Harry Pottering around at home? Rowling to rescue bored kids in lockdown
4 years, 11 months ago

Harry Pottering around at home? Rowling to rescue bored kids in lockdown

China Daily  

An undated handout photo shows a user filling out a Harry Potter themed word search on mobile as J.K. Rowling has announced initiatives to help children, parents, carers and teachers confined at home during the COVID-19 outbreak. LONDON - British author J. K. Rowling is hoping her much-loved Harry Potter series will work its magic on bored children stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdown. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book in the series about the boy wizard, will be available for free worldwide as an ebook and audiobook throughout April, as part of an initiative to help parents, carers and teachers entertain housebound children, Rowling announced on Wednesday. An undated handout photo shows tablet users looking a Harry Potter reading guide as J.K. Rowling has announced initiatives to help children, parents, carers and teachers confined at home during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Harry Potter online TV Series to go on floors soon? Here's what a new report says
1 year, 11 months ago

Harry Potter online TV Series to go on floors soon? Here's what a new report says

Hindustan Times  

Discovery Inc. is close to a deal for a new online TV series based on Harry Potter, the best-selling young adult books, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The company is hoping the series can be one cornerstone of a new streaming strategy that will be announced next week by HBO’s parent, Warner Bros. That company’s chief …

Twitter thread explaining JK Rowling's storytelling framework proves why Harry Potter series is a best seller
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter thread explaining JK Rowling's storytelling framework proves why Harry Potter series is a best seller

India Today  

One will find only a handful of people across the globe who haven’t read or heard about the green-eyed boy wizard with a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead. It was @jk_rowling’s masterclass in story and structureâ€æ — Nathan Baugh 🗺️ January 3, 2023 “We view Harry Potter as a whimsical children’s tale turned adult series that captured the minds …

Daniel Radcliffe, Stephen Fry, Eddie Redmayne and more to read chapters of first Harry Potter book via ‘Harry Potter At Home Readings’ on Spotify
4 years, 10 months ago

Daniel Radcliffe, Stephen Fry, Eddie Redmayne and more to read chapters of first Harry Potter book via ‘Harry Potter At Home Readings’ on Spotify

The Hindu  

Today, Wizarding World, the official Harry Potter universe website, and author J.K. Rowling announced the latest addition to Harry Potter At Home, the collection of free initiatives designed to uplift the spirits of Harry Potter fans around the world in lockdown. It will bring weekly recordings of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone, to harrypotterathome.com, …

How ‘Harry Potter’ and J.K. Rowling are giving hope to people during the pandemic
4 years, 11 months ago

How ‘Harry Potter’ and J.K. Rowling are giving hope to people during the pandemic

The Hindu  

“Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home,” replied J.K Rowling earlier last week in response to a fan, who thanked the British author for her stories being a wonderful escape, even in dark times. It’s been 13 years since the last book in the series — Harry Potter and the Death Hallows — released in 2007, and nine …

A bit of magic during Coronavirus lockdown: JK Rowling launches ‘Harry Potter At Home’
4 years, 11 months ago

A bit of magic during Coronavirus lockdown: JK Rowling launches ‘Harry Potter At Home’

The Hindu  

Very few things would have offered an escape so wondrous as the JK Rowling’s world of wizards and witches for you. Thirteen years after the final Harry Potter book, there are numerous things — movies, plays, etc — about the franchise that you still probably enjoy. Author JK Rowling, on Wednesday, launched a new section, especially for children, in the …

Inside The Ever-Expanding Wizarding World: Harry Potter At 20
6 years, 5 months ago

Inside The Ever-Expanding Wizarding World: Harry Potter At 20

NPR  

Inside The Ever-Expanding Wizarding World: Harry Potter At 20 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary GrandPré/Courtesy of Warner Bros. Corporate Archive Mary GrandPré/Courtesy of Warner Bros. Corporate Archive It's hard to remember a world before Harry Potter. At the New York Historical Society, a new exhibit called "Harry Potter: A History of Magic" traces the roots of author J.K. Rowling's …

Fantastic Beasts review: For JK Rowling. For Harry. Even after all these years
8 years, 4 months ago

Fantastic Beasts review: For JK Rowling. For Harry. Even after all these years

Hindustan Times  

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Director - David Yates Cast - Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Colin Farrell, Ezra Miller Rating - 3.5/5 Fantastic Beasts wastes little time on fan service. But what if, one day, all memory of Harry Potter and JK Rowling’s wonderful wizarding world were to be taken away? In the scenes …

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child film: Warner Bros. reportedly looking to get Daniel Radcliffe on board
8 years, 6 months ago

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child film: Warner Bros. reportedly looking to get Daniel Radcliffe on board

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ever since the announcement JK Rowling was working on an eighth …

"Harry Potter" fans, rejoice: J.K. Rowling is writing a new children's book now
9 years, 4 months ago

"Harry Potter" fans, rejoice: J.K. Rowling is writing a new children's book now

Salon  

In a rare and revealing new interview, J.K. Rowling confirmed that she is in the midst of writing a new children’s book, her first return to the genre since “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows” hit shelves in 2007. That's my mid-life crisis.” In the past few years, Rowling has written a number of adult novels, including the “Cormoran Strike” …

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Potter gets ready for the stage as a middle-aged father of three
9 years, 5 months ago

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Potter gets ready for the stage as a middle-aged father of three

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So when Harry Potter steps out on to the West End stage next year for …

JK Rowling's Harry Potter movie spin-off Fantastic Beasts to be 'at least' a trilogy
10 years, 5 months ago

JK Rowling's Harry Potter movie spin-off Fantastic Beasts to be 'at least' a trilogy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But what the author hasn’t revealed is that there might well be “three or more” …

JK Rowling movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them gets release date
10 years, 10 months ago

JK Rowling movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them gets release date

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy JK Rowling’s forthcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie …

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