AT–A–GLANCE What is it? J.K Rowling's phenomenal seven-book fantasy series about adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his adventurous and magical years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each of the seven books chronicles a year in Harry’s life at Hogwarts. The central story arc focuses on Harry’s struggle against the evil wizard, Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry’ parents and tried to kill Harry when he was a baby. Because Harry survived the attack, he is famous in the wizarding world. At Hogwarts, Harry forms everlasting friendships, falls in love, faces immense challenges, endures incredible loss and learns to overcome many magical, social and emotional hurdles. Who's it for? Readers of all ages More Information Charisse Meloto

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20th Anniversary

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Harry Potter Series: 20th Anniversary Edition, Artwork by Brian Selznick © 2018 by Scholastic

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About J.K. Rowling

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J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold more than 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 different languages and made into eight blockbuster films.

She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos).

In 2012, J.K. Rowling’s digital company and digital publisher Pottermore was launched, a place where fans can enjoy the latest news from across the wizarding world, features and original writing by J.K. Rowling.

Her first novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, was published in September 2012 and adapted for TV by the BBC in 2015. Her crime novels, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, were published in 2013 (The Cuckoo’s Calling), 2014 (The Silkworm) and 2015 (Career of Evil), and have been adapted for TV as a major BBC detective drama, Strike, produced by Brontë Film and Television.

J.K. Rowling’s 2008 Harvard commencement speech was published in 2015 as an illustrated book, Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination, and sold in aid of Lumos and university-wide financial aid at Harvard.

In 2016, J.K. Rowling collaborated with writer Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany on the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which is now running at The Palace Theatre in London’s West End and opens on Broadway in early 2018.

Also in 2016, J.K. Rowling made her screenwriting debut with the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. A prequel to the Harry Potter series, this new adventure of Magizoologist Newt Scamander marked the start of a five-film series to be written by the author. The second film in the series will be released in November 2018.

The script books of both the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two and the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them were published in 2016.

As well as receiving an OBE and Companion of Honour for services to children’s literature and philanthropy, J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours, including France’s Légion d’Honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. www.jkrowling.com

Book Covers

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey: Behind the Scenes of the Award-Winning Stage Production

Harry Potter Series: 20th Anniversary Edition, Artwork by Brian Selznick © 2018 by Scholastic



Harry Potter Series: Classic Editions Illustrated by Mary GrandPré



Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production



Harry Potter Series: Illustrated Editions by Jim Kay



Harry Potter Series: 15th Anniversary Editions Illustrated by Kazu Kibuishi



Harry Potter: A Journey Through A History of Magic



Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay





Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay

Hogwarts Library (2017 Edition)



Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Illustrated Edition

The Tales of Beedle the Bard: The Illustrated Edition

Highlights and Facts About the Harry Potter Series

Every Harry Potter book has been a number 1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller

and bestseller More than 500 million copies of Harry Potter books have sold worldwide

In the US alone, there have been more than 180 million copies of Harry Potter books sold

Harry Potter is published in 80 languages

The seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , sold 8.3 million copies in the first 24 hours breaking all publishing records (set by previously published Harry Potter titles)

, sold 8.3 million copies in the first 24 hours breaking all publishing records (set by previously published Harry Potter titles) The playscript for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two has sold 5 million copies in North America since its publication on July 27, 2015

has sold 5 million copies in North America since its publication on July 27, 2015 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay has sold 2 million copies sold in North America since its release on November 18, 2016

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)

Pub Date: September 1998

Initial Print run: 50,000

Chapters: 17

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)

Pub Date: June 2, 1999

Initial Print run: 250,000

Chapters: 18

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)

Pub Date: September 8, 1999

Initial print run: 500,000

Chapters: 22

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)

Pub Date: July 8, 2000

Initial Print run: 3.8 million

Sold 3 million copies in the first weekend on sale; went back to press for additional 3 million.

Chapters: 37

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)

Pub Date: June 21, 2003

Initial Print run: 6.8 million

Went back pre-publication for second printing of 1.7 million

Ordered third printing of 800K on June 24, bringing in print to 9.3 million

Sold 5 million copies in first 24 hours

Sold 11 million copies in first 12 weeks

Chapters: 38

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)

Pub Date: July 16, 2005

Initial Print run: 10.8 million

Second printing of 2.7 million

Sold 6.9 million in the first 24 hours

Sold 11 million in first 9 weeks

Chapters: 30

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

Pub Date: July 21, 2007

Initial Print run: 12 million

Sold 8.3 million in the first 24 hours

Sold 11.5 million it first 10 days

Chapters: 36 plus Epilogue

Milestones

(All sales figures are U.S. only)