THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, UPDATED FOR A NEW GENERATION OF FANS!
From Melissa Anelli, former editor-in-chief of the legendary fan site The Leaky Cauldron, an unforgettable behind-the-scenes history of the Harry Potter fandom, the rise of online communities, and the fans who changed the world.
Before Bookstagram and BookTok fandoms went mainstream, there was MySpace, chatrooms, message boards, and a handful of Harry Potter fan sites known as “the Floo Network.” As editor-in-chief of The Leaky Cauldron—the most popular of them all with over one million hits per day—Melissa Anelli had a front-row seat to the formation of a global online fan community. Drawing on exclusive interviews, firsthand reporting, and a decade documenting the phenomenon from the inside, Anelli takes us on a personal journey chronicling the most influential fan movement of the twenty-first century.
Filled with behind-the-scenes revelations about the release of Harry Potter books and films, unforgettable fan stories, and insights into the early internet fandoms and rise of fan communities, Anelli captures a singular moment in pop culture history and celebrates the readers whose passion helped change the internet, publishing, and the way books are read forever.
Now, twenty years later, this updated edition includes a new Author’s Note and bonus chapter as fans look ahead to a reimagined era of Harry Potter with HBO's forthcoming series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, premiering on Christmas Day 2026.
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Harry, A History - Now Updated with J.K. Rowling Interview, New Chapter & Photos
The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
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- English
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eBook - ePub
Harry, A History - Now Updated with J.K. Rowling Interview, New Chapter & Photos
The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
About this book
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Topic
Sciences socialesSubtopic
Culture populaire dans l'artTable of contents
- Cover
- Back Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Chapter One: Release
- Chapter Two: The Beginning and the End
- Chapter Three: Near Misses
- Chapter Four: Public Assistance
- Chapter Five: Spinning the Web
- Chapter Six: Rocking at Hogwarts
- Chapter Seven: Work-Life
- Chapter Eight: Getting a Clue
- Chapter Nine: Banned and Burned
- Chapter Ten: High Seas
- Chapter Eleven: Access
- Chapter Twelve: The Interview
- Chapter Thirteen: Independence
- Chapter Fourteen: On the (Internet) Radio
- Chapter Fifteen: Spoiled
- Chapter Sixteen: One Day More
- Chapter Seventeen: Deathly Hallows
- Epilogue
- Four Years Later
- The J.K. Rowling Interview
- Outtakes
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Additional Information and Links
- Acknowledgments
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