j.k. rowling

     

Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965), who writes uner the pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British writer and author 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 nearly 400 million copies.

Trivia about j.k. rowling

  • As a child, she liked to play witches & wizards with her friends Ian & Vikki Potter
  • According to the London Times she was England's highest-earning British woman in 2001, followed by Queen Elizabeth II
  • In 2007 Forbes estimated her earnings at $1 billion; Author! Author!
  • Though not a continuation of the series, 2001's "Quidditch Through the Ages" was a short book by this woman
  • Her initials stand for Joanne Kathleen
  • She uses her initials because it was feared that boys might avoid books written by a Joanne Kathleen
  • Severus Snape
  • She was an English teacher by day in Portugal when she began using her mornings to write about wizards
  • Joanne Kathleen...
  • A book about a fire-related goblet, a book about a "prince" with blood issues
  • While out of work, she wrote much of her first Harry Potter book at a cafe while her daughter napped
  • There's no potter's field in the future for this creator of Harry Potter; she's No. 552
  • "Not Harry but the next best thing" said People of this woman's "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"

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