J.K. Rowling’s seventh Handwritten copy of The Tales of Beedle and Bard sold for 4 million dollars! All proceeds went to The Children’s Voice Campaign. The other six copies were gifts to those who worked closely to aid in the creation of Harry Potter. I didn’t even know these treasures existed. Genius!

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So how do you review one of the most remarkable tomes you’ve ever had the pleasure of opening? You just turn each page and allow yourself to be swept away by each story. You soak up the simple tales that read like Aesop’s fables and echo the themes of the series; you follow every dip and curve of Rowling’s handwriting and revel in every detail that makes the book unique—a slight darkening of a letter here, a place where the writing nearly runs off the page there. You take all that and you try and bring it to life, knowing that you will never be able to do it justice. With that, let’s dig in and begin at the beginning, shall we?”—Daphne Durham