J.K. Rowling

Release of book dedicated to Harry Potter suspended

Dinka — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:03:24 -0600

The Nov. 28 release of a 400-page book dedicated to Harry Potter is delayed while his lawyers try to have a lawsuit by J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. dismissed.

Rowling writes first book since Potter finale

Dinka — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:27:23 -0500

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has written a new book, her first since the final best-seller about the boy wizard came out earlier this year, she told BBC radio.

Rowling: Dumbledore brave, brilliant - why not gay?

Dinka — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:18:43 -0500

JK Rowling, whose Harry Potter series made her the first billionaire author, says she is surprised at the fuss surrounding her announcement that the boy wizard's head teacher, Albus Dumbledore, was gay.

JK Rowling launches US book tour

Dinka — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:28:27 -0500

Harry Potter might have waved his wand and cast a spell, but author JK Rowling sat down and cheerfully signed 1,600 books for schoolkids on Monday as she launched her first US book tour in seven years.

Judge dismisses claim against Indian Hogwarts Castle replica

Dinka — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:24:33 -0500

An Indian court threw out a claim by Harry Potter author JK Rowling for damages from the organisers of a religious event who constructed a replica of her fictional Hogwarts Castle.

What's Next for J.K. Rowling?

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:01:37 -0500

With Harry Potter behind her, what's next for J.K. Rowling?

Rowling tells fans what happened to characters after final Harry Potter

Dinka — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:47:51 -0500

Just because J.K. Rowling has stopped writing about Harry Potter and his friends and foes doesn't mean she's stopped thinking about them. She told the series' fans what she thinks happened to many of the book's characters after the final installment.

Harry Potter fans mourn end of an era

Dinka — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:41:07 -0500

JK Rowling says she was devastated after finishing the seventh volume of her Harry Potter series - and many fans of the epic tale of teenage wizardry are sharing her sense of loss as they realise that an era has also ended for them.

Rowling discusses Harry Potter' fate

Dinka — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:24:24 -0500

Less than a week after the release of the final Harry Potter book, author J.K. Rowling is giving hints about its conclusion. Before publication, Rowling pleaded for secrecy about the ending of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." But in an interview broadcast Thursday on NBC's "Today" show and in one published Thursday in USA Today, she discussed Harry's fate.

Rowling 'sad' to finish Potter series

Dinka — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:23:18 -0500

British author JK Rowling says that she will miss being able to retreat into the fictional world of Harry Potter after finishing the seventh and final volume on the teenage wizard.

Three million copies of Harry Potter sold within 24 hours

erku — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:24:05 -0500

Within 24 hours after J K Rowling opened her copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at London's Natural History Museum a minute past Friday night, the book has become the fastest selling novel in publishing history.

Harry Potter fans snap up boy magician's final adventure

Dinka — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:43:18 -0500

Harry Potter fans desperate to know their hero's fate counted down the minutes and seconds before his seventh and last adventure of the series was released, though a tide of leaks threatened to spoil the surprise.