J.K. Rowling released a new 'Harry Potter' story. But is it any good?

Harry Potter is back...well, sort of.

This summer, J.K. Rowling, along with John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, returned to the magical world of Harry Potter by releasing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a theatrical follow up to her massively successful Harry Potter books.

The play picks up where the books concluded, with our original Harry Potter trio sending off their kids to Hogwarts 19 years after the events of The Deathly Hallows. But with a new story and a new release format, the question remains: Is the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child any good?

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss J.K Rowling's latest dive into the Harry Potter universe. Join us as we chat about what worked and didn't work in the latest Harry Potter story, what it was like seeing our favorite characters return, and how this new play fits within the Harry Potter world.

Then, inspired by The Cursed Child, we chat about our favorite Harry Potter books.

As always, we end with One Last Question reading recommendations:

• Aliza recommends a lot of wizard rock including Harry and the Potters, Draco & the Malfoys, The Moaning Myrtles, The Whomping Willows and Tonks & the Aurors. If you want a deep dive into Wizard rock, here's a Spotify playlist.

• Peter recommends The Girl With All The Gifts by M. R. Carey.

• MJ recommends 'Sex, lies and YouTube: the predatory side of internet fame' by Mashable's Saba Hamedy.

Next week, we're reading 'Voyage of the Sable Venus,' a long poem by Robin Coste Lewis from her collection of the same title. We hope you'll read along with us!

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