Muggles and Magic by George Beahm ISBN 1571744126 Paper $16.95 Hampton Roads Publishing Company Do you believe in magic? Author J. K. Rowling certainly did as she was dreaming up the boy who would become Harry Potter. Everyone knows the story of Harry Potter and the “rags-to-riches” success of its author J.K. Rowling, but Muggles and Magic thoroughly examines every nook and cranny of the Potter universe, including Rowling’s life before and after Harry. Timed to capitalize on the hype surrounding the release of the third Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™, Muggles and Magic is certain to appeal to Potter fans of all ages. Muggles and Magic pulls together rare articles, interviews, and profiles of the series and its author, including a start-to-finish look at the birth of a new Potter novel, new insights on the censorship debate, an A-to-Z concordance of people, places, and things in the books, and much more. Black & white photographs • Beahm is the author of several previous literary companion books including The Essential J.R.R. Tolkien Sourcebook (New Page, 2003), The Unofficial Patricia Cornwell Companion (St. Martin’s/Minotaur, 2002), and The Stephen King Companion (Andrews McMeel, 1995) • Reader appetite for the Potter series and related books has proved insatiable and Muggles and Magic gives them new information never seen before • Muggles and Magic features a photo essay about the life of J.K. Rowling, an inside look at the making of the literary blockbusters, facts, fun, trivia, and more