We previously reported that Booktrust, a charity in the UK that promotes reading, asked readers to pick their favorite children’s books from a selection of 100. “Philosopher’s Stone” was nominated in the ages 9-11 category. The results of the poll are now in!
In honor of Children’s Book Week, BookTrust is holding a poll where you can show your love and support for the series by voting for Sorcerer’s Stone. It is in the top 25 for the Best Books for 9-11-Year-Olds category.
An extremely rare signed first printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone sold today on eBay for an astonishing $10,602. The book is a 1st printing UK Bloomsbury softcover that was signed and dedicated by (a then unknown) J.K. Rowling in 1997.
J.K. Rowling / News / PS/SS
A rare opportunity to hear a new interview with the author of the Harry Potter book series – J.K. Rowling – as she is slated to appear on the morning news program in America, Good Morning America.
Book / News / PS/SS / Scholastic
Back in June, MuggleNet reported that Scholastic had announced a contest that would give fifteen public libraries across the United States a Harry Potter party pack to celebrate fifteen years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was first published.
Book / Book Series / News / PS/SS
The 15th Anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by Scholastic, here in the United States, is approaching fast. To celebrate the milestone, Scholastic is re-releasing the Harry Potter paperback books with new artwork designed by Kazu Kibuishi.
Book / Book Series / News / PS/SS / Scholastic
Yesterday the Deathly Hallows 15th Anniversary cover was finally unveiled, and the press release from Scholastic also revealed that Kazu Kibuishi not only created seven beautiful covers for the front of each Harry Potter book, he also created new art for the books’ back covers!
News / PS/SS / WW Digital
According to the London Evening Standard, Stephen Fry visited the Jubilee Primary School today and read from the book that he is forever linked to: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. He was with London Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev, who provided an amusing warm-up act reading from Roald Dahl’s The Witches on a NOOK eReader, ahead of the free Get Reading Festival organized by the Evening Standard and NOOK in Trafalgar Square on July 13.
Charity / J.K. Rowling / News / PS/SS
J.K. Rowling’s official site has just been updated with a look inside the annotated first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone auctioned off just days ago at Sotheby. Check out this image of Snape drawn by the creator of the series herself!
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