Barnes & Noble said sales fell 8% and losses soared. The reason: There was no new Harry Potter installment this year. "Harry Potter and The Cursed Child" hit stores during the same period last year.

Well, this year Barnes & Noble is out to bring the Yule Ball experience to the masses -- for free. Bookstores nationwide will host Harry Potter Magical Holiday Balls on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.

It's no surprise that the newest Harry Potter tome helped Barnes & Noble's (NYSE:BKS) latest quarter. The Deathly Hallows, the series' much-awaited final volume, was one of the hottest trends of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Call it the curse of Harry Potter. Shares in bookseller Barnes & Noble tumbled nearly 12 percent Thursday after the company reported a sharp drop in quarterly sales.

The Harry hump is over, and Barnes & Noble is hurting. The brick-and-mortar bookstore chain is suffering due to the lack of a new Harry Potter book in 2017, Bloomberg reports.

Barnes & Noble River Oaks on Monday announced that it will host a month-long celebration in advance of the publication of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One & Two. The events will kick ...

Barnes & Noble needs more magic. The bookstore chain said sales fell 8% and losses soared. The reason: There was no new Harry Potter installment this year. "Harry Potter and The Cursed Child" hit ...

Call it the curse of Harry Potter. Shares in bookseller Barnes & Noble tumbled 12 percent Thursday after the company reported a sharp drop in quarterly sales. It said part of the blame was that in the ...