Nick Jeffery, Author at Hogwarts Professor

Beatrice Groves: Easter Eggs on J.K. Rowling’s New Website – Part 2
ByNick Jeffery September 18, 2021March 12, 2024
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Beatrice Groves, Research Lecturer and tutor at Trinity College, Oxford, and author of Literary Allusion in Harry Potter, has written a Hogwarts Professor Guest Post follow up looking at the one of J. K. Rowling’s favourite authors – E. Nesbit. Join me after the break for the a more in-depth look at the writer highlighted as an Easter Egg in the J. K. Rowling’s Stories website …

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Beatrice Groves: Easter Eggs on J.K. Rowling’s New Website – Part 1
ByNick Jeffery September 17, 2021March 12, 2024
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Beatrice Groves, Research Lecturer and tutor at Trinity College, Oxford, and author of Literary Allusion in Harry Potter, has written a Hogwarts Professor Guest Post looking at the Easter Eggs on the new J. K. Rowling Stories website and what they tell us about the author and her influences. Join me after the break for the first of two posts, and enjoy…

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J. K. Rowling’s Stories – a New Website Launched part 3
ByNick Jeffery September 15, 2021March 12, 2024
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This is the third and final part of my survey of the new J. K. Rowling’s Stories website and today we will be looking at the subpages beyond the main desktop. There are five navigation tabs at the top of the homepage: Book News; My Story; Harry Potter; The Ickabog and The Christmas Pig. Join me after the break to take a look at all these areas.

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J. K. Rowling’s Stories – a New Website Launched part 2
ByNick Jeffery September 14, 2021March 12, 2024
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Yesterday I shared my observations from the Stories website noticeboard, today we will look at the rest of the desk and shelf area. So lets switch the desk lamp on (with a satisfying audible click) and join me after the break to take a look around.

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J. K. Rowling’s Stories – a New Website Launched part 1
ByNick Jeffery September 13, 2021March 12, 2024
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J.K. Rowling has just released her first new website since the current one launched on 20th December 2016. The new site is aimed at children so doesn’t cover any of the Robert Galbraith novels or A Casual Vacancy and can be found at https://stories.jkrowling.com/. The new location holds a few secrets (with possibly more to come). So join me after the jump to take a look at a few of them.

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