New ‘Harry Potter’ Book Set For July 31 Release
No, sorry, the new “Potter” installment isn’t quite a J.K. Rowling novel, but it does have her full approval, as well as some of her ideas.
The new book will be the full script of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II,” a play that hits London’s West End stage this summer. The play is written by Jack Thorne and based on a story by Thorne, Rowling, and John Tiffany. The book version will become available the day after the play begins previews.
“The Cursed Child” will pick up 19 years after the end of the original story, which aligns with the final installment’s epilogue. According to Pottermore, “While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted.”
Not only was Rowling involved in writing the story that inspired the play, but also Pottermore, her digital publishing platform, will release the eBook.
Scholastic will publish a hardcover version.
Source: Today