Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance to avoid disappointment. May 29, 2008 j k rowling has written a prequel to harry potter on both sides of a story card. Waterstones london to host jim kay and olivia lomenech. The annual celebration of jk rowlings beloved world of hogwarts is coming back to four waterstones branches in the capital. Waterstones bluewater celebrates harry potter book night. Waterstones, formerly waterstones, is a british book retailer that operates 283 shops, mainly in the uk and also other nearby countries. Find information and tickets about harry potter book night events today. James bass thursday night will see bloomsbury hold their annual harry potter book night, with a range of events taking place across the country, all centred around the theme of the. The theme this of years book night is a night of spells.
Waterstones piccadilly has hosted some fantastic harry potter events previously, including harry potter book night earlier this year, so we know that the midnight party will not disappoint. A night of spells returns on thursday, february 4 with hours of magic, costume and fun taking place at venues across the country including book shops. We are already planning for next years harry potter book night. Children learn how to make fun potions with the waterstones staff at harry potter book night. Harry potter book night coming to edinburgh waterstones. Harry potter fans enjoy magical night at west lothian book. Ottakars was well known in the book trade for the exceptionally high morale and. The triwizard tournament it was a huge success and weve loved seeing all the tweets from schools, libraries, bookshops and groups of friends holding events all over the world. Entertainment potter is fastestselling book ever bbc news. It will be hogwarts heaven for young harry potter fans in february, as waterstones annual harry potter book night returns.
Apr 28, 2010 book retailer waterstone s said sales are up 160 per cent on 2005, and there are still eight days to go before election day. Find out more about the upcoming triwizard tournament theme, and remember to save the date. Waterstones piccadilly will be hosting a magical event for the sixth annual harry potter book night on february 6. Set out as a stage play, the work is set exactly 19 years after the events of harry potter and the deathly hallows, directly after the events of the iconic epilogue. An exclusive extract from if i had your face waterstones. A harry potter book night was held at waterstones, castle meadow, to take part in owl balloon making, quidditch and pose for a wizard wanted poster. Harry potter book night is a brilliant excuse for you to dress up as your favourite harry potter character and get together with likeminded fans of all things potter. Theres a magical lineup of events planned in manchester this week as part of the second harry potter book night. Harry potter book night schaumburg township district library. In september 2005 hmv group began attempts to buy rival book chain ottakars. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Waterstones in horsham celebrate sixth annual harry potter. Oct 10, 2014 a harry potter book night kit can be downloaded, for free, from the website. Audio editions harry potter harry potter books and.
And dont forget to see what the sorting hat has to say. Jim kay and olivia lomenech gill to appear at waterstones. Rowling and our friends at audible, bloomsbury, overdrive, pottermore publishing and scholastic, we are delighted to introduce harry potter at home to help children, parents, carers and teachers add a touch of harry. Harry potter and the injunction of fire culture the guardian. Norwich harry potter book night most popular in years. Literature event in horsham, united kingdom by horsham time well spent on thursday, february 6 2020 with 141 people interested. Ipswich waterstones organised by bloomsbury publishers every year, magical events will be taking place across the country on february 7 and this years theme is hogwarts. As of february 2014, it employs around 3,500 staff in the uk and europe. Harry potter and the halfblood prince, to some lucky muggles. Theres a harry potter book night coming to edinburgh and. Harry potter book night 2016 what is it and how can i get. Come and join us for our annual harry potter book night for a host of wizarding activities, fancy dress and a quiz. Therell be prizes for the best costumes, and lots of fun activities to do.
Harry potter and the cursed child wiki harry potter amino. There are midnight parties in manchester because a new harry. Tickets are either available in store for collection, or can be reserved via email at. You are invited to our annual harry potter book night.
Sparkling and utterly original, frances chas if i had your face provides a surgical overview of the complex social hierarchies and the absurd beauty standards in modern day seoul. Search the map below to find magical events still happening in your area. Meanwhile, more news on the preordering frenzy comes from waterstones today. The fifth harry potter book night returns tonight, thursday febraury 7, and is being.
Aug 09, 2016 harry potter and the cursed child is the fourth biggest book of all time the script of harry potter and the cursed child smashed the record held by fifty shades of grey and has become the fourth. Jan 26, 2020 happening on february 6, this years harry potter book night will celebrate the triwizard tournament. Schools, bookshops, libraries and community groups will be hosting events to celebrate harry potter book night and reading activists are invited to celebrate the night too by organising their own activities. Harry potter prequel at waterstones the bookseller. The fourth annual harry potter book night was held at waterstones in livingston. Harry potter book night events events at waterstones. Harry potter biography, news, photos and videos page 5. Events at waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Its time for witches and wizards to brush up on their charms, potions and transfiguration as harry potter book night returns to waterstones stores in edinburgh. Harry potter and the cursed child is the official eighth instalment in the harry potter franchise.
Fans of harry potter will be excited to hear that waterstones in swindon have announced that they will be hosting a harry potter book night in february. Harry potter and the philosophers stone uk 20th anniversary gryffindor 1st ed 1st print hb. Special visitors will be owls including a snowy one, like hedwig. Plus, theres a prize for the most magically dressed. Rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. Audio editions a fantastic selection of unabridged audiobook editions, with stephen fry bringing the harry potter books magically to life for listeners, and eddie redmayne and andrew lincoln lending their talents to fantastic beasts and where to find them and quidditch through the ages respectively. We know that everyone is trying to keep safe at home at the moment and so, with j. A massive thank you to each and every one of the people who took part in harry potter book night 2020. The sixth harry potter book goes on sale, with booksellers expecting to shift millions of copies. Fans around the world queued to get the book overnight on friday. It was a huge success and weve loved seeing all the tweets from schools, libraries, bookshops and groups of friends holding events all over the world. Its time for witches and wizards to brush up on their charms, potions and transfiguration as harry potter book night returns to waterstones stores in edinburgh the annual celebration of jk rowlings beloved world of hogwarts is coming back to four waterstones branches in the capital. Bloomsburys annual celebration of all things wizard is returning for another year.
Sebastian conway 7 dressed as harry potter at a party to coincide with the launch of the new book harry potter and the halfblood prince in 2005. Bewitched fans greet harrys latest adventures after midnight. Waterstones announced special plans for celebrating bloomsburys harry potter book night 2018 event at its londonpicadilly location. Last year was enjoyed by all as we enjoyed an array of games, quizzes. Waterstones piccadilly to host harry potter book night event.
Spellbinding events planned in manchester for harry potter. Signed to the pretitle page by the books illustrator levi pinfold at rare visit from australia, harry potter night waterstones piccadilly thurs. Harry potter book night hosted by waterstones in february. Find information and tickets about half term extravaganza. The seventh and last novel in the harry potter series is set to be confirmed as the. Rowlings bestselling novels and the opportunity to pass the magic on to young readers who havent yet. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. Harry potter book night a massive thank you to each and every one of the people who took part in harry potter book night 2020. Harry potter book night events events at waterstones bookshops. Find information and tickets about harry potter book night. A world full of wizards, magic, and, of course, dragons. It was a huge success and weve loved seeing all the tweets from schools, libraries, bookshops and. On the other side of london, at waterstones piccadilly, hundreds of.
Harry potter night returns to waterstones in milton keynes get your wands and broomsticks ready to celebrate harry potter book night 2019 at waterstones intu in milton keynes. Ottakars was a chain of bookshops in the united kingdom founded in 1987 by james heneage. Happening on february 6, this years harry potter book night will celebrate the triwizard tournament. And most recently, the new york times called harry potter and the deathly hallows the fastest selling book in history. Jonny duddle, harry potter book night, waterstones. Gear up for challenges and get ready for harry potterthemed fun. Find information and tickets about harry potter book night today. Waterstones piccadilly announces cursed child midnight. The theme this year is the triwizard tournament as featured in harry potter and the goblet of fire, the fourth volume in the bestselling series. Join us for harry potter book night on thursday 6th february from 5. Since the waterstones childrens book prize was launched in 2005 we have been sharing the very best writing for children and teenagers. Celebrate harry potter book night at waterstones milton keynes.
Fans queued to get into the party celebrating the publication of harry potter and the cursed child. The essex serpent beats harry potter to win waterstones book. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. The sixth book, harry potter and the halfblood prince, was released on 16 july 2005. Tonights the night wands, robes, magical creature costumes and broomsticks at the ready as we celebrate harry potter and the goblet of fire at our triwizard tournament themed ticketed event. Join fellow potter heads at waterstonesmk the larger of the two waterstones in milton keynes at intu on thursday feb 6 when the store celebrates the wonderful wizarding world of harry potter on harry potter book night. Rowling design by clare melinsky id eat tar to get my hands on these copies of harry potter. Rowling first had the idea for harry potter while delayed on a train travelling from manchester to london kings cross in 1990. Ottakars renamed its stores for the harry potter launch. Waterstones piccadilly to host harry potter book night. Come on mums and dads surprise the youngsters with harry potter attire for a fun evening. Harry potter book night 2020 its time to put on your wizarding robes and come and join us in celebrating the 6th annual harry potter book night.
Harry potter book night at waterstones collect your free ticket from the ground floor counter at waterstones. An averagesized waterstones shop sells a range of approximately 30,000 individual books, as well as stationery and other related products. Get ready to share the magic as it is harry potter book night. Harry potter book night gives fans of all ages the chance to celebrate j. Book retailer waterstones opened 140 of its stores at midnight and online. The party at waterstones bookshop, which mugglenet attended, was a roaring success. Followup on the party at waterstones piccadilly mugglenet. This is the ultimate harry potter collection for harry potter fans of all ages.
See more of waterstones bournemouth castlepoint on facebook. Harry potter book night 2020 in maidstone, ken feb 6. This years theme is professors of hogwarts so come down to waterstones york for some spellbinding games and enchantingly fun activities, including harry potter bingo. Expected to be hugely popular with potter fans, free tickets can be picked up from waterstones in cheltenham, with the event offering the perfect postschool.
The new harry potter book has become the fastestselling novel in. Join waterstones glasgow fort as they celebrate all things magical at their harry potter book night on february 1st. Harry potter book night launched in 2016 to celebrate j. Harry potter harry potter book night harry potter event kit. Harry potter book night events at waterstones bookshops. About harry potter book night we would like to invite all you young wizards and witches to join us for a night filled with dragons, hippogriffs and all other manner of fantastic beasts. A spokeswoman for the waterstones stores said sales levels were as much if not more than expected. Hp fans will recall that the books have already been the cause of a reported. Explore the entire series of harry potter books and audio books, as well as colouring books, box sets and collectibles. Bloomsbury is celebrating all things concerning the wizarding world, in. Complete your collection of harry potter books at harrypotter find harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, harry potter and the goblet of fire, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter and the halfblood prince and harry potter and the deathly hallows in different languages, as.
The essex serpent beats harry potter to win waterstones book of the year. Don your fancy dress, dust off your wands and practice your spells as we welcome you to our shops for more harry potter fun. Election manifestos more popular than harry potter, says. The official home of harry potter books, brought to you by bloomsbury publishing plc. Harry potter book night returns for its sixth ear and excitement is building for wizards and muggles alike. Waterstones bishops stortford 12 south street, cm23 3at bishops stortford rated 4. Take a 360 tour of where harry potter was filmed at gloucester cathedral. Harry potter book night at waterstones greenwich, london. It too broke all sales records, selling nine million copies in its first 24 hours of release. Waterstones bookshops will be hosting events in store on the night itself. Aug 02, 2016 waterstones reading sees harry potter fans celebrate midnight book launch. Waterstones in horsham celebrate sixth annual harry potter book night posted on january 15, 2020 next month, fans are invited to bring out their dress robes, have their wands at the ready and gather at waterstones horsham to enjoy the sixth annual harry potter book night.
Jul 25, 2016 there are midnight parties in manchester because a new harry potter book is coming out. Nov 30, 2016 the essex serpent beats harry potter to win waterstones book of the year. Lots of children from inkpots will be going to the event which starts at 6pm. On thursday 6th february, fans are invited to bring out their dress robes, have their wands at the ready and gather at waterstones bluewater to enjoy the sixth annual harry potter book night. Entertainment potter fans snap up latest book bbc news. Jim kay and olivia lomenech gill to appear at waterstones piccadilly in book night special by sophie reid published january, 2018 updated may 4, 2018 earlier this week, we learned that the theme for this years harry potter book night would be fantastic beasts. Harry potter fans enjoy magical night at west lothian book store to celebrate the world of boy wizard. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. As announced on the stores official twitter account, waterstones piccadilly will be celebrating the night with special guests levi pinfold and jonny duddle, known for their work as illustrators for the harry potter series. K rowlings unforgettable stories, with bookshops and libraries all across the uk set to join in with the magical fun once again. Expect to be sorted into your houses and compete for a chance to win the coveted triwizard cup. We think this is a fantastic opportunity for reading activists to show off their fantastic event organising skills, to get creative and of. Come along and join us for our 4th annual harry potter book night in store celebrating all things harry potter and especially the triwizard tournament.
The theme for harry potter book night 2020 has been announced by bloomsbury childrens books. Entertainment potter book to break sales record bbc news. Our friends at waterstones in haywards heath are celebrating harry potter night on 4 february with some feathered friends lots of children from inkpots will be going to the event which starts at 6pm. You can spend the evening at hogwarts in gloucester cathedral. Come and celebrate these beloved books with games, crafts, entertainment and activities for the whole family. Hundreds of bookshops across the uk opened at midnight on friday night, while stores from. Fans waiting in line for the midnight launch of the highly embargoed final harry potter novel in. Latenight signings are the province of margaret atwood and jk. There will be lots of spellbinding activities and games for you to take part in. Well i can see some very excited youngsters about, on the waterstones harry potter book night, and getting dressed up is just part of it. Election manifestos more popular than harry potter, says waterstones. Harry becomes the star player of quidditch, a sort of midair ball game. Since the waterstones childrens book prize was launched in 2005 we. Collect your free ticket from the ground floor counter.
Harry potter book night at waterstones west end, edinburgh. Jan 15, 2020 because harry potter is no ordinary boy, he is the boy who lived, the wizard whose name everyone in the magical world knows and he has a place at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Waterstones bishops stortford bookstore bishops stortford 7. Magical quiz night coming to waterstones in guildford in next month witches and wizards of all ages can take part in the spellbinding night of fun for free on. An incredible adventure is about to begin and life for harry potter will never be the same again. Jun 26, 1997 harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter book night at waterstones glasgow fort. Waterstones announces special guests for harry potter book night leaky previously shared the news that the theme of this years harry potter book night. Harry potter box set images harry potter phoenix harry potter harry potter goblet harry potter book covers book cover art book cover design book design book art harry potter and the goblet of fire signature uk edition by j. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Please note this event is aimed at children under the age of 12. Harry potter fans celebrate midnight book launch in reading. Harry potter book night at waterstones liverpool one.
Where can i celebrate harry potter book night in wales. Jul 17, 2005 harry potter and the halfblood prince was last night on course to. Jan 19, 2016 our friends at waterstones in haywards heath are celebrating harry potter night on 4 february with some feathered friends. The harry potter series has been hailed as one for the ages by stephen king and a spellbinding saga by usa today. Wands, potions, magical creatures, fiends and friends. In december 2005, rowling stated on her web site, 2006 will be the year.
With the help of his new friends ron and hermione, harry solves a mystery involving a sorcerers stone that ultimately takes him to the evil voldemort. Waterstones continued the ottakars childrens book prize under its own brand and since 2005, the waterstones childrens book prize has attempted to uncover hidden talent in childrens writing by awarding authors with no more than two previously published books adult or childrens fiction. For years children and adults alike have been enthralled by the story of the boy who lived, and every year booksellers plan celebrations for harry potter book night. February 6th sees the return of the everpopular harry potter book night here at finchley waterstones. Since the release of the first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, on. Waterstones announces special guests for harry potter book.
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