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Read, discuss and delve deeper into the harry potter stories, with anyone, anywhere july 6, 2017 by alex yarde leave a comment. These awards were selected based on their acceptance of selfpublished books. Jun 19, 2017 pottermore has launched its wizarding world book club community pages and revealed the first themes up for discussion online. Type in a keyword, phrase, or exact wording and you will be directed to the results. Edward stanford travel writing awards ceremony 26th february at the london transport museum awards stanford dolman travel book of the year, in association with the authors club. Pottermore is launching a book club for fans to read and reread all of.
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