Is JK Rowling making an 8th book?

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the play was scripted by Jack and directed by John.

Was there supposed to be 8 Harry Potter books?

But today, Rowling announced that the script of the play will in fact be released as a two-part book, at 12:01 a.m. on July 31, 2016. “Pottermore is proud to be a key part of the multi-platform effort that will allow the epic eighth Harry Potter story to be read and enjoyed by a wider, global audience,” said Susan L.

Is JK Rowling going to write about the marauders?

J.K. Rowling: A ‘Harry Potter’ prequel about the Marauders will not happen. Harry Potter and The Casual Vacancy author J.K. Rowling spoke this evening at the Bath Literature Festival and made clear that if she ever returns to Harry Potter, she won’t write a prequel. She doesn’t find prequels to be any good.

Will JK Rowling write a prequel to Harry Potter?

Rumours of a new Harry Potter series have been debunked by JK Rowling and Warner Bros.

Is JK Rowling’s 8th Harry Potter book finished?

The fake press release was posted on Story Carnivores, claiming that Rowling has completed 75\% of the eighth book in the Harry Potter series and many media outlets such as Yahoo News and New York Times have confirmed its release.

Will there ever be a Harry Potter 8?

So there’s no Harry Potter 8 in the foreseeable future, but as we mentioned, J.K. Rowling is revisiting the Harry Potter universe as Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them heads to the big screen and Rowling is penning the screenplay for that herself.

Will there be a ‘Harry Potter’ Sequel?

Random Article Blend. As you may already know, J.K. Rowling is bringing us back to Harry Potter’s magical world by penning the feature adaptation of her book Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, but if you’re holding out hope that the author will write a sequel to the original Harry Potter series, there’s bad news.

When does Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book come out?

Set for release at midnight on July 31, the book isn’t so much a novel in the classic sense, but rather it’s a “special rehearsal edition” script book of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – a stage play based on the series that’s set to open in London on July 30, a day before the release of the aforementioned script book.