know so far, will be published only in digital form. Rowling to release harry potter ebooks via pottermore site. Rowling to release harry potter ebooks via pottermore. Rowlings completion of the novels and the end of their respective film adaptations ensured that the topic of the authors wonderful world was somewhat less.
Rowlings wizarding world, with a major redesign and packed with exclusive writing, features, and news. Rowling released the first half of a twopart series on the history of the quidditch world cup on pottermore, and if youre a potterhead who still hasnt read it, stop what youre doing and. Rowling will, for the first time, release the famous childrens stories in ebook form in october through a new website called pottermore. Rowlings harry potter community site and digital bookstore now lets users gift ebooks and digital audiobooks to other people. Jk rowlings pottermore to publish four short books on the history of. Rowling is set to release on pottermore three new books set in harry potter s magical world. Sony corporation issued the following press release today. Every harry potter stan in the world had one outlet to escape to whenever they were fiending for some new potter content.
Jun 23, 2011 jk rowling unveils pottermore website the telegraph. In a press release, rowling said that her new book would be quite different from. This logo was originally designed by legendary harry potter illustrator mary grandpre over 23 years ago. This has been done through pottermore, the cursed child plays, as well as the. Rowling on minerva mcgonagall, and her involvement in the second wizarding war, as well as why the black family bestow such odd names to their children, how a witch or wizard becomes a portrait, or what j. Rowling posts new harry potter story on pottermore film. Rowling continues to be at the core of the site which also features a never before seen article by. Rowling publishes new harry potter story, crashing. Jk rowling is giving us three new books set in harry potter. They were not announced by pottermore staff, so they stayed there until someone recognized them. Rowling will be in discussion with bestselling novelist ann patchett and will be taking select questions from the audience, followed by the book signing. Lately it seems as though harry potter or at least the universe he resides in is everywhere. Rowling is releasing four new stories for the history of magic in north america j. The new design celebrates harry potter and the cursed child s place as the eighth story in the canon by incorporating j.
Rowling, is a british author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Harry potter makes first appearance for seven years as he. Aug 05, 2016 harry potter and the cursed child parts 1 and 2 a play by jack thorne based on a story by j. Sep 23, 2015 for the brand new jk rowling harry potter story go to. Minerva was the roman goddess of warriors and wisdom. Rowling at a performance of harry potter and the cursed child in london in july. Now pottermore is opening yet another door, with a new set of ebook shorts called pottermore presents. Potterheads still reeling from excitement following the arrival of harry potter and the cursed child may want to sit down for this. Rowlings website devoted to all things potter just got a complete makeover, complete with a new features section where fans will find everything from hagrids insights to how to.
Rowling today, thursday 23rd june, answered mounting speculation about the nature of her new project and announced pottermore, a unique and freetouse website which builds an exciting online experience around the reading of her hugely successful harry potter books, and is partnered by sony the announcement today was heralded by the revealing of the. These ebooks, with writing curated by pottermore, will take you beyond the harry potter stories as j. Rowling published the seventh and final harry potter book in 2007. Rowling revealed the cryptic website pottermore, which will supposedly announce the launch of a new j. Rowlings pottermore adds ebook gifting and new book. K rowling announces new harry potter stories on pottermore. Rowling reveals her inspiration, intricate details of characters. Pottermore website launched by jk rowling as giveback to fans. The harry potter novel and film franchises might have ended years ago, but j. Rowling have appeared in some sections on the pottermore website, but no one noticed them. After the immense success of her seven book series, rowling launched pottermore, an immersive website that quickly grew into a large content. Jul 08, 2014 harry potter, last seen waving his children onto the hogwarts train at the end of the seventh and final novel in jk rowling s recordbreaking series, has just made his first appearance in seven. Hear daniel radcliffe read the first chapter of harry potter and the.
Pottermore the digital heart of the wizarding world j. Rowling solves pottermore mystery, announces harry. The pottermore website also promises a new piece of writing from j. Readers will be able to buy ebooks, or access the new material on. Rowlings completion of the novels and the end of their respective film adaptations ensured that the topic of the authors wonderful world was somewhat less common. 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. Rowling has written a new article for the pottermore site, going into the family history of the potter family. Rowling releasing 3 pottermore presents ebooks next. William mcgonagall is celebrated as the worst poet in british history. Jk rowling unveils pottermore website the telegraph. Pottermore as you know it is disappearing september 16th. Rowling insisted that she is really, truly, done with writing about harry potter. Joanne rowling ch, obe, honfrse, frcpe, frsl better known by her pen name j. A collaboration between rowling and audible, bloomsbury, overdrive, pottermore publishing and.
Rowling continues to be at the core of the site which also features a never before seen article by the author, revealing the history of the wizarding. Rowling to release four new harry potter ebooks abc7 new. Rowlings pottermore website will publish the stories, which will be devoted to all things from the wizarding world. Harry potter and the cursed child parts 1 and 2 a play by jack thorne based on a story by j. Albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore is a fictional character in j. Sep 04, 2015 every harry potter stan in the world had one outlet to escape to whenever they were fiending for some new potter content. Rowling teases new harry potter book as pottermore launches to the public april 16, 2012 11. Owls are gathering around a countdown clock on youtube, teasing that a new announcement will occur soon. Rowling announces pottermore sony corporation of america. Rowling released a history of magic in north america on the pottermore website, native critics, scholars, readers and. Rowling to release three new hogwarts ebooks on pottermore potterheads can look forward to three new ebooks, to be released on the pottermore website on sept. Rowling to release three new harry potter books on. Jk rowling made a mistake in her latest pottermore story us.
Rowling has teased fans with details about coming projects, posted quizzes, published new. Rowling to release three new hogwarts ebooks on pottermore. Rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books online. Rowling went into more detail about dumbledore and.
Rowling announced the launch of harry potter at home, a new online hub that. It added that would begin with harry potter and the. Rowlings harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two falls out of the top spot this week on usa. Jun 16, 2011 rowling published the seventh and final harry potter book in 2007. Rowling shares early memories of visiting europe as a teenager and the lasting impression it made upon her, in a contribution to a new book. Rowling made millions of wishes come true when she penned a new short harry potter tale and posted it on the pottermore site which briefly crashed. Aug 17, 2016 the 51yearold author is taking readers back into the world of wizardry with three new books, announced on wednesday.
Harry potter new story by jk rowling free on pottermore. The book features contributions from other writers, thinkers, artists and performers and is published by coronet. Rowling released a history of magic in north america on the pottermore website. For those unaware, pottermore has just finished its merger into and as of yesterday, october 2nd, all pottermore links will now redirect to the new website. Sep 22, 2015 harry potter fans have some homework to do. Rowlings the casual vacancy have been announced, all of which are in the united states on wednesday, little, brown announced j. How harry potter characters should have looked by the book. Sep 22, 2015 on 22nd september 2015, revealed its newly imagined website and positioning as the digital heart of j.
For the brand new jk rowling harry potter story go to. Rowling today, thursday 23rd june, answered mounting speculation about the nature of her new project and announced pottermore, a unique and freetouse website which builds an exciting online experience around the reading of her hugely successful harry. The tales of beedle the bard, a collection of stories, is now also available as an ebook for the first time. Rowling announces ebook series, pottermore presents.
Pottermore opens its doors for all, jk rowling announces. Rowling reveals her inspiration, intricate details of more. While there was a time several years back when constant chatter regarding the boy wizard and his magical world were the norm, j. Rowling teases new harry potter book as pottermore. In the opening chapter of the first novel of the series, dumbledore arrives at number four, privet drive in little whinging, surrey. Rowing is forging ahead with a well thoughtout direct sales plan for harry potter ebooks, but its a shock that publishers arent doing the same things for their titles.
Rowling has announced that she will be releasing 12 new harry potter stories on the website starting december 12 as a part of the upcoming christmas celebration. Pottermore presents is a series of bitesized ebooks that dig deep into the harry potter stories, with titbits taken from pottermore s archives and original writing from j. Rowling has revealed that she will release the longawaited ebooks of her mindbogglingly popular. The new york times columnist edward rothstein said that ms. Rowling has previously discussed the complicated relationship that. Rowling announces shes writing brand new stories about. At the recent premiere in london of the play harry potter and the cursed child, j. The new books, from what we know so far, will be published only in digital form. Harry potter, last seen waving his children onto the hogwarts train at the end of the seventh and final novel in jk rowlings recordbreaking series, has. The final film, harry potter and the deathly hallows.
Rowlings pottermore website will hawk harry potter ebooks and serve up olivia solon. Rowling, and four that we already knew but now available at higher quality. Rowling shows no sign of leaving the harry potter universe alone. Aug 17, 2016 lately it seems as though harry potter or at least the universe he resides in is everywhere. Rowling always said that the seventh harry potter book, harry.
Fly off into the summer night with the seven potters, escape gringotts on dragonback, witness the killing of severus snape and much more on. Jk rowling is giving us three new books set in harry. Jk rowling to release new harry potter ebooks bbc news. Rowling s 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. On 22nd september 2015, revealed its newly imagined website and positioning as the digital heart of j.
Jun 23, 2011 new york cnnmoney harry potter series author j. In an exclusive entertainment weekly video announcement, harry potter fansite pottermore announced the pending arrival of brand new writing from j. The series offers harry potter fans added insights into. Rowling reveals potter family history in new pottermore. Rowling posts new harry potter story on pottermore.
The 51yearold author is taking readers back into the world of wizardry with three new books, announced on wednesday. Fantastic beasts and where to find them is out in uk cinemas on november 18, 2016 related articles. Rowling clarifies cursed child is not the 8th harry potter book. As with every redesign that pottermore has made over the years there are changes with regards to the available j. Rowling in other harry potter news, the final trailer for fantastic beasts was revealed, showing eddie redmaynes newt scamander arriving in 1920s new york. Rowling releasing 3 pottermore presents ebooks next month. Readers will be able to buy ebooks, or access the new material on pottermore. Rowlings harry potter and the cursed child parts one and. Rowling today, thursday 23rd june, answered mounting speculation about the nature of her new project and announced pottermore, a unique and freetouse website which builds an exciting online experience around the reading of her hugely successful harry potter books, and is partnered by sony. See more ideas about harry potter, harry potter love and albus dumbledore. Sep 22, 2015 the new set of artwork depicts 15 scenes from the nearly 800page manuscript. Rowling is delving into the back story of one of harry potters more twisted hogwarts professors. The new set of artwork depicts 15 scenes from the nearly 800page manuscript.
Rowling will be hosting a discussion and book signing at new yorks jazz at lincoln center. Rowling has posted a new harry potter story on pottermore, in which a 34yearold harry and his friends go see the quidditch world cup. Rowlings pottermore publishing will release four ebooks next month. Rowlings only public appearance in the united states for the casual vacancy. Rowling just cant let harry potter go the new york times.
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