It’s official – Harry Potter Book Day is happening on 9th October 2025!
This year’s Harry Potter Book Day on 9th October will be all about friends and foes. Get involved and make some magic!
A Magical Year takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the seasons at Hogwarts and pairs the beautiful illustrations by Jim Kay with 366 quotations from the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling.
The illustrations feature Jim Kay’s most iconic art from the Illustrated Editions of Harry Potter as well as previously unseen pencil sketches and preparatory pieces, offering a unique and fascinating insight into the artist’s sketchbook. This gorgeous gift book features a favourite anniversary or meaningful memory from the series each day and was published on 5th October by Bloomsbury in the UK with Scholastic in the US shortly following on 19th October.
For international readers, A Magical Year will be available in Danish, Estonian, Faroese, Swedish, Slovakian, Portuguese (Portugal), Korean, Spanish, Japanese, Italian and Russian this month.
This year’s Harry Potter Book Day on 9th October will be all about friends and foes. Get involved and make some magic!
After the hugely successful launch of the Harry Potter™ audiobooks on Yoto in August 2024, the award-winning children’s audio platform has expanded its catalogue to include the Hogwarts Library Collection!
New edition of J.K. Rowling’s The Ickabog to be published in September, illustrated by Ben Mantle!