Book · 2016
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two - Playscript
Why people recommend it
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two - Playscript is a stage play script by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne that continues the magical saga years after the original series conclusion. On The Book Review podcast, guest Alexander Alter discussed the massive sales figures for the new Harry Potter play script during the episode titled Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘How to Be a Person in the World’. Alter noted that the publication started on a Sunday with a highly anticipated release that had accumulated tons of pre-orders from eager fans. The demand proved immense, as the volume sold more than two million hardcover copies within its first two days on store shelves. Later, in the episode Inside The New York Times Book Review: Megan Abbott’s ‘You Will Know Me’, Alexandra Alter again brought up the new script release, highlighting it as the absolute biggest book of the summer season. Commentators across the podcast episodes emphasized both the staggering commercial success of the play text and its dominant position in the literary marketplace during its debut period, reflecting the enduring and unparalleled global popularity of the Harry Potter franchise among readers of all ages.
Who recommended it
- Alexander Alter Discussed
- Alexandra Alter Discussed
Alexander Alter — 1 mention
“It started on Sunday with the release of the Harry Potter play which was highly anticipated for months and tons of people pre-ordered it so we found out just how many people bought it it sold more than two million hard cover copies in the first two days on sale”
Alexandra Alter — 1 mention
“this time it is Harry Potter in the curse child”
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- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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- Alexander Hamilton
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I'm also reading just as kind of a a fun thing the Harry Potter play that came out a few years ago based on this JK rolling story but it's not actually written by JK Rowling that's Harry Potter and the cursed child”
“so they didn't have you know the sort of Harry Potter and the curse child craze had kind of tailed off at that point”