‘My poor kid has been haunted by it’: Harry Potter and the reviewer that mattered most
Jack Thorne’s baby son was a key influence on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. So it was a big day when he was old enough to see it with the playwright for the first time
June 2024
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone artwork sells for record £1.5m
Watercolour drawing for first book’s cover becomes most expensive item from the series ever sold at auction
May 2024
The Guardian view on audiobooks: a growing market that asks existential questions
Daniel Radcliffe says rupture with JK Rowling over trans rights is ‘really sad’
April 2024
Audible to turn all seven of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books into full-cast audiobooks
The books will be released sequentially, starting with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, with a full cast of yet-to-be-named actors and a ‘groundbreaking new soundscape’
January 2024
‘He Who Must Not Be Named’: Australian council told not to mention Harry Potter-themed event in local park
Warner Brothers demand councillors sign non-disclosure agreements preventing them from revealing planned interactive event in wildlife sanctuary
November 2023
TV review
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived review – the touching tale of the Harry Potter stuntman who broke his neck
This incredibly emotional film paints a moving portrait of Daniel Radcliffe’s double – and the accident that left him paralysed. It’s a smart study of friendship, kindness and guilt
September 2023
‘It could have me read porn’: Stephen Fry shocked by AI cloning of his voice in documentary
Actor warns about dangers of artificial intelligence after discovering version of his voice based on Harry Potter audiobooks
Uncorrected Harry Potter proof found at primary school sold in ‘fairytale’ auction
Rare copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone featuring ‘JA Rowling’ typo sold to local museum in Oxfordshire
Magic day out as Harry Potter fans gather at King’s Cross for return to Hogwarts
Fans in costumes gathered at the London station to watch a train for ‘Hogsmeade’ on platform 9¾ appear on the departure board
July 2023
Christine Baker obituary
Editor with the Paris-based publisher Gallimard Jeunesse who was determined to give British children’s books a presence in France
June 2023
Rare Harry Potter bought for 30p may fetch up to £5,000
The Guardian view on Bloomsbury’s success: publishing wizardry
May 2023
Bloomsbury reports sales surge as people buy books as ‘affordable diversion’
Harry Potter publisher says in challenging economic times books are seen as cheap form of entertainment
April 2023
Harry Potter TV series announced, with JK Rowling executive-producing
‘All the details that were missing’: Harry Potter fans on their hopes for TV series
March 2023
JK Rowling says she knew her views on transgender issues would make ‘many folks deeply unhappy’
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: The Witch Trials of JK Rowling; Dear Daughter; Sisters – review
February 2023
JK Rowling tells of fear former husband would burn Harry Potter manuscript
Royal Mint adds Dumbledore coin to Harry Potter-themed collection
