JK Rowling has announced she’s releasing a new bedtime story for kids – completely free online – to help families confined at home during the pandemic. Explaining her new project on Twitter, the author wrote: “Over 10 years ago, I wrote a stand-alone fairy tale called The Ickabog. ********************************************THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF********************************************1/13 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020Over time, she wrote, she came to think of “The Ickabog” as just for her family, so the manuscript went up in her attic. 5/13 pic.twitter.com/mz1qaGyyUt — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020She continued: “We’ll be publishing a chapter (or 2 or 3) every weekday, starting at 3pm today and ending on July 10th. Whether you read it yourself, or have it read to you, I hope you enjoy it ❤️13/13 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020Full details of where to read the book will be published on 26 May.

Source: Huffington Post May 26, 2020 13:35 UTC