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Although she writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, before her remarriage her name was Joanne Rowling, [2] or Jo. [3] At birth, she had no middle name. [2] Staff at Bloomsbury Publishing suggested that she use two initials rather than her full name, anticipating that young boys – their target audience – would not want to read a book written by a woman. [2]
Joanne Rowling, together with her parents and sister, moved to the house in 1974 when she was aged nine. The house was sold by the Rowling family in 1995, and then sold again in 2011. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The owner, Julian Mercer, said of the house in 2011: "J. K. Rowling would have been here in her formative years and could have taken inspiration from ...
Born Joanne Rowling on July 31, 1965, in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, J.K. Rowling loved writing since childhood, penning her first story about a bunny when she was just 6 years old.
Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J.K. Rowling. She is introduced in the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as the youngest child and only daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley. She becomes romantically involved with Harry Potter and eventually marries him.
JK Rowling made a splash in 1997 when her first Harry Potter book series novel was published and became a global sensation, putting the spotlight on the Gloucestershire-born author.
Anita Bryant, who became a lightning rod for controversy with her anti-gay activism, passed away at the age of 84. The singer and former beauty queen died at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, after ...
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The author discusses the experience on ‘The Witch Trials of JK Rowling’, a seven-part podcast JK Rowling opens up about traumatic miscarriage before having her daughter: ‘Another massive loss’