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.
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J.K. Rowling
People 11/26/12 J.K. Rowling's Home Sells for $3.6 Million
Digital Spy 10/8/12 JK Rowling: 'Next book will be for kids'
USA Today 10/2/12 Rowling is No. 1 -- again -- with 'Casual Vacancy'
US Magazine 9/26/12 J.K. Rowling Might Write More Harry Potter Books?
USA Today 9/25/12 Exclusive: J.K. Rowling takes career in new direction
Entertainment Weekly 8/28/12 Daniel Radcliffe talks to J.K. Rowling: Exclusive Video
People 7/3/12 J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy Book Cover
Hollywood Reporter 6/5/12 E3 2012: Sony, J.K. Rowling Team to Develop Wonderbook for Muggles
Digital Spy 4/13/12 JK Rowling begins work on 'Harry Potter' charity encyclopedia
Digital Spy 4/12/12 JK Rowling reveals first plot details for new book 'The Casual Vacancy'
Wall Street Journal 2/24/12 What Is J.K. Rowling’s New Book About? Here’s What She’s Tweeting
BBC 2/23/12 JK Rowling to pen first novel for adults
Digital Spy 11/24/11 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling hits out at 'threatening' press
Digital Spy 11/24/11 'Harry Potter' newspaper articles criticized by JK Rowling
E! Online 10/31/11 Holy Hogwarts! Did J.K. Rowling Really Contemplate Killing Off Ron Weasley?
Digital Spy 10/29/11 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling 'considered killing Ron Weasley'
USA Today 8/2/11 J.K. Rowling discovers her French roots
E! Online 7/19/11 Harry Potter and the Big Ripoff: Case Closed
NY Post 7/19/11 Journey to Harry
NY Daily News 7/19/11 'Magic Beyond Words'
Deseret News 7/17/11 Lifetime J.K. Rowling film disappointing for Harry Potter fans
Us Magazine 7/15/11 J.K. Rowling "Looks Like She's Wearing a Garden"
Digital Spy 7/14/11 JK Rowling's childhood home up for sale
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