The first Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," hit U.S. theaters on Nov. 16, 2001. USA TODAY is republishing articles from its archives to mark the movie's 20th anniversary.

The actors are reading a chapter each from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone," the first in J.K. Rowling’s bestselling fantasy series, while at home in quarantine. Radcliffe, who played ...

Potter fans can now listen to Daniel Radcliffe read the first chapter of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Each week, someone different will read a chapter from J.K. Rowling’s ...

First published in 1997, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (originally named "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" for British audiences) was made into a movie in 2001. That first movie ...

the cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone still holds some surprises. Illustrator Mary GrandPré, Scholastic creative director David Saylor, and prolific editor Arthur A. Levine revisit ...

Every story worth reading has a good beginning. From “Moby Dick” and “Pride and Prejudice” to “Harry Potter and the ...

By Sarah Bahr “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” ruined Daniel Radcliffe’s expectations for what is normal on a film set. The Great Hall, where he shot many of the scenes from the ...