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Autistic Harry Potter fan, 12, and her grandmother found dead in Gaza after being taken hostage

Noya Dan, 12, was described as "sensitive, kind, funny and a massive Harry Potter fan"

Evening Standard

JK Rowling speaks at Scottish feminist conference labelled 'transphobic'

HARRY Potter author JK Rowling made a rare public appearance to speak at a women’s rights conference branded “transphobic” by campaigners ...

The National (Scotland)

JK Rowling says Lisa Nandy is reason women on left don’t trust Labour

Author claims ‘many women on the left no longer trust Labour to defend their rights’

The Independent UK

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The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

JK Rowling, as Robert Galbraith, is back with a cult classic, while elsewhere past crimes make for gripping reads

The Guardian - UK

Daniel Radcliffe and JK Rowling lead Harry Potter tributes to ‘fearless’ Dumbledore star Michael Gambon

Actor took over as Hogwarts headmaster following the death of its original star, Richard Harris, in 2002

The Independent UK

JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe lead tributes to Harry Potter star Michael Gambon

The Dublin-born star found a legion of new fans in recent years after starring in six of the eight Harry Potter films.

The Independent UK

Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 82

Gambon was best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter movies. The Irish-born actor got his start on stage and worked under Laurence Olivier.

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Michael Gambon passes away at 82: Harry Potter handle remembers him for his 'humour, kindness and grace'

Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight "Harry Potter" films, has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 82. A statement by his family, issued by his publicist, said he died following "a bout of…

The Times of India

The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith review – a riveting race against time

JK Rowling’s will they/won’t they detective duo return in a hefty but immersive tale of an attempted rescue from a cult

The Guardian - UK

Insider Muggles Reckon There’s A Hogwarts Legacy Sequel In The Works & My Wand Is Hard AF

Fingers crossed there are more trans characters.

Pedestrian.tv

How Róisín Murphy became the most vilified female celebrity since J.K. Rowling

Cancelled shows, an internet pile-on... but her most successful album yet. Katie Strick asks whether the treatment of the Irish songstress could mark a turning point for cancel culture

Evening Standard

Very early version of JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book fails to sell at auction

Auctioneer said it would have been ‘wrong’ to sell it for ‘too little’

The Independent UK

What to read this autumn: 2023’s biggest new books

Sara Pascoe’s new novel, rare Terry Pratchett, memoirs from Barbra Streisand and Britney Spears, plus the essential reading on today’s hot button topics – all the releases to look out for

The Guardian - UK

The Target-trained marketing genius who helped move $16 billion in Harry Potter movies and merch has a nascent new project: reviving Care Bears

In an exclusive interview, George Jones—former chief of licensing and retail at Warner Bros.—lays out his strategy for injecting Care Bears with some trademark marketing magic.

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Rarest Harry Potter Book Ever Published Could Fetch Thousands At Auction

Only 15 copies were produced and they were never offered for sale.

Salon

Trans teen joy is larger than politics

Comments by Ne-Yo & Rowling offer a harmful view on trans youth, which makes Netflix's "Heartstopper" essential TV

Salon

Museum drops JK Rowling for transphobia

The museum's "Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic" exhibit no longer contains any mentions of the outspoken author

The Guardian - UK

‘I wanted to be No 1. But a certain JK Rowling came along’: Jacqueline Wilson on rivalry, censorship – and love

Raised by a ‘scary’ father and a ‘terrible snob’ of a mother, the Tracy Beaker author has always understood the loneliness that marks so many young lives. But at 77, she’s never been happier

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Evening Standard

Our fight for free speech: At first it was political correctness but now it’s the new McCarthyism

Standard launches major inquiry into silencing of debate and growing threat from cancel culture

The Independent UK

Harry Potter superfans celebrate birthday of wizard with movies and ‘butterbeer’

The birthday of the popular wizard known for his lightning scar and glasses falls on July 31.

The Independent UK

Copy of Harry Potter play signed by JK Rowling sells at auction

The copy of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter And The Cursed Child was bought for £970.

Evening Standard

The Brits with their own Barbies, from JK Rowling to Elton John

Barbie has had many famous incarnations, both men and women

The Independent UK

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child rehearsal book to be sold at auction

The signed edition of the play is expected to fetch between £600 and £1000 when it goes under the hammer in Glasgow.

Pedestrian.tv

Daniel Radcliffe Has Revealed Whether Or Not He’s Keen To Apparate Onto The Harry Potter Reboot

His polite but pointed response is everything.

The Times of India

Rare first edition Harry Potter book could be auctioned for up to INR 5,21,578!

JK Rowling's first book in the Harry Potter series was rejected by many publishers before Bloomsbury agreed to print just about 500 copies of it in 1997. The rest, as they say, is history. And now, the news is that a rare first edition copy of the first book in…

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