


Swiftly followed by grown-ups, who rediscovered the joy of reading via Rowling’s 7-part series of children’s novels.Ī movie franchise soon followed, with the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, hitting screens in 2001. Young people globally fell in love with J.K. The world rejoiced that a new generation was embracing the power of the written word in printed-and-bound book form.

The books captured the imaginations of a generation of young people, tempting them away from the nascent lure of screens and technology, and encouraging them to pick up a bona fide series of page-turners. WARNING: This post contains spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
