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Scholastic tells us they will periodically release the covers leading up to the September 2013 release. But until then, we have some time to consider what they might use for the subsequent six books from J.K. Rowling.
Book / Book Series / News
We reported yesterday that artist/illustrator Kazu Kibuishi has created the next generation of cover illustrations for the Harry Potter paperback books from Scholastic. In this new article, Kazu shares the story of his vision and how he came to be selected by Scholastic for this honor.
Book / Book Series / News / Scholastic
According to a new article in Publisher’s Weekly, Scholastic has hired artist Kazu Kibuishi, creator of the bestselling graphic novel series Amulet, to design and create a new paperback cover for each of the Harry Potter books in celebration of 15-years since the American release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
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The complete and utter timelessness of the Harry Potter books is certainly a well-known fact among Potter aficionados. A fact that was recently proven by The Guardian’s Top 10 Children’s Books 2013, in which two of the series’ books were included.
Book Awards / News / PS/SS
Forget franchising potential or the number of weeks on bestseller lists, in a recent rank by The Guardian, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was named as one of “English literature’s 50 key moments”.
Some people celebrate holidays, birthdays – even the day you get your paycheck – but the nerdiest Potter fans among us have something else to think about today, January 6, 2013. Did you know that on this day in 1994 Harry Potter began to take lessons with Professor Lupin so that he could learn the high-level Patronus Charm, a magical defense against Dementors?
Book / Book Series / News
For all of you fantasy book fans, especially those of the Harry Potter series, you will be pleased to know that the Potter series has ranked in the latest list of Best Novels of the 20th and 21st Century by BroadwayWorld.com.
Great news for blind or visually impaired Potter fans! The fifth book in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been formatted into Braille. The fifth book is the longest of the seven, and it might seem like a brick at 765 pages for the UK Edition, but printed in Braille, Order of the Phoenix is multiple volumes that reach two feet in height when stacked on top of each other.
Book / Charity / J.K. Rowling / News
Today, J.K. Rowling has announced that all of the proceeds from the eBook sales for The Tales of Beedle the Bard will be given to her charity, Lumos. Lumos was launched on February 25,...
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