She wasnt an acclaimed author in fact, far from it. Now, thanks to hermione grangers new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by j. The author, best known for penning the beloved tales of the boy who lived, released a statement on her website that announced her intentions. Rowling will be expanding it with an additional two books. Jk rowling, who is not writing any new harry potter novels. The exhibit will run from october 20th, 2017 until the 28th of february. There has been some press misreporting recently that j. Point of view omniscient narrative harrys point of view harrys dreams as voldemort quidditch commentary by lee jordan, lovegood. Harry potter readers think jk rowling just teased a new sequel. The series has sold more than 500 million copies and was adapted into a. Rowling is planning to expand her wizarding world with four new books set in the harry potter universe though maybe not exactly. Why is the cursed child not a movie unlike other harry potter books.
Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books. Asked on twitter if there would be a new novel soon, the harry potter. Harrys generationaldefining world is so rich with detail that as a child, it was easy to slip into it and imagine that some of the magic rubbed off onto you, that your hogwarts acceptance letter would come in the mail the second you turned 11. Rowling to write those crucial last chapters, and the bookshelves behind it hold two complete sets of harry potter books. Ive just finished the fourth galbraith novel, lethal white, and im now writing the screenplay for fantastic beasts 3. Will jk rowling write another harry potter book in her. Harry potter uk publisher, bloomsbury and the british library are creating two magicfilled books to accompany this autumns exhibition harry potter. Rowling just published a new harry potter story on.
Jk rowling to release new harry potter ebooks bbc news. These are considered canon by the harry potter wiki, on par with interviews, articles or other. No the famed harry potter author had to get creative when inspiration struck. It is a series of four short nonfiction ebooks, to be published by pottermore publishing, inspired by. Answered mar 10, 2017 author has 206 answers and 373. Rowling had written a whopping 4,224 pages about her magical realm, and yet, there was still a scene that she couldnt quite squeeze into the story. Rowling, tweeted her process for writing bestselling books. Rowling hadnt yet introduced the world to harry potter or its magical dimension of butterbeer and owls. K rowling acknowledged that shes about to start writing a nonharry potter childrens book. A history of magic at the library in london, in celebration of the 20 th anniversary of the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone. K rowling will also be releasing two new harry potter books. Jk rowling shares a glimpse into her impressive library as. While rowling wont be giving readers a ninth harry potter book or more. Why people are excited about the two new harry potter books.
Now, at 23, i find myself adjusting to the knowledge that harry potter is no longer just a book series its a universe that j. Jk rowling will release four harry potter ebooks this summer. Jk rowling is to release four new harry potter ebooks next month, offering fans. These are external links and will open in a new window. Rowling wrote a story that inspired the upcoming harry potter play, the cursed child, which has been billed as the official eighth potter story, set. Bad news harry potter fans, it seems jk rowling is going to be focusing less on the wizarding underworld and more on the criminal one for the foreseeable future as her sights are set on continuing. Rowlings attempts to find a publisher for the harry potter books is an ofttold and inspiring story of eventual triumph over rejection for anyone feeling disheartened or hopeless. Rowlingthe author behind the story of the boy who livedis releasing four new books through pottermore publishing each of the ebooks will center around the lessons harry, ron, and hermione had to take while attending hogwarts. Harry potters biggest fans say the series is ruined for. A history of magic, on show from october 2017february. Rowling wasnt sitting in her study, impatiently writing and crossing out names for the hogwarts houses. The desk in the righthand corner is the very same one used by j. When starting a new project, rowling says she takes time to plan and organize her thoughts.
Both books will publish in the uk on 20 th october 2017 the day that the exhibition opens. Rowling is the author of the beloved, bestselling, recordbreaking harry potter series. Rowling admits she has weak moments when she feels she will pen another. Since harry potter and the cursed child was not written by jk rowling, we cannot be. Rowling was coming out with another installment of her classic series concerning the boy who lived. Youll never believe where jk rowling first wrote the. The exhibition celebrated the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first harry potter novel. Like many other authors, rowling received a lot of rejection letters. K rowling has given fans a glimpse into her impressive library after reorganising her book collection by colour amid the uks covid19 lockdown the harry potter author, 54, took to twitter. Since the final harry potter book was published in 2007, theres been no shortage of material for fans to get stuck into. Rowling has strongly hinted for the first time that she could write an eighth book in the series. Rowling to release two new harry potter books in october. Ever since the publication of her seventh hogwarts novel, harry potter and the deathly hallows, in 2007, rowlings position has been clear.
Oprah interview jk rowling in scotland in this television special. Rowling, is a british author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Just to clear this up, these are not books written by j. I couldnt have my hero sport a doughnutshaped scar. It has been shrouded in casting controversy for the better part of the last year.
Rowling s attempts to find a publisher for the harry potter books is an ofttold and inspiring story of eventual triumph over rejection for anyone feeling disheartened or hopeless. Jk rowling has delivered an early christmas present to fans, announcing on social media that she is at work on two novels. Its the same as the movie, and will be published on 19th. Rowling was turned down by 12 different publishing houses before british independent publisher bloomsbury. With potter spinoffs like last years fantastic beasts and where to find them starring eddie redmayne and the twopart stage play harry potter and the cursed child, it looks like j. If youve been waiting for an owl to bring you news of a new book about harry potter or another play starring his son. Rowling has given fans an update on the beloved wizard in new writing published to her website pottermore in. The pages were part of an exhibition titled harry potter.
Probably the most famous author in the world, rowling was the first author to become a billionaire. Rowling is of course the infamous english author, who wrote the harry potter series of books i still prefer enid blyton. Rowling, there will not be another harry potter story. The bestselling british author made the announcement on her website on. Her book was accepted by christopher little, an obscure london literary. Jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels books. Rowling, and extensive commentary by albus dumbledore. Rowling, the author of the harry potter series, excels at writing unforgettable physical descriptions of her characters. Ever since the publication of her seventh hogwarts novel, harry potter and the deathly hallows, in. If you head over to the harry potter authors twitter feed, nestled among all those sweet shutdowns youll find plenty of helpful writing tips, as.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was a global bestseller in 1997, and rowling went on to add six more books to the series one for each year of harrys education at hogwarts. Rowling will always be best known for her stories about a boy wizard and the world he inhabits, but she has written several works outside of the harry potter universe. Then, in 2017, she made it clear there would not be a cursed child film. How she went from single mom to harry potter author. The harry potter franchise is, potentially, one of the most wellloved of all time. She started writing the series during a delayed manchester to london kings cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first novel. Rowling is still writing, casually, in increments of 140. The magical exhibit will feature the history of magic.
Last year was another landmark year for harry potter. 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 will release four new harry potter books for. Harry potter anniversary jk rowling twitter ruins books. Rowling is set to release three more harry potter books. Pottermore publishing is launching a new series of nonfiction harry potter. Rowlings original synopsis of harry potter and the philosophers stone was on display at the british library earlier in 2018. As well as an image of voldemorts dark mark, rowling wrote. A history of magic and inspired by the name of the 2017 library display. The play harry potter and the cursed child premiered in london, with a book version released around the world in july. Jk rowling has explicitly stated that she is highly unlikely to write another harry potter book. Will there be another harry potter book after the cursed child. The author and creator of the harry potter franchise, j.
Rowling is bringing out another wizarding world book. Rowling isnt writing another harry potter book heres her response to fans. K rowling will release two new harry potter books this year. The harry potter author is releasing a nonfiction ebooks series based on the. Its all a bit confusing, so ill try and simplify it out. On top of the harry potter series, jk rowling has written a few supplemental books that tie in to the harry potter. N early seven years after publishing the final book in the harry potter series, j. Rowling discreetly moved in to finish the final harry potter novel. The play was written with john tiffany and jack thorne. Finally, harry potter fans had another chance to go to a bookstore at midnight and buy a new entry in the series.
Rowling, is a british author and screenwriter best known for her sevenbook harry potter childrens book series. The revelation was made in a new piece of writing, published by rowling in an interactive chapter of the book on pottermore, the web publishing site dedicated to harry potter. Rowling has written three collections of short stories that take readers deeper into the dark side of the harry potter wizarding world, publishers confirmed wednesday. Rowling is about to publish four more harry potter stories. Jk rowling announces shes writing another nonharry. Well, it turns out she has written another magical tale, but she may not publish it.
Jk rowling reveals there are 2 harry potters abc news. From the sorting hat to wand woods, the marauders map and more. So goes the wisdom of albus dumbledore, one of the many characters introduced to the world 20 years ago, when the first book in jk rowlings harry potter series was published. On february 10, harry potter fans got perhaps the best news of their lives j. Read this, and you will be able to create your own vivid characters in just a few short strokes of your writing quill. As his fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry approaches, 15yearold harry potter is in fullblown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts. Celebrating 20 years since the birth of the harry potter franchise, author j. Rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books online. Rowling announced that she would be opening a harry potter exhibit at the british library in celebration of the harry potter series 20year anniversary. There would be nothing more exciting for potterheads than another fantasy book by harry potter creator jk rowling. She is best known for writing the harry potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the bestselling book. Rowling explains why there wont be any more stories about. Jk rowling drops hints of possible eighth harry potter book.