This is the official book of a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the British Library. Each chapter showcases a treasure trove of artifacts from the British Library and other collections around the world, along with exclusive manuscripts, sketches, and illustrations from the Harry Potter archive. There’s also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer, or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition.

Readers will be able to pore over ancient spell books, amazing illuminated scrolls that reveal the secret of the Elixir of Life, vials of dragon’s blood, mandrake roots, painted centaurs, and a genuine witch’s broomstick, in a book that shows J.K. Rowling’s magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebears.