The bestselling british author made the announcement on her website on wednesday, august 17. Rowling makes and spends her millions business insider. The a journey through series of ebooks contains no new material by j. The harry potter books were the reason i fell in love with reading and makebelieve worlds and i have jk rowling to thank for that. Feb 10, 2016 harry potter author jk rowlings script of the stage play harry potter and the cursed child is going to be published as a book moments after midnight on 31 july timed to coincide with the boy. Jk rowling launches harry potter at home hub full of. As well as giving teachers an open license to read aloud all seven books to their classes virtually. Good news jk rowling release four new harry potter books. Rowling is the author of the muchloved series of seven harry potter novels, originally published between 1997 and 2007. Rowling is set to release three more harry potter books. The author was in new york to promote lumos, her new charity to help children in orphanages. Our new harry potter at home project is very much a team effort. Rowling said that she cant guarantee she wouldnt return to the world of harry potter in the next 10 years or so, therefore she didnt want to say she never would, but she also said it was unlikely. Rowling just published a new harry potter story on her.
Rowling and wizarding world launching a new initiative for young readers its easier than ever to access the first book in the series. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july. Jul 08, 2014 n early seven years after publishing the final book in the harry potter series, j. Jk rowling to make screenwriting debut in new harry potter. Rowling has written three collections of short stories that take readers deeper into the dark side of the harry potter wizarding world. 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. May 30, 2019 harry potter fans, this is your official heads up. May 30, 2019 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. Apr 24, 2018 in a new interview conducted at the broadway opening of the cursed child, j. Jk rowling to release new harry potter ebooks bbc news. 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. Rowling added her first book in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone or harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Finally, in 1995, rowling completed the manuscript for harry potter and the philosophers stone later known in. Rowling is bringing us back to harry potter s magical world by penning the feature adaptation of her book fantastic beasts and where to find them, but if youre.
She later withdrew the fourth harry potter novel from contention to allow other books a fair chance. Mar 30, 2014 fans of the harry potter series can rejoice. Rowling loves making buzzy revelations about her harry potter series. May 30, 2019 jk rowling and other sources have announced that there are 4 new harry potter books on the way. The series of short nonfiction ebooks, set to explore the traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the series, will be released by pottermore publishing. Dec 22, 2016 jk rowling has delivered an early christmas present to fans, announcing on social media that she is at work on two novels. Rowling uses twitter and pottermore to expand the harry potter universe. Rowling creates new harry potter site for coronavirus. Harry potter author to release four new magical books. Jk rowling is creating a new trilogy from the 54 page textbook she wrote for the harry potter world, fantastic beasts and where to find them.
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. Rowling relied on the real history of magic and alchemy to create her wizarding world in harry potter. Jk rowling launches new harry potter website to help. N early seven years after publishing the final book in the harry potter series, j. However, in the years since, rowling has gotten, for lack of a better word, bored.
Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books. Jk rowling is releasing four new harry potter books online thrillist. Rowling launches harry potter at home to banish boredom. Jk rowling has announced the launch of a brand new resource for fans called harry potter at home.
Jk rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter stories on. English playwright jack thorne wrote the script based on an original new story rowling wrote with thorne and theater director john tiffany but never released as a book. Rowling will release four new harry potter books for. Asked on twitter if there would be a new novel soon, the harry potter. Younger readers in particular might enjoy the books activities, such as making a colorchanging. 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. Over 500 million harry potter books have been sold across the globe, so its comforting. Rowling has given fans an update on the beloved wizard in new writing published to her website pottermore in. Jk rowling drops major hint a harry potter movie is on the way. Shes not sure hermione and ron make sense as a couple. At the bottom of the scroll, the philosophers stone is represented by interconnected red and white orbs. Jk rowling is to make her screenwriting debut in a spinoff film based on a minor character in her harry potter books, called fantastic beasts and where to find them. Jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels books. Rowling will deem necessary to add or change about harry potter canon.
Rowling is planning to expand her wizarding world with four new books set in the harry potter universe though maybe not exactly. Rowling doing the dang thing and making harry potter. Rowlings original intention for writing as robert galbraith was for the books to be judged on their own merit, and to establish galbraith as a wellregarded name in crime in its own right. Since then, fans await not with bated breath as they once did for new facts and lore. Rowling has raised the dangerous possibility of writing new harry potter book. Asked on twitter if there would be a new novel soon, the harry potter author replied on wednesday night. While some are very excited at the prospect of new harry potter books released by jk rowling, others are wearisome of the annual release of potterbased material from the authors camp. Along with the three companion books written for charity, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. Whether its new canon in the fantastic beasts films, facts on pottermore, or random things being revealed by rowling herself on twitter, it seems hard to escape these new canon facts. As part of the new effort, audible is also making the first book in the harry potter series free on its new platform. Rowling, with the first movie being 2001s harry potter and the sorcerers stone. The bestselling british author made the announcement on her website on.
Jul 31, 2016 people take photos after buying a copy of j. May 31, 2019 harry potter s jk rowling has announced four new books, which will transport fans into their very own hogwarts class if youve ever wanted to be a pro at the dark arts, potions, magical. The multiawardwinning author took to twitter to make the announcement, writing. Jk rowling has delivered an early christmas present to fans, announcing on social media that she is at work on two novels. But during this trying time rowling still found the energy to chip away at the book.
Jk rowling confirms that harry potter is bisexual ahead of. Be the first to see the new cover of time and get our. As the harry potter books arent really my thing, i hadnt taken much notice of j k rowlings books. Mar 28, 2019 it quickly became the pinnacle moment of rowling not knowing when to leave the harry potter canon alone. Rowling explains why harry potter 9 will never happen. Oct 20, 2017 new harry potter book takes readers behind the scenes of j. The new trilogy of novels will take place 19 years after the. Author jk rowling has written not one, but four new books about the wizarding world. In december 1999, the third novel, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, won the smarties prize, making rowling the first person to win the award three times running.
Harry potters jk rowling has announced four new books, which will transport fans into their very own hogwarts class. Rowling has unveiled a new website, harry potter at. Jk rowling has released four new harry potter books, and reading them is essentially like getting an acceptance letter to hogwarts. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books time. The author of the hugely popular books took to twitter yesterday to share a new. Feb 10, 2016 when diehard harry potter fans first heard that j. A history of magic, a new exhibition at the british library, reveals the extent to which j. Pottermore presents is intended to supplement the harry potter book series with short. Jk rowling has hinted a new harry potter film is on the way, sending fans into meltdown. A new exhibition at the british library in london reveals how author j.
A journey through, adapted from the audiobook harry potter. Bored without having to commit to a seemingly endless series of books anymore. 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. The release of a new movie would become a major event over the next decade, with the series coming to a close with the eighth installment harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 in 2011.
The harry potter book series began publication in 1997 with harry potter and the. The fifth book, troubled blood, is to be published in 2020. Jk rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books next month. Rowling said in a recent interview, she doesnt think harry potter 8 will happen. Rowling, from her harry potter book and film series to future creations. Rowling is releasing four new harry potter stories called a journey through to pottermore on thursday, june 27. After harry potter had finally finished filming, alan rickman wrote a letter thats deeply moving duration. Rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books online. The real stories behind that alleged harry potter book and other. Rowling has written three collections of short stories that take readers deeper into the dark side of the harry potter wizarding world, publishers confirmed. As well as giving teachers an open license to read aloud all seven books to their classes. Apr 01, 2019 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. K rowling and her team have already announced a special, open. Rowling has kept up a prolific pace with her writing.
Rowling explains why a harry potter 9 wont be happening. You can read and listen to sorcerers stone for free now. Sep, 2019 even more impressive, rowling was able to produce harry potter as both a successful book franchise and a successful movie franchise, which is hard to pull off. Prepare to delve deeper into the rich history of magic be it our own muggle history, or the magical world created by jk rowling with this new. Rowling and her wizarding world team are making it easier for. I may have heard of the casual vacancy but i had no idea what it was about. This changed when i watched the first episode of a recent tv adaptation, it seemed as though the casual vacancy might be right up my street and indeed it was. Rowling keeps changing harry potter canon after the fact has become somewhat of a running joke on the internet. New harry potter book takes readers behind the scenes of j. Rowling to create harry potter londona sixfoot scroll preserved since the 16th century is stretched out on a table offering instructions for the creation of a. The new ebooks will be released on pottermore rowling s online world. In a new interview conducted at the broadway opening of the cursed child, j. Rowling s contribution was an 800word harry potter prequel that concerns harry s father, james potter, and godfather, sirius black, and takes place three years before harry was born.
Instead, they sit with an eyeroll ready for whatever else j. In a taped interview with oprah winfrey via the ap, rowling said the characters are in her head and could. Here to cast a banishing charm on boredom once again, jk rowling has revealed that she has launched a harry potter at home online hub and its just the news we needed of a gloomy thursday in quarantine. Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book. Rowling doing the dang thing and making harry potter available during covid19 crisis. These 4 short books dive further in to harry potter folklore and the history of magic.
These books wont be stories of harry and his adventures, but they will be a factual series about the subjects. The harry potter film franchise is undeniably one of the most unifying forces of our time. The harry potter author sat down with todays matt lauer to talk about harry potter and her charity. The four ebooks will also include manuscript pages, notes, and sketches from rowlings time writing the original harry potter books. The series of short ebooks will explore the traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the harry potter series, the announcement says. Rowling dashes hopes for a ninth harry potter book. I just couldnt not have this book in my book collection. These books wont be stories of harry and his adventures, but they will be a. 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. Jk rowling creating trilogy for new harry potter world. The cards were collated and sold for charity in book form in august 2008. Apr 10, 2015 the author was in new york to promote lumos, her new charity to help children in orphanages. Rowling relied on the real history of magic and alchemy to create her wizarding world. Apr 10, 2015 its the question people have been asking for eight years, ever since j.
Rowling announced thursday that shes releasing four brand new stories in the magical series these new ebook editions. If youve ever wanted to be a pro at the dark arts, potions, magical creatures. Why people are excited about the two new harry potter books. Apr 17, 2019 the harry potter movies are based on the bestselling book series by j. I got this book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, after my old copy got lost during a move. Apr 25, 2018 while rowling wont be giving readers a ninth harry potter book or more cursed child plays or movies, fans still have plenty of fantastic beasts content to look forward to. Rowling s harry potter and the cursed child a little after midnight at foyles book store on july 31, 2016 in london, england.