J.K. Rowling
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About J.K. Rowling
Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born July 31, 1965 in Yate, near Bristol, England to Rolls Royce engineer Peter and Anne Rowling. Her childhood was spent in the Bristol area where she was raised with her younger sister, Diana. Her early history is peppered with names of people and places that later appeared in her writing: her parents met on a train as it left King's Cross Station; childhood friends Ian and Vikki Potter; the nearby town of Dursley. Joanne began writing stories at age six. Her dream of becoming a writer stayed with her although she began her career as a teacher upon graduating from Exeter. She dreamed up the Harry Potter stories in 1990; it took six years to write the first book. Meanwhile, she taught in Portugal where she met and married, had a baby girl, Jessica, divorced, and returned to Great Britain where she finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. She was quickly signed by literary agent Christopher Little; however, several (presumably very rueful) publishers turned down the book before it was purchased by Bloomsbury in 1996. Joanne married Neil Murray in December 2001. The couple has one child, David, and is expecting another in early 2005. Joanne was awarded the O.B.E. in 2001; the prestigious award was presented by one of her fans, Charles, Prince of Wales.
News Articles about
J.K. Rowling
Digital Spy 1/18/10 J.K. Rowling 'buys £2.5m Edinburgh mansion'
NY Daily News 12/9/09 J.K. Rowling is working on a new book; but no more 'Harry Potter,' author says
KC Star 12/9/09 J.K. Rowling is writing again, but not about Harry Potter
Scotsman 12/7/09 Rowling saves herself £1m on new house as she leaves Writers' Row
MTV 10/22/09 'Female Force: J.K. Rowling' Offers Comic Book Biography Of 'Harry Potter' Author
BBC 9/30/09 JK
Rowling denied top US honour
Digital
Spy 9/29/09 Rowling 'denied Presidential Medal award'
Digital Spy 7/29/09 Rowling 'Potter' chair sold for £19,555
Vancouver
Sun 7/23/09 J.K. Rowling lets go for the sake of a good movie
NY Daily News 7/16/09 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling opens up for fans in
BBC documentary airing on ABC
LA
Times 7/2/09 'Harry Potter' countdown: Emma Watson 'still quite intimidated' by
pal J.K. Rowling
USA Today 12/5/08 Rowling creates yet more magic in 'Bard'
Orlando Sentinel 12/4/08 Harry Potter fans snap up copies of 'Beedle the Bard'
as new J.K. Rowling book goes on sale
Chicago Sun-Times 12/4/08 Rowling gets post-Potter life rolling with 'Beedle'
Dallas Morning News 12/4/08 New J.K .Rowling book goes on sale around the world
Celebrity Spider 10/5/08 J.K. Rowling Is World's Richest Author
BBC 10/3/08
Rowling 'makes £5 every second'
Digital Spy 10/3/08 Rowling 'banks £3 million per week'
Celebrity Spider 9/20/08 J.K. Rowling Donates $1.83 Million To U.K. Prime
Minister
BBC 9/20/08
Potter author in £1m Labour gift
Celebrity Spider 9/19/08 Edinburgh Honors J.K. Rowling
Celebrity Spider 9/17/08 J.K. Rowling's Dr Who Cameo Scrapped For Tennant
NY
Times 9/8/08 Rowling Wins Lawsuit Against Potter Lexicon
E! Online 9/8/08 Rowling Rules: Judge Halts Harry Potter Lexicon
BBC 9/8/08
Rowling wins book copyright claim
Celebrity Spider 8/8/08 J.K. Rowling's Potter Prequel Helps Set Book Record
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