Jean Bodin’s “Demonologie,” one of the most widely used 16th century witch-hunting manuals. Photo courtesy the New York Academy of Medicine Library Digital Collection Italian naturalist Ulisse ...

Harry Potter fans are less likely to vote Trump, according to a new study. Credit: WARNER BROS/TY WRIGHT/GETTY/MASHABLE COMPOSITE Harry Potter readers in the U.S. have a lower opinion of Donald Trump ...

In recent years, numerous plaintiffs—including publishers of books, newspapers, computer code, and photographs—have sued AI companies for training models using copyrighted material. A key question in ...

In honor of Naperville Public Library’s July celebration of “The Party That Shall Not Be Named” and all things Harry Potter, library staff were given the task of ranking each of J.K. Rowling’s seven ...

Reporting from London — Magic is in the air at the British Library here — specifically the magical world of one of the most famous characters in modern literature, Harry Potter. “Harry Potter: A ...