The Author
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Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is the woman behind one of the best selling novel series of all time. Rowling began writing the series when she was a single mother struggling to support herself and her daughter. After several rejections, Rowling finally found a publisher for her book, and quickly rose to fame. Novels in her series have had some of the largest sales days and pre-order numbers ever recorded, as well as becoming major motion pictures with some of the highest gross revenues in history. Rowling came from humble beginnings to being one of the richest women in Britain, and only recently lost her status as a billionaire due to her charitable donations.
While Rowling wrote the last installment of her famous series in 2007, she has recently announced that she will soon be publishing a new novel that is not connected with her Potter world. Little has been said about this new work, and many fans are wondering what the woman responsible for a tremendous project like Harry Potter has in store next.
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http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998
www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/forbes-billionaire-list-rowling_n_1347176.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jk-rowling-announces-new-book-harry-potter-fans-react/2012/02/24/gIQAb2CIYR_story.html
While Rowling wrote the last installment of her famous series in 2007, she has recently announced that she will soon be publishing a new novel that is not connected with her Potter world. Little has been said about this new work, and many fans are wondering what the woman responsible for a tremendous project like Harry Potter has in store next.
Sources:
Google images
http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998
www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/forbes-billionaire-list-rowling_n_1347176.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jk-rowling-announces-new-book-harry-potter-fans-react/2012/02/24/gIQAb2CIYR_story.html