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Front Page > J.K. Rowling
Latest news as of Friday, August 29, 2008
| Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
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| J.K.'s magical $300 million eclipses Hollywood stars |
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's earnings have dwarfed those made by Hollywood's biggest stars. She made £150 million in the last year, ahead of Oprah Winfrey, who earned £137.5 million. Her books have sold 375 million copies worldwide and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has sold 44 million copies alone since last July. [more...]
Source: The Scotsman, UK |
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| Video: J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter 'regret' |
Author J.K. Rowling has revealed her "real regret" that her mother without knowing about Harry Potter. More of the interview can be seen on BBC One Scotland on Wednesday, 23 July 2008, at 2245 BST. [more...]
Source: BBC News |
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| J.K. Rowling regrets her Mom never knew Harry |
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed that her mum died without knowing anything about her creation. Rowling began working on the tales of the schoolboy wizard six months before her mother Anne. She spoke out during a rare interview for a BBC Scotland documentary. [more...]
Source: The Daily Record, UK |
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| Monday, July 21, 2008 |
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| Harry Potter fans pay £1000 to stay in J.K. Rowling's suite |
The Edinburgh hotel suite where JK Rowling completed the Harry Potter series has become a Mecca for fans across the world, at almost £1000 a night. Renamed the J.K. Rowling Suite, it still contains the marble bust she triumphantly signed after completing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in January last year. [more...]
Source: Edinburgh News |
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| Friday, July 18, 2008 |
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| J.K. Rowling joins protest of age guidance limits on books |
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is joining hands with joined rival fantasy writer Philip Pullman in a bid to block plans by publishers to put age guidance limits on books. Pullman is just one of the authors and illustrators livid about the move, which would see kids' books getting age limits rather like what the movies have today. [more...]
Source: The Cheers |
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| Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
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| J.K. says Potter prequel will not be filmed |
J.K. Rowling has revealed her auctioned Harry Potter prequel will not be turned into a mini-movie. She also denied speculation that she had written another short story which was being converted into a film for a new theme park in Florida. Fans were whipped into a frenzy when it was reported Rowling had penned a tale for a Harry Potter attraction in America. [more...]
Source: Edinburgh News |
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| Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
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| Video: A short excerpt from Potter sequel |
In this news video from the BBC, the reporter reads a short excerpt from the Harry Potter prequel written by JK Rowling, which has been sold at auction for £25,000 following a bidding frenzy. The 800-word story was sold at a charity auction in central London. [more...]
Source: BBC News |
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| Harry Potter prequel by J.K. Rowling sells for $50,000 |
An 800-word Harry Potter 'prequel' by J.K. Rowling, set three years before the boy wizard is born, has been sold for £25,000 at a charity auction. "I had great fun writing the card and I'm absolutely delighted that it has raised £25,000 for two such worthy causes," Rowling said. [more...]
Source: The Times, London |
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| Friday, June 6, 2008 |
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| Video: J.K. Rowling at Harvard |
J.K. Rowling was introduced by Harvard president Drew Faust, who welcomed "witches, wizards, and muggles of all ages" and jested that after less than a year as president, she would not "for a moment claim to have the wisdom, let alone the otherworldly powers, of the inimitable Albus Dumbledore." [more...]
Source: The Boston Globe |
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| At Harvard, Rowling stresses role of imagination |
J.K. Rowling stressed the crucial importance of imagination during a speech Thursday at Harvard University's spring commencement, saying, "We do not need magic to transform our world." Before the speech, some members of Harvard's class of 1936 paid tribute to Rowling by carrying brooms during an alumni procession. [more...]
Source: Associated Press |
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| J.K. Rowling sues celebrity map makers |
J.K. Rowling has sued the publisher behind the London Star Map, which details locations of numerous celebrity homes, including that of the Harry Potter author. In a statement, Rowling described the map as "a gross invasion of privacy". She said, "I'm a very private individual who regards my family's privacy and safety as having paramount importance." [more...]
Source: Digital Spy |
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| Monday, June 2, 2008 |
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| J.K. Rowling raises $640.000 |
J.K. Rowling helped to raise £320,436 with a lavish event at a Scottish mansion. The Harry Potter author hosted the charity's Enchanted Garden Ball at Harburn House, West Lothian, on Friday. [more...]
Source: The Sunday Mail, UK |
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| Friday, May 30, 2008 |
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| Opinion: How small can J.K. go? |
J.K. Rowling promised she was only going to write seven Harry Potter books and then stop. But she lied, purely to push up their value. And as the price of Potter goes up, so the size of the books comes down. Last year there was The Tales of Beedle the Bard, only 157 pages and only seven books. Now she has produced a book of only 800 words. [more...]
Source: The Times, London |
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| Wednesday, May 28, 2008 |
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| J.K. Rowling voted UK's third most powerful woman |
According to a poll published on Thursday for most influential woman in the UK, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling came in third place with 11% of votes cast. She was bested only by the Queen, with over a third of the votes, followed by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with 18%. [more...]
Source: The Telegraph, UK |
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 |
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| Christopher Paolini being compared to J.K. Rowling |
After the success of Eragon, critics and industry observers asked: Is Christopher Paolini the "next" J.K. Rowling? Paolini says the comparisons are "a great compliment, but I don't write books like hers." Last week, he kicked off a grueling book tour that takes him to 18 states and Canada. [more...]
Source: USA Today |
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| Thursday, July 21, 2005 |
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| J.K. Rowling rubbishes some more rumors |
On her official website www.jkrowling.com today, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling added some updates to the "Rubbish Bin" section of the site, shooting down the silly rumors that inevitably get printed about her in the press. [more...]
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| J.K. humbled by her fans at Edinburgh Weekend |
J.K. Rowling has posted some thoughts on her official website on last weekend's launch in Edinburgh of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. She explains why it was kids only, and said all the cub reporters did a wonderful job, and that she felt humbled by them. [more...]
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