Reuters reported that Bloomsbury made an announcement about the library exhibition and the two books on Tuesday. An official at Scholastic, which publishes “Harry Potter” books in the United States, did not immediately reply to an email seeking additional comment about the latest texts. Rowling’s magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebears.” Potter nerds will be delighted to also find “exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the Harry Potter archive,” the library said. She gave her input to the playwright Jack Thorne, who wrote the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” which arrived on bookshelves in 2016. It was billed as the eighth book in the “Harry Potter” series, and featured an adult Harry Potter living and working 19 years after the Battle of Hogwarts.

Source: New York Times July 20, 2017 11:03 UTC