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Harry Potter fans seen holding the final installment of the book series in Hong Kong in 2007. (AFP)

Harry Potter: Has the Boy Wizard Lost his Innocence in the Marketing World?

by Nada Hoteit | Jul 5, 2017 | Features

London – Exactly 20 years ago, the first book of a new young adult series was published in the UK. The hero was a bespectacled boy wizard called Harry Potter. Scotland, the author J.K. Rowling’s home country was the first to write positive reviews about “Harry Potter...

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Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling. (AFP)

J.K. Rowling Urges Fans not to Buy Stolen Harry Potter Prequel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London – A prequel to the popular Harry Potter series handwritten by J.K. Rowling was robbed by burglars in England. J.K. Rowling is urging fans not to buy the stolen copy. She wrote the 800-word story for a 2008 charity auction, where it sold for 25,000 pounds...

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Author J.K. Rowling poses for a portrait while publicizing her adult fiction book “The Casual Vacancy” at Lincoln Center in New York October 16, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/Files

Rare Edition of JK Rowling’s Beedle the Bard Sells for £400,000

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 15, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- JK Rowling has marked an exceptional popularity as if it had a magical touch and turns everything she touches into gold. “Harry Potter and the cursed child” play have witnessed a remarkable attendance and fans were fighting to buy a ticket that may suddenly...