J.K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

Joanne Rowling, CH, OBE, HonFRSE, FRCPE, FRSL (born 31 July 1965), is a British novelist, best known for writing the Harry Potter series as J. K. Rowling, a pen name devised using her grandmother's name, "Kathleen" as a middle name. Rowling has written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith and, since around 2020, has gained substantial attention for her advocacy of gender-critical feminism.

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Pen Names: Robert Galbraith

Birth Name: Joanne Rowling

Native Name: Joanne Kathleen Rowling

Alternative Names: JK • JKR • Joanne Murray • J. K. Rowling • Joanne K. Rowling

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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

... as a much-banned author, I'm interested in freedom of speech.

"Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape."

I went to the British Book Awards that evening. I bumped into a woman I hadn't seen for nearly three years. The first thing she said to me? "You've lost a lot of weight since the last time I saw you!"
"Well," I said, slightly nonplussed, "the last time you saw me I'd just had a baby." What I felt like saying was, "I've produced my third child and my sixth novel since I last saw you. Aren't either of those things more important, more interesting, than my size?" But no — my waist looked smaller! Forget the kid and the book: finally, something to celebrate!

J.K. Rowling

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