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Featuring 60 publishers, museums, galleries and academic institutions from six countries, attendees have noticed a significant increase in the scale of the book fair.

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Surprisingly, twelve publishers had rejected the first Harry Potter book, Philosopher's Stone, until Bloomsbury decided to pick it up. Deathly Hallows broke its pre-order record, with more than ...

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This seed of an idea would blossom into the first Harry Potter manuscript, written amidst poverty and personal struggles. Despite facing 12 rejections, Rowling refused to let her story vanish. Finally ...