John Granger

Tagged "The Dean of Harry Potter Scholars" by TIME magazine's Lev Grossman, John Granger has been the leading expert on the subject of the artistry and meaning of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels since the publication of his first book on the subject in 2002. The author or editor of eight books, 'The Hogwarts Professor' has been a Keynote and Featured Speaker at more than twenty academic and fan conferences and spoken at twenty-five major universities and colleges from Princeton and Pepperdine to Yale, St. Andrews, and the University of Chicago. John has a Bachelor's degree in Classics from the University of Chicago, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and a PhD in English Literature. He blogs and podcasts to the global audience of Rowling readers in forty countries at HogwartsProfessor dot Substack dot com.