Harry Potter ebooks on the way

J.K. Rowling went on record recently claiming that she’s done with Harry’s story for the time being, but we knew she was kidding. Sure enough, new writings about her magical world are on the way, courtesy Pottermore Presents.

The stories will be released soon and in eBook format this time around. Pottermore is describing their Pottermore Presents series a set of eBook shorts or “bite-sized eBooks,” which delve back into the Harry Potter world.

We’ll probably be getting a mixture of “archive” content (presumably essays previously published on the Pottermore website) and original works from Rowling herself. Amazon and Barnes & Noble, already have them available for pre-order for $2.99 a piece. They will be in a variety of languages too.

Dwayne Johnson, the world’s highest paid actor

For the first time in his career, Dwayne Johnson has been named the world’s highest paid actor.

The list composed by Forbes, lists Johnson at No. 1 from June 2015 to June 2016, for earning $64.5 million. The large amount comes from Johnson’s starring roles in hit films such as Furious 7, San Andreas, HBO series Ballers, Central Intelligence and upfront payments for upcoming flicks Fast 8 and Baywatch. Johnson beats out last year’s three time winner Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man) who came with $33 million which places him all the way down in ninth place. Last year, Johnson ranked in eleventh place having earned $31 million.

“Want to say two things about this,” the former WWE star wrote on Twitter regarding the news. “I started with $7 bucks. If I can overcome, so can you. Waffle House on me!”

Published in Dawn, Business & Finance weekly, October 1st, 2016