Jenn and guest Charity Yoro give poetry recs, holiday gift picks, Erik Larson comps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Illuminae Files (rec’d by Stephanie) Questions 1. Hi! This is my first ever recommendation request (so exciting)! My Mom is […]

Next month, TBS in conjunction with Cartoon Network, has a new special coming where contestants will represent the Hogwarts house they have placed themselves in and compete in an ultimate fan quiz show against competitors from rival houses. This show is a celebration of the legacy of films since it’s been 20 years since the […]

Sitting in the darkened rows of the Princess Theatre, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is in full swing. The special effects are incredible (I won’t spoil it) and it takes an effort to remind oneself that magic isn’t really happening; it does seem the most logical explanation for what the audience is witnessing. Some […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines couple has transformed their home into a Harry Potter fan’s dream. Sandy and John Selby turned their garage and front yard into a haunted Hogwarts. The couple has been putting on a massive Halloween display at their home on the northeast side of Des Moines for 20 years. […]

Daniel Radcliffe shared who he’d play in a “Harry Potter” reboot during a recent podcast appearance. Radcliffe, who starred as Harry, said he’d like to play Sirius or Lupin in a potential reboot. J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series (and the films based on the books) are a cultural phenomenon. Daniel Radcliffe is open to taking […]

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A first edition of the debut Harry Potter book in the series by J.K. Rowling was just sold for $38,000 by a British man with a stake in the character’s good name. Indeed, one Harry Potter, 33, of Waterlooville, Hampshire, has sold his well-loved copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” (released in the […]

Credit: Unusual book promotions are not unheard of. The late Bryce Courtenay, a former advertising man, was renowned for dreaming up bold approaches to marketing his Blockbusters, while British artist Kit Williams included clues to find a buried golden hare in his 1979 illustrated treasure-hunt book, Masquerade. But, as one publishing executive said, if you […]

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Hello, book lovers! Tomorrow is a day when many of us reflect on all the things we’re thankful for. While family and friends are, of course, at the top of many lists, we readers have an addition or two: Thank you, Diana Gabaldon, for gifting us the next Outlander novel! (Can you believe it’s been […]