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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 equally famous for her "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed... "

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Last updated: 05 Nov 08

Mystery donor
05 Nov 08 | Pauline McLean - The Reporters: Pauline McLean

JK Rowling and Sir Sean Connery have apparently been ruled out but other names were circulating the room. ...
Harry Potter author's site goes accessible
25 Jul 05 | Crippled Monkey - Ouch

Childrens' author JK Rowling receives an access makeover of her website with help from vision and hearing impaired testers and others. ...
10 things we didn't know last week
03 Oct 08 | Magazine Monitor - Magazine Monitor

Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience. 1. JK Rowling makes £5 every second. More details 2. There are two £1m banknotes still in existence. Nine were made ... ...
Steve Vander Ark Interview
19 Apr 08 | Chris Vallance - iPM

The publishers of a planned print version of the Lexicon RDR Books are currently in dispute with JK Rowling and Warner Brothers Entertainment.. ...
The Kids Are All Wrong...
14 Mar 08 | Fraser McAlpine - Chart Blog

Yes, what it says is that people who are only just starting to read Harry Potter don't venerate novelists, and you would be hard pushed to find ANYONE who thinks that Stephen Hawking is a role model. ...

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Last updated: 03 Aug 07

Films -article article - Kids' Stuff
Films -article article

Harry Potter" isn't the first best-selling children's novel to be turned into a movie.
Movies - review - Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban DVD
Movies

Oldman is the best of a generous bunch, even if Thewlis confesses to never having read the Potter books. I wouldn’t let him," says Rowling with a sinister sideways grin.
Movies -news article - High Noon - 21st November 2006
Movies -news article

Everything that surrounds the J.K. Rowling creation...for me it was two amazing years of my life and I wouldn't mind at all revisiting that".
Movies - review - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
Movies

Goblet of Fire marks the point when JK Rowling stopped writing mere books and started creating tomes. Some doubted that Newell could cram the 630 pages of Potter IV into a single film.
The Big Read - Top 100 Books
The Big Read

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling 6. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling 24.

Around the web

Last updated: 19 Jul 09

News From Other Sources

For some fans, lessons of 'Potter'...
19 Jul 09 | CNN
The lowdown on the Edinburgh festivals
19 Jul 09 | Mail Online UK
Classic book review: Harry Potter and the...
19 Jul 09 | Christian Science Monitor
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
19 Jul 09 | Washington Post
Pop Quiz 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
19 Jul 09 | Philadelphia Inquirer

News

Last updated: 08 Jul 09

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Stars brave rain at Potter premiere
08 Jul 09

Thousands of fans braved heavy rain as as they tried to catch a glimpse of the stars of the new Harry Potter film at its world premiere in London's Leicester Square on Tuesday.
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Harry Potter fans go crazy for premiere
08 Jul 09

Harry Potter fans from across the globe came to see the stars of the latest film: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
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Potter Premieres: How the stars have aged
07 Jul 09

Take a look back at some of the Harry Potter film premieres over the last eight years to see how the cast have grown up.
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Leading ladies meet at the opera
02 Apr 09

Gordon Brown's wife Sarah has been meeting the wives and partners of politicians attending the G20 summit at an event at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House. ...
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New JK Rowling book launched
04 Dec 08

A new book by JK Rowling. Tales of Beedle the Bard, a collection of five fables, was launched in London's West End last night. ...
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News Articles

Potter stars drenched at premiere
08 Jul 09 | Entertainment

Potter author JK Rowling signed autographs for fans, some of whom had camped overnight to get a good spot. Radcliffe, 19, said he would miss playing Potter.
City honours Olympic cyclist Hoy
30 Jun 09 | Edinburgh, East and Fife

Sir Chris, 33, was chosen to receive the Edinburgh Award, following in the footsteps of Harry Potter author JK Rowling and crime writer Ian Rankin.
Potter plagiarism claims denied
17 Jun 09 | Entertainment

JK Rowling had never heard of Adrian Jacobs nor seen, read, or heard of his book Willy the Wizard until this claim was first made in 2004," the statement read.
Jolie tops celebrity power list
04 Jun 09 | Entertainment

Coldplay lead the British charge at 15, but chef Gordon Ramsay and Harry Potter author JK Rowling dropped off the list.
Harry Potter beach scenes filmed
11 May 09 | Wales

Based on the final book in the series by JK Rowling, it is being split into two parts set for release in 2010 and 2011.

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