J. K. Rowling
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Author Anthony Horowitz, the writer for boys who don't read...that the books will never devolve into snogging. The series will end when Alex turns 15. While he is endlessly grateful to J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, he says he felt queasy when Harry started kissing. What he loves... In this article: Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider, Harry Potter, Foyle's War, Best interests, Iraq War, and Second World War |
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scotsman.com - Scotland | 3 days ago
How council came to have stash of rare signed first editions
...27 November 2009 By HAZEL MOLLISON FOR dedicated Harry Potter fans, getting their hands on one first edition copy signed by JK Rowling would be a dream come true. But the city council has been sitting on a goldmine having been gifted...
In this article: JK Rowling, Radio Forth, George Grubb, Edinburgh, Harry Potter, Lesley Hinds, KT Tunstall, and Order of the Phoenix
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 5 days ago
Oxford University changes common room name to Harry Potter's Gryffindor
New maturity and subtlety: Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter The student body voted on Sunday to pass a motion renaming the house after JK Rowling's equivalent at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is the first time Magdalen...
In this article: Harry Potter, Oxford University, Hogwarts School, Magdalen College, Hagrid, JK Rowling, and Daniel Radcliffe
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Wales Online | 6 days ago
WM & fashion: COLUMN: Rin Simpson
...(he says they kissed, I don't believe a word of it). In my more day dreamy moments, I wonder what it would be like if I ever landed a JK Rowling-style book deal and was rocketed into the A-list. Would I feel different? Act different?
In this article: Mothercare, Kate Moss, Myleene Klass, and JK Rowling
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | 6 days ago
New York loves Susan Boyle as she tells of 'demolition ball' fame
...keep them to yourselves. Tou have small minds and big mouths ... er ... fingers! I bet you're the same detractors who rubbished JK Rowling! Well, you're entitled to your opinion ... but let's see YOU do sometrhing to grab the world's...
In this article: Susan Boyle, New York, Hollie Steele, Edinburgh, HMV, and USA
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FT.com - Comment and analysis | 6 days ago
The perils of trying to get down with the kids
...which we are familiar," he said. Some do manage to sell to the young. Sir Philip Green's Topshop provides consumers with the latest fashions, fast. J.K. Rowling gave the Millennials what they wanted - and she used words rather than pictures.
In this article: J.K. Rowling, London, Pew Research Center, Vogue magazine, University of Notre Dame, Wolff Olins, Topshop, and Philip Green
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MTV.com | November 20, 2009
'New Moon' Sets New Box-Office Record For Midnight Screenings
...vindicate "Twilight" star Jackson Rathbone, who famously responded to our question of whether Stephenie Meyer's franchise could take on J.K. Rowling's juggernaut, "I don't know; they've got brooms." In case you need further proof that...
In this article: New Moon, Twilight, Jacob Black, Breaking Dawn, The Twilight Saga, Summit Entertainment, Stephenie Meyer, and Twilight Saga
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Guardian | November 19, 2009
Hugh Muir's diary
...her laptop, sitting alone. "See that girl typing over there," he said, pointing. "She must live in lodgings and has nowhere to work." But JK Rowling (pictured), for it was she, can work where she likes these days. She was there out of...
In this article: Archie Norman, Tories, Asda, Anglicans, Poaching, Airbus A380, Air France, and Cecil Parkinson
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Independent.co.uk - Books | November 18, 2009
'Twilight' author, Stephenie Meyer is America's JK Rowling
...town of Cave Creek, Arizona in the same house for the last decade. Based on the book sales and films' phenomenon, she may be the next JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. All four books in the Twilight Saga have sold 85 million...
In this article: Twilight, Stephenie Meyer, JK Rowling, Harry Potter, Breaking Dawn, Twilight series, New Moon, Time Magazine, Little, Brown & Company, and Midnight Sun
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scotsman.com - Latest Scottish News | November 18, 2009
Duchess views Scotland exhibition
...also includes some of Scotland's contemporary personalities such as Prime Minister Gordon Brown, actor Ewan McGregor and author JK Rowling. Its oldest portrait is of James VI of Scotland and I of England, dating from 1604. Last Updated: 18...
In this article: Scotland, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, The Duchess of Cornwall, Robert Louis Stevenson, JK Rowling, Ewan McGregor, Gordon Brown, and London
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scotsman.com - Scotland | November 11, 2009
MS charity's cutting of London links 'may see Rowling return'
...in London will benefit people with MS in Scotland; indeed, I believe the reverse is true." Yesterday, a spokeswoman for the author said: "JK Rowling resigned as patron of the MS Society Scotland in April and, for this reason, thinks it...
In this article: JK Rowling, London, UK, Scotland, and Perth, Western Australia
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Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies.
Aside from writing the Potter novels, Rowling is perhaps equally famous for her "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on welfare to multi-millionaire status within five years. The 2008 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowling's fortune at £560 million ($798 million), ranking her as the twelfth richest woman in Britain. Forbes ranked Rowling as the forty-eighth most powerful celebrity of 2007, and Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fandom. She has become a notable philanthropist, supporting such charities as Comic Relief, One Parent Families and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain.
- Name At Birth:
- Joanne Rowling
- Birth Date:
- July 31, 1965
- Birthplace:
- Yate, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Nationality:
- British
- Occupation:
- Novelist
- Known for:
- Harry Potter series
- Website:
- http://www.jkrowling.com
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