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J K Rowling (1965)

CREATOR OF
HARRY POTTER

J. K. (Joanne) Rowling

Joanne "Jo" Rowling, who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, stories of a young boy attending a school of wizardry. Before publishing her first book, the publisher feared that the target audience of young boys might be reluctant to buy books written by a female author. He requested that Rowling use two initials, rather than reveal her first name. Since she had no middle name, she chose K for Kathleen from her paternal grandmother as the second initial of her pen name.

She started writing her first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) in 1990 and finished it in 1995. Her manuscript was sent to twelve publishers, all of which rejected it. A year later a small publisher accepted it.  Wonder how many times any one of those twelve publishers has repeatedly kick itself in the pants for rejecting her book.

Rowling wrote seven Harry Potter novels.  The seventh, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007), has been reported to be the last of the series.....maybe.

The Harry Potter series initially created a worldwide religious controversy. The religious conservatives were asserting that the stories were Satanic and not fit for children to read. However, that soon died down because average thinking individuals placed the series in a Cinderella fairytale category. Her first five Harry Potter novels have been made into movies and there are plans to make movies of her last two Harry Potter novels. Joanne Rowling a.k.a. J. K. Rowling is a very wealthy woman.

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In December of 2008 The Tales of Beedle the Bard was published. It is available in two editions, Standard Edition and Collector's Edition.

The Standard Edition features all five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a new introduction by J. K. Rowling, illustrations reproduced from the original handcrafted book, and commentary on each of the tales by Professor Albus Dumbledore. Click Here for More Information

The Collector's Edition is designed to evoke the spirit of the handcrafted original. It is housed in its own case (made to resemble a wizarding textbook found in the Hogwarts library). This edition includes a reproduction of J. K. Rowling's handwritten introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition. Opening the cover of the case reveals a velvet bag embroidered with J. K. Rowling's signature, in which sits the piece de resistance: your very own copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, complete with metal skull, corners, and clasp; replica gemstones; and emerald ribbon. Click Here for More Information

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States Click Here

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998) Click Here

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999) Click Here

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000) Click Here

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) Click Here

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) Click Here

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) Click Here

For more information on J. K. Rowling, click on this link J K Rowling

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