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We’re all Harry Potter fans around here, and that means you have something in common with Chris Colfer, because he is a huge Potterhead.

The “Land of Stories” author recently dished about his days of standing in long lines and dressing up when each of the books were released in a CBC podcast.

“Those were some of the best memories of my childhood,” Chris says. “Looking back [though], I can’t believe that my mom would just drop me off in the middle of the night to wait in line with strangers. That’s crazy now that I think about it, but she knew I was among friends.”

Chris remembers standing in those lines with all his friends…sort of.

“I was with…I hate to say town regrets, but you know, nerds…we were all there together and there for one thing. We dressed up, we talked about that world and would pretend we were part of that world. It was a magical feeling.”

Chris says that the entire franchise and author J.K. Rowling were huge inspirations to him, too.

“A lot of authors who are in this position where they’re able to talk about works that inspire them, they whip out like Tolstoy and maybe some more impressive titles, but it ["Harry Potter"] was [mine]. It captured my attention in a way that had never been captured when I was a kid and the reason I learned how to read.”

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Chris Colfer‘s book series, “The Land of Stories“, will forever be one of JJJ‘s favorites.

With the sixth and final book of the series out now, the author is looking back on how the book was made and revealed in a new interview with CBC’s Q podcast that it was quite an interesting story in how he wrote it all.

“I was about 7,” Chris recalls about just when the idea came to him. “My younger sister had just been diagnosed with epilepsy, a very rare form where she had 50 of them an hour. As a way to escape what was going on, I would write.”

“I would daydream about these random adventures that I would rather be having then being stuck in a bad family situation,” he adds. “That’s when the book came to me, fully formed. [The books tell the same story] now, as when I was a kid.”

However, it took some years to actually write it all out — he was actually writing it while on the Glee Concert Tour!

“It was crazy,” Chris admits, but “I had a method. I had a hard time writing on the plane because it would shake and I couldn’t focus on the [computer] screen to write.”

“My method would be that we would see ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, I would run back and write a page; I would run back on stage to sing ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand’ and come back and write another page; then slap on a leotard for ‘Single Ladies’ and then run back and finish the page I was working on.”

What a crazy method! He laughs about it now, though.

“It was crazy, but it kept me on my toes.”

“The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide” is out on book shelves now.

Chris Colfer holds up the stack of books of his series, “The Land of Stories”, during his recent book signing in New York City.

The author and actor has just embarked on his book signing tour for the sixth installment of the series, “Worlds Collide”.

During one interview on his press tour, Chris revealed that a sequel or prequel series for the books isn’t out of the question at all.

“I might go back and do a prequel series about the twins’ grandmother when she was a young girl growing up,” Chris shared. “I can always do another spinoff of something or other.”

He adds, “Just because the series is over does not mean ‘The Land of Stories’ is over, and I can say that with confidence.”

Um, we will take 15 prequels and 67 sequels please. Thanks!

Chris Colfer has had an extraterrestrial experience!!

The 27-year-old actor spilled on his alien encounter while appearing on The Tonight Show on Monday (June 26) in New York City.

For his recent birthday, Chris headed to Peru, a known alien hot spot, in the hopes of seeing something out of the ordinary.

Unfortunately, Chris didn’t run into any aliens there but he did have an encounter when he was much younger.

“When I was a kid, I was very sick with bronchitis and I was on like Sizzurp levels of cough syrup, so it might have been a hallucination…I woke up in the middle of the night and there was a little alien sitting at the foot of my bed,” he explained.

Hear the rest of Chris‘ story in the video below…

Chris Colfer is bring his novels The Land of Stories to life!

The 27-year-old author and actor is set to make his directorial debut by turning his best-selling series into a film!

Not only will Chris direct the movie but he will also pen the script.

Chris has teamed up with Fox and will first adapt series’ original novel, The Wishing Spell, which was released in 2012.

The series follows twins Alex and Conner Bailey who are transported into a magic book where the classic fairy tales have come to life.

The Land of Stories series is comprised of six novels, with the final book set to be published July 11th.

It’s here!

The cover for Chris Colfer‘s final book in his The Land of Stories series has been revealed and everything about it is amazing!

In “The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide”, we’ll meet back up with siblings Connor and Alex as they deal with the various fairy tale heroes and villains no longer being confined to their worlds.

So with trouble brewing in New York City, the twins must figure out how to right the balance of the human and the fairy tale world.

Chris tells EW about the book, “‘The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide’ was by far the most difficult book I’ve ever written. Not only was I pushing myself to meet readers’ expectations, I also began grieving the series’ conclusion at the prologue.”

He adds, “I’ve been lucky to wear many creative hats in my career, but being an author of a popular book series has been the most rewarding experience of my life. Although this is the last book in the series, I’m confident this isn’t the end for The Land of Stories.”

Does this mean a spin-off series? We hope so!

“The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide” is out on July 11th.

Chris Colfer fans – get excited.

JJJ can exclusively reveal that the Glee actor and best-selling author will headline the 2017 YALLWEST festival, which returns with more than 100 authors for the third year on Saturday, April 29 at Santa Monica High School.

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In case you’re unfamiliar, YALLWEST and its sister festival YALLFEST (based in Charleston, S.C.) are the biggest teen and middle grade book festivals in the country.

Chris will talk about his new book Stranger Than FanFiction in a Spotlight conversation with New York Times bestseller Melissa de la Cruz.

To buy tickets, head over to Yallwest.com.