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. 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. The fifth book, troubled blood, is to be published in 2020. We are so thrilled to be publishing the script of harry potter and the cursed child. Rowling clarifies cursed child is not the 8th harry. I feel the need to point out that this is not a new harry potter novel, it is the rehearsal edition script of the new hp story which is being told via a play. Pottermore fans claim a special announcement is being planned for book 8 on july 31 the mirror.
Rowlings new ebook editions to the mythical tome will be available in june through pottermore rowlings ecommerce and. Top stories, photos and videos, world and malaysia news. She was and is exuberant in her enthusiasm for them. 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. New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter story. Theres a moment in harry potter and the cursed child the new play resurrecting harry and friends onstage in london, and published as a scriptbook when harry and his. The author was in new york to promote lumos, her new charity to help children in orphanages.
The cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and we have the synopsis to share with you. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books time. Rowling announced earlier this week that her highly anticipated harry potter play, harry potter and the cursed child, is being released in book. Harry potter readers think jk rowling just teased a new sequel.
Rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books online. Rowling announces 8th harry potter book astro awani. Do harry potter new book clues suggest j k rowling is writing final eighth novel. As well as giving teachers an open license to read aloud all seven books to their classes virtually. Jk rowling, the author of harry potter, only agreed for the play to be made. Were thrilled to announce a new publishing programme. David shelley, chief executive of the publishers little, brown book group said. Feb 10, 2016 harry potter and the cursed child is being published in print and as an ebook. The harry potter author sat down with todays matt lauer to talk about harry potter and her charity. Rowling is writing the eighth harry potter novel, and is already 75% done with the manuscript. Rowling has released a new harry potter short on her website pottermore. Rowling creates new harry potter site for coronavirus.
Apr 24, 2018 in a new interview conducted at the broadway opening of the cursed child, j. Its called harry potter and the cursed child, and its written by none other than jk rowling subscribe to pop trigger. Do harry potter new book clues suggest j k rowling. Return to top harry potter and the goblet of fire harry potter and the goblet of fire a variety of reading strategies and activities, including guided imagery, cloze practice, and the flyswatter game. Rowling retweeted the update on the publishers account, but is yet to discuss the new book in her own words. Author jk rowling has written not one, but four new books about the wizarding world. An 8th harry potter book is coming out this summer. Harry potter author jk rowling has always said that the seventh harry potter book harry potter and the deathly hollows would be the last in the series. Jk rowling gifted herself a whole new world to explore with the fantastic beasts franchise, with five films to dial back and explore the. Rowlings new ebook editions to the mythical tome will be available in june through pottermore rowlings ecommerce and digital publishing website for all things in.
The stories, which are available wednesday for preorder, come after rowling said the eighth installment in the beloved book series, harry potter. Volgens guinness book of records is harry potter en het vervloekte kind het. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books. Jk rowlings eighth harry potter story will be published. English playwright jack thorne wrote the script based on an original new story rowling wrote with thorne and theater director john tiffany but. The official playscript of the original west end production. Harry potter named nations favourite childrens book. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc news.
To many, the eighth book is not a story that continues the legacy of harry, but instead a potential reference used to tie up the many unanswered question and loose ends. Rowling explains why a harry potter 9 wont be happening. Rowling said harry potter and the cursed child play will be released as a twopart book. Since the final harry potter book was published in 2007, theres been no. Rowling is the author of the muchloved series of seven harry potter novels, originally published between 1997 and 2007. Jk rowling clarifies cursed child is not the eighth harry potter novel. Rowling is planning to expand her wizarding world with four new books set in the harry potter universe though maybe not exactly. Oct 25, 2015 a new twopart play, titled harry potter and the cursed child, is actually the eighth story in the series and is set 19 years after the deathly hallows, j.
Harry potter and the cursed child, parts one and two. Jk rowlings 8th harry potter book to be published this summer harry potter and the cursed child set 19 years after last book potter an overworked employee of the ministry of magic. Rowling is speaking out on twitter to tell fans to hold their hippogriffs and clarify exactly what harry potter and the cursed child book is all about. Jul 20, 2017 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 potter based material from the authors camp. The cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and we have the synopsis to share with you it was always difficult being harry potter and it isnt much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the ministry of magic, a husband and father of three schoolage children. A friend loaned me her precious hard bound copies of the harry potter series one at a time. London if youre still unsure about whether the eighth harry potter book is a novel, or when exactly its going to be set, j. 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. Yahoo news and the new york times today confirmed that j. Feb 10, 2016 new harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july.
Jk rowling s eighth harry potter story will be published this summer. Rowling said in a recent interview, she doesnt think harry potter 8 will happen. Jk rowling releases new harry potter story, has no plans for book 8. I didnt share her feelings at the end of harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Rowling wont say yes to more harry potter, but shes not exactly saying no, either the author of one of the most famous childrens book series, made into hit films, recently chatted with. Apr 10, 2015 the author was in new york to promote lumos, her new charity to help children in orphanages.
Rowling, hinted that she hasnt ruled a few more potter books, even though rowling thinks shes done. Jk rowling launches harry potter at home hub full of. Harry potter and the cursed child is being published in print and as an ebook. K rowling will release two new harry potter books this year. Author jk rowling has announced a new book which will follow the next generation as they set off for hogwarts. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july. So, there it is, book 8 of harry potter will happen when it happens, but till then the fans can look forward to the film by warner bros. Rowling explains why there wont be any more stories about. 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. 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. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books j. Harry potter author to release four new magical books. Jk rowling s 8th harry potter book to be published this summer harry potter and the cursed child set 19 years after last book potter an overworked employee of the ministry of magic. Jk rowling has announced the launch of a brand new resource for fans called harry potter at home.
Feb 10, 2016 when diehard harry potter fans first heard that j. Eighth harry potter book to publish in july cbs news. 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. Do harry potter new book clues suggest j k rowling is. If publishers can turn harper lees original manuscript into a new novel, could the same happen to jk rowlings early drafts. Rowling, is a british author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist.
Is harry potter and the cursed child an 8th harry potter book. Rowling, john tiffany, and jack thorne, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. However, i read about jk rowlings need to finish the book quickly. Jk rowling gifted herself a whole new world to explore with the fantastic beasts franchise, with five films to.
Jk rowling apologises for killing off remus lupin in harry potter. Why people are excited about the two new harry potter books. Jk rowling releases new harry potter story, has no. Rowling, seen here at a fundraiser for her childrens charity, lumos, gave harry potter fans a glimmer of hope for an eighth book during an appearance on today. It was always difficult being harry potter and it isnt much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the ministry of magic, a husband and father of three schoolage children. Second, the play was not written by jk rowling herself.
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 31 july. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban a variety of activities related to this book, including vocabulary, music, and proverbs. The play will receive its world premiere in londons west end on july 30, 2016. Rowling is giving muggles the opportunity to enjoy her harry potter world from the comfort of their homes by launching an immersive skip to main content thanks for contacting us. 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. Rowling is dropping new harry potter books next month and now i really believe in magic. I could definitely write an eighth, ninth, tenth book, said rowling in a. Rowling, 42, admits she has weak moments when she feels she will pen. 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 is the author of the harry potter series, one of the most successful book series ever in the history of humankind. Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book. The seventh and final book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, was published in the uk, us and other english speaking countries in 2007. A new twopart play, titled harry potter and the cursed child, is actually the eighth story in the series and is set 19 years after the deathly hallows, j. Rowling discusses potential eighth harry potter book. In a new interview with oprah winfrey, harry potter author j.
New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter. 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. The play is marketed as the eighth official story in the harry potter series. Pottermore presents is intended to supplement the harry potter book series with short. This is the next generation, you know, rowling said about the new fans who might be discovering the magic of waiting for a new harry story at. May 02, 2016 jk rowling has apologised for killing off remus lupin, a favourite of harry potter fans, in the final book the author, who has previously said sorry on 2 may, the date on which the fictional. Be the first to see the new cover of time and get our. Harry potter may have returned to the muggle world this weekend with harry potter and the cursed child, but the wizarding worlds creator, j. Jk rowling drops hints of possible eighth harry potter book. Rowling wont rule out an 8th or 9th harry potter book.
Rowling has strongly hinted for the first time that she could write an eighth book in the series. Its just the cursed child script published in book form, not a novel. Jul 29, 2014 do harry potter new book clues suggest j k rowling is writing final eighth novel. These books wont be stories of harry and his adventures, but they will be a. In a new interview conducted at the broadway opening of the cursed child, j. Pottermore fans claim a special announcement is being planned for book 8 on july 31 the mirror s hogwarts.
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