J.K. Rowling has been pretty active on Twitter lately. But this afternoon she has dropped a bombshell by announcing a new fairy tale series called The Ickabog to the world, which will be free of charge.
Over 10 years ago, I wrote a stand-alone fairy tale called
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020
The Ickabog. You can read more about how, why and
when The Ickabog was written at https://t.co/MgH9NZnSAS
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In the above Twitter thread, Rowling reveals she wrote The Ickabog “over 10 years ago”. She goes on to say that she always meant to publish it but decided to release two adult novels after Harry Potter.
Until recently, only Rowling’s two children had heard of The Ickabog, but now the world will get to experience the series free-of-charge online.
The chapters will be published on a cycle, every weekday at 3:00pm starting today.
We’ll be publishing a chapter (or 2 or 3) every weekday,
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020
starting at 3.00pm today and ending on July 10th.
You don’t need to register to access the story. You can read it for free on a new website we’ll be launching shortly.
But there’s more…
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More details are developing so be sure to watch J.K. Rowling’s thread closely. She has also posted some interesting images relating to the project, as well as a more detailed explanation on her website.
For more details about children having the opportunity to illustrate the published version of The Ickabog, visit this article.
