The first Harry Potter book is "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone". It is a fantasy novel written by British author J.K. Rowling and was published on June 26, 1997. The book follows the story of Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The book has won several awards, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, the British Book Award, and the National Book Award.