Harry Potter Publisher, Bloomsbury, is reporting to Reuters that they have plans to publish a Hogwarts Library Box Set, by J.K. Rowling.
Bloomsbury, the publisher of the “Harry Potter” series by author JK Rowling, also said it was counting on a new Rowling three-book box set tied into the Potter series, and a non-fiction account of spies in World War II to support sales in the coming year.
Theories are suggesting that this box set could simply be a republishing of Tales of Beedle the Bard, Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This would be slightly disappointing, if you were to ask me. I also don’t see how this would help sales all that much.
Also, about a month ago, we found out that J.K. Rowling was working on a Harry Potter Encyclopedia. Today we found out that this is incorrect.
What about the Harry Potter Encyclopaedia?
Updated May 2012
I have been enjoying sharing information about Harry’s world on Pottermore for free, and don’t have any firm plans to publish it in book form.
Do you have any theories on the Box Set? What do you think about the Encyclopedia News? Leave a comment below.
Unfortunately I think the theory about the three book box set being Quidditch, Beasts, and Beedle is probably correct. There is no way she is publishing anything new before the encyclopedia that she is barely working on. I wish I was wrong though.
It’s too bad. She really should have written something new. I would have loved Hogwarts: A History and A History of Magic. Oh well…