It seems hard to think about a time when the Harry Potter universe was not a part of our lives. Unknown British author J.K. Rowling published her first book — Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone — in 1997, and she quickly changed the world. Four years later, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (the U.S. version of the book’s name) hit theaters ...

In 1997, unknown writer J.K. Rowling changed the world when she released a book about a young English boy who learned that he was a wizard. That book was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. When the book arrived in the United States, it would be known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. That first book was the start of Rowling’s ...

In 1997, unknown English writer J.K. Rowling released a brand-new book about a young boy who learns that he is a wizard and then goes to a school for young witches and wizards. Little did Rowling know that her new book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, would change the world. Since then, there have been six more wildly popular Harry ...

In 1997, an unknown British writer would publish a book that would change the world. That book was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and that writer was J.K. Rowling. Since then, there have been six more Harry Potter novels — The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows. Those ...

It’s been almost thirty years since unknown writer J.K. Rowling changed the world with the release of her first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (AKA Sorcerer’s Stone). Four years later, that iconic book was brought to life with the 2001 film release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson. Twenty-three years later, there are ...