Two new Harry Potter books to hit shelves in October

Copies of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
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The wizarding world of Harry Potter is expanding.

British publishing house Bloomsbury announced Tuesday that two new Harry Potter books will be published in October, in honor of the series' 20th anniversary. The books are being released as part of a British Library exhibition commemorating the milestone. Titled "A History of Magic," the exhibition will run from October 2017 to February 2018 and feature wizarding books and other magical objects inspired by the classes taught at Hogwarts.

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Elianna Spitzer

Elianna Spitzer is a rising junior at Brandeis University, majoring in Politics and American Studies. She is also a news editor and writer at The Brandeis Hoot. When she is not covering campus news, Elianna can be found arguing legal cases with her mock trial team.q