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The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic. Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears.

By any measure, Julius Caesar is one of the most significant and well-known figures in ancient Roman history. Self-identified as a "popular" politician, he advocated for effective government to better the lives of the average Roman; however, he believed this government could not be based upon the existing democracy, which he regarded as corrupt and inefficient. It could only be through his personal management and the massive organization he built to overthrow the government that he could ensure the prosperity of all Romans.

The Bookshaped podcast is presented by book industry expert Colin Midson and looks at those special books that come along once in a while: the ones that change the way we think about books, reading and publishing. Our first series will be taking on the biggest phenomenon of all and celebrating 25 years of the Harry Potter books. Colin started his career in publishing at Bloomsbury in the late 90s and will be providing an insider’s account of what happened in those first few years when an unknown children's book about a boy wizard went on to become a multi million copy bestselling phenomenon...