You may have never heard the name, but grimoires are essentially textbooks of magic. Also known as spell books, grimoires have been around for a very long time. They contain instructions, prayers ...

The "Book of Spells" — written in part by Rowling — is the first augmented reality book/game hybrid to arrive for the new Wonderbook from Sony, which launched this week.

In fairy tales, magic often has humorous, complicated or unforeseen consequences. Heroes and heroines are done and undone by the gap between a spell’s intent and its effects: Characters are ...