Rowling, J. K. (14 April 2010). The second, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was released in November 2018. This figure comes from the Sunday Times Rich List 2018, which was published on 13 May 2018. [129] Shortly after Rowling began writing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, she ceased working on the novel to care for David in his early infancy. In a press release, Rowling said that her new book would be quite different from Harry Potter. "[220], Some religious people, figures and organisations have, over the years, objected to and decried Rowling's books for the perceived promotion of witchcraft. Fraser, Lindsey (2 November 2002). She wrote the Harry Potter books. This gap led to press speculation that Rowling had developed writer's block, speculations she later denied. [172] In October 2007, she stated that her future work was unlikely to be in the fantasy genre. J.K. Rowling, British author, creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, about a young sorcerer in training. Knight queried this but got no further reply. "All about Harry Potter from quidditch to the future of the Sorting Hat". Although she writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, before her remarriage, her name was Joanne Rowling. [56] United Kingdom domestic abuse commissioner Nicole Jacobs formally advised The Sun that it was unacceptable "to repeat and magnify the voice of someone who openly admits to violence against a partner". [224][225] Her eldest daughter, Jessica, was baptised there. [233] By 2011, Rowling had taken more than 50 actions against the press. J.K. Rowling’s parents met each other interestingly at King’s Cross Station. or Greek and Roman Studies Recalled"; it was published by the University of Exeter's journal Pegasus. [17] As she had no middle name, she chose K (for Kathleen) as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother. Later, she began attending a Church of Scotland congregation around the time she was writing Harry Potter. [175] Any profits from such a book would be given to charity. [159][160] Rowling released a statement saying she was disappointed and angry;[159] Russells apologised for the leak, confirming it was not part of a marketing stunt and that "the disclosure was made in confidence to someone he [Gossage] trusted implicitly". When your flat has been broken into, and you cannot afford a locksmith, it is the money. [29][53] Biographers have suggested that Rowling suffered domestic abuse during her marriage,[29][54] which Rowling later confirmed;[55] Arantes stated in an article for The Sun in June 2020 that he had slapped her and did not regret it. It isn't hate to speak the truth", "Here's What Was Wrong With J.K. Rowling's Transphobic Tweets", "J.K. 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[39] Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth, owned a turquoise Ford Anglia which she says inspired a flying version that appeared in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. [11] Forbes reported that she lost her billionaire status after giving away much of her earnings to charity. "British author rides up the charts on a wizard's tale". Seven years after graduation, J.K. Rowling viewed herself as a disappointment because of her fizzled marriage alongside being jobless with a reliant youngster. I was raised by a Francophile mother whose family was proud of their part-French heritage ... My values are not contained or proscribed by borders. "[214], Due to her residency in Scotland, Rowling was eligible to vote in the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, during the run up to which she campaigned for the "No" vote. [27] After 18 months in Porto, she met Portuguese television journalist Jorge Arantes in a bar, and found that they shared an interest in Jane Austen. Later, a break came into their relationship when her father sold a collection of unique, printed Harry Potter first versions in 2003. [37], Rowling has said that her teenage years were unhappy. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. [84] Rowling later said that writing the book was a chore, that it could have been shorter, and that she ran out of time and energy as she tried to finish it. [29], As a child, Rowling attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. [201], In May 2008, bookseller Waterstones asked Rowling and 12 other writers (Lisa Appignanesi, Margaret Atwood, Lauren Child, Sebastian Faulks, Richard Ford, Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby, Doris Lessing, Michael Rosen, Axel Scheffler, Tom Stoppard and Irvine Welsh) to compose a short piece of their own choosing on a single A5 card, which would then be sold at auction in aid of the charities Dyslexia Action and English PEN. Rowling confirmed that the next novel's title is Lethal White. [27][133] As of June 2014[update], the family resides in Scotland. "[177] At the end of 2007, Rowling said that the encyclopaedia could take up to ten years to complete. [90] The book's last chapter was one of the earliest things she wrote in the entire series. J.K. Rowling was born on 31 July 1965. JK Rowling Net Worth. In January 2000, Prisoner of Azkaban won the inaugural Whitbread Children's Book of the Year award, though it lost the Book of the Year prize to Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf. [131] Rowling's youngest child, daughter Mackenzie Jean Rowling Murray, to whom she dedicated Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was born on 23 January 2005. The absence of a visa when I cross the channel has symbolic value to me. Ursula K. Le Guin Age, Affairs, Husband, Children, Books, Family, Biography, Facts & More, Daphne Caruana Galizia (Maltese Journalist) Age, Death Cause, Husband, Biography & More, Cometan (Philosopher) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More. Rowling, J. K. (guest editor) (28 April 2014). JK Rowling is a Queen in a world called Wizarding World cause' she created that world. Yates directed both films. [27] In 1988, Rowling wrote a short essay about her time studying Classics titled "What was the Name of that Nymph Again? [181] On 28 October 2015, the first round of tickets went on sale and sold out in several hours. [188] Rowling's two booklets, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages, are ostensibly facsimiles of books found in the Hogwarts library. The photo, which was taken by a photographer using a long-range lens, was then published in a Sunday Express article featuring Rowling's family life and motherhood. [250], On 6 June 2020, Rowling tweeted criticism of the phrase "people who menstruate",[251] and stated "If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. [102][103], Warner Bros. took considerable notice of Rowling's desires when drafting her contract. [234] In 2001, the Press Complaints Commission upheld a complaint by Rowling over a series of unauthorised photographs of her with her daughter on the beach in Mauritius published in OK! [166], In March 2017, Rowling revealed the fourth novel's title via Twitter in a game of "Hangman" with her followers. [187], In 2001, the UK anti-poverty fundraiser Comic Relief asked three best-selling British authors—cookery writer and TV presenter Delia Smith, Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding, and Rowling—to submit booklets related to their most famous works for publication. [180], In October 2015, Rowling announced via Pottermore that a two-part play she had co-authored with playwrights Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, was the "eighth Harry Potter story" and that it would focus on the life of Harry Potter's youngest son Albus after the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The series aired in three parts from 15 February to 1 March 2015. Prior to October 2012, Rowling lived near the author Ian Rankin, who later said she was quiet and introspective, and that she seemed in her element with children. [190], In 2005, Rowling and MEP Emma Nicholson founded the Children's High Level Group (now Lumos). [163], In 2015, Rowling stated on Galbraith's website that the third Cormoran Strike novel would include "an insane amount of planning, the most I have done for any book I have written so far. Where Was JK Rowling's Born? Rowling stating that the election would have a profound effect on the rest of the world, and commented that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would be "extraordinary" if elected into office. [255][256] Some members of the cast of the Harry Potter film series criticised Rowling's views or spoke out in support of trans rights, including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright, and Katie Leung, as did Fantastic Beasts lead actor Eddie Redmayne and the fansites MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron. "[237] In 2014, she successfully sued the Mail for libel over an article about her time as a single mother. [60] Rowling signed up for welfare benefits, describing her economic status as being "poor as it is possible to be in modern Britain, without being homeless. J.K. Rowling is the author of the much-loved series of seven Harry Potter novels, originally published between 1997 and 2007. Warner Bros. Pictures mentions J. K. Rowling as producer. [86] In 2006, Half-Blood Prince received the Book of the Year prize at the British Book Awards. [97], In October 1998, Warner Bros. purchased the film rights to the first two novels for a seven-figure sum. [29] She obtained an Order of Restraint, and Arantes returned to Portugal, with Rowling filing for divorce in August 1994. She also wrote that many women consider terms like "people who menstruate" to be demeaning. [90][93] The series, totalling 4,195 pages,[94] has been translated, in whole or in part, into 65 languages. [95], The Harry Potter books have also gained recognition for sparking an interest in reading among the young at a time when children were thought to be abandoning books for computers, television and video games,[96] although it is reported that despite the huge uptake of the books, adolescent reading has continued to decline. The first film was released in November 2016 and is set roughly 70 years before the events of the main series. [72] Although Bloomsbury agreed to publish the book, Cunningham says that he advised Rowling to get a day job, since she had little chance of making money in children's books. [167] While intended for a 2017 release, Rowling tweeted the book was taking longer than expected and would be the longest book in the series thus far. [253][254] Rowling's tweets were criticised by GLAAD, who called them "cruel" and "anti-trans". ", "Leveson inquiry: JK Rowling and Sienna Miller give evidence", "About the Books: transcript of J.K. 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