Speaking at the broadway opening of harry potter and the cursed child on sunday, j. Potterharry potter universalharry potter hogwartsharry potter book. The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Jk rowling, the author of harry potter, only agreed for the play to be made. Rowling will publish her eighth harry potter story this summer according to the telegraph, the script of harry potter and the cursed child, the play rowling revealed in october. Rowling created harry potter by newsweek special edition on 101616 at 12. Nine years after publication of the last novel in the bestselling series about the boy wizard, what has been billed as the epic 8th harry potter story. Image caption jk rowling was asked multiple times by harry potter fans to turn the story into a play. Is harry potter and the cursed child an 8th harry potter book. We are so thrilled to be publishing the script of harry potter and the. Harry potter and the philosophers stone paperback january 6, 2017 by j k rowling author. Rowling opens license for harry potter during covid19.
It is set 19 years after the events of the potter films and follows harry, head of the department of magical law enforcement, and albus severus potter as he sets off on his hogwarts journey. Rowling finally announces eighth harry potter story. Harry potter and the cursed child will premiere at londons palace theatre on july 30th, 2016. In 1997, rowling introduced readers of all ages to a world of magic in harry potter and the philosophers stone, the first entry in what would become a series of seven novels, telling the story of the boy who lived. Second, the play was not written by jk rowling herself. It was added at her publishers request, who thought a book by an obviously female author might not. Book after book, her story unfolded and critics would ask questions. Is harry potter and the cursed child an 8th harry potter. Rowling to publish eighth harry potter story with the. Harry potter returns through 8th story play script. Rowling became the first billionaire author in the. Harry potter may have returned to the muggle world this weekend with harry potter and the cursed child, but the wizarding worlds creator, j.
Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books j. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc news. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. Charlie owns a coffee shop and neville just wants a. Its a play script of a story set in the harry potter world. Who isnt fan of the beautifully written world famous harry potter series. Rowling s other works included a mystery series featuring the detective. Rowling, there will not be another harry potter story, and theres no spell, charm, or curse that can change it. If youve been waiting for an owl to bring you news of a new book about harry potter or another play starring his son, its time to learn that, like. The k stands for kathleen, her paternal grandmothers name. Motivational story of harry potter author j k rowling. Rowling was obviously greatly affected by the stars death and has been opening up about how rehearsals for harry potter and the. Rowling said she doesnt expect to continue moving the story forward by creating a harry potter book. Rowling explains why there wont be any more stories about.
Pottermore fans claim a special announcement is being planned for book 8 on july 31 the mirror. The plot follows harry s second year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls on the schools corridors warn that the chamber of secrets has been opened and that the heir of slytherin will kill all pupils who do not come from. The book was first published by bloomsbury childrens books in june 1997, under the name j. Rowling explains why harry potter 9 will never happen. Jk rowlings eighth harry potter story will be published this summer. Another person who has had to answer that question is j. Rowling, is set 19 years after harry potter and the deathly hallows. The play is marketed as the eighth official story in the harry potter series. Harry potter author jk rowling s script of the stage play harry potter and the cursed child is going to be published as a book moments after midnight on. Do harry potter new book clues suggest j k rowling is writing final eighth novel.
Harry potter is midway through his training as a shelve harry potter and the goblet of fire. The harry potter author sat down with todays matt lauer to talk about harry potter. Rowling launched a new initiative wednesday aimed at abating. Rowling, british author, creator of the popular and critically acclaimed harry potter series, about a young sorcerer in training. Rowling, the author of the harry potter series, revealed details of the new installment friday on the pottermore website. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books.
Rowling announced that the upcoming play, harry potter and the cursed child, will be a direct sequel to the franchise rather than a prequel, calling it the eighth story in. The writer created a magical, wizarding world which will inevitably give you homey and warm feelings all over. But nobody knows the real struggle of its author before creating this magical story. The series has sold more than 500 million copies and was adapted into a. Rowling creates harry potter site for coronavirus boredom. Rowling, is a british author and screenwriter best known for her seven book harry potter childrens book series. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the.
N early seven years after publishing the final book in the harry potter series, j. Rowling has given fans an update on the beloved wizard in new writing published to her website pottermore in. Rowling herself in a special role, but she chose to stay behind the scenes and heres the character she almost played. 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. 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. Harry potter, fictional character, a boy wizard created by british author j. New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter story.
Six further bestselling books and eight blockbuster films followed. It does not feel like an eighth harry potter book at all. Harry potter and the cursed child stage play will be 8th. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j.
Im confident that when audiences see harry potter and the cursed child they will understand why we chose to tell this story in this way. These books takes us to the magical journey of a whole different world. Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book. Do harry potter new book clues suggest j k rowling is. Pottermore is proud to be a key part of the multiplatform effort that will allow the epic eighth harry potter story to be read and enjoyed by a wider. Rowling has relaxed permissions on harry potter books so that teachers can read them online to students during the coronavirus outbreak. The story only exists because the right group of people came together with a brilliant idea about how to present harry potter on stage, continues j. Jk rowlings eighth harry potter story will be published. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Rowling announced earlier this week that her highly anticipated harry potter play, harry potter and the cursed child, is being released in book form later this year. Every harry potter book ranked according to goodreads. The little, brown book group is the successful publishers.
Rowling, says that this is the last time well get a. Rowling just published a new harry potter story on. His comingofage exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular novels 19972007, which were adapted into eight films 200111. The novels were adapted into a number of blockbuster films.
Rowling launches a new activity website for kids harry potter author j. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second novel in the harry potter series written by j. According to the creator of the wonderful wizarding world j. Rowling, the billionaire author behind the harry potter franchise. One day later, according to the bbc, rowling will publish a hardback book containing the plays. Rowling said in a recent interview, she doesnt think harry potter 8 will happen. Jamie parker, currently starring in the west end show guys and dolls, will star as an adult. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2part play written by jack thorne, which is based on the story of j. Rowling announced earlier this week that her highly anticipated harry potter play, harry potter and the cursed child, is being released in book. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july. Rowling said she doesnt expect to continue moving the story forward by creating a harry potter book 9. Everyone is very, very excited that an eighth harry potter story is coming this year, but jk rowling isnt pleased people are calling it a novel.
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