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Rare first edition 90s Harry Potter book auctioned for 36,000 Pounds

The first novel of J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published in 1997. This rare edition was sold for 36000 pounds at an auction

Rare first edition 90s Harry Potter book auctioned for 36,000 Pounds
Updated On : 28 Nov 2024 | 5:59 PM IST

Olympian boxer Imane Khelif sues Elon Musk, JK Rowling over gender remarks

At the Paris Olympics, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif faced intense scrutiny over her gender on social media after her opponent exited their August 1 bout in the 66 kg boxing category in just 46 seconds

Olympian boxer Imane Khelif sues Elon Musk, JK Rowling over gender remarks
Updated On : 14 Aug 2024 | 12:55 PM IST

Bloomsbury's profits rise as latest 'Crescent City' novel tops charts

"House of Flame and Shadow" is the story of a half-fairy, half-human woman, and is the third book in the Crescent City series

Bloomsbury's profits rise as latest 'Crescent City' novel tops charts
Updated On : 14 Feb 2024 | 2:39 PM IST

Warner Brothers closing in on deal for Harry Potter online TV series

Each season of the series will be based on one of JK Rowling's seven books

Warner Brothers closing in on deal for Harry Potter online TV series
Updated On : 04 Apr 2023 | 9:23 AM IST

J K Rowling receives death threat over her tweet on Salman Rushdie attack

J.K. Rowling, who is known for the 'Harry Potter' series, recently received a public threat from an Iran-backing extremist, following her denunciation of the attack on fellow author Salman Rushdie

J K Rowling receives death threat over her tweet on Salman Rushdie attack
Updated On : 14 Aug 2022 | 5:12 PM IST

Ukraine war: J K Rowling slams Vladimir Putin's 'cancel culture' remark

Putin earlier compared recent Western criticism of Russia with efforts to cancel Rowling over her views on transgender issues

Ukraine war: J K Rowling slams Vladimir Putin's 'cancel culture' remark
Updated On : 26 Mar 2022 | 7:46 AM IST

Warner Bros Entertainment delays Harry Potter video game until 2022

Hogwarts Legacy, developed by Utah-based Avalanche Software, is a prequel to the iconic fantasy book series by J K Rowling

Warner Bros Entertainment delays Harry Potter video game until 2022
Updated On : 14 Jan 2021 | 11:11 PM IST

Equality at home

The march for the equality of the sexes seems to fall apart at the family hearth

Equality at home
Updated On : 14 Feb 2020 | 9:16 PM IST

Don't worry about writing to an audience: J K Rowling to budding writers

'And once you've done it,' Rowling went on, 'you'll know you can do it again'

Don't worry about writing to an audience: J K Rowling to budding writers
Updated On : 04 Apr 2017 | 4:51 PM IST

J K Rowling mocks Donald Trump over 'awkward' photo-op with Angela Merkel

Celebrated author J K Rowling has never been one to mince words, especially when it comes to Donald Trump, and the Harry Potter creator once again trained her witty guns on the President over his infamous 'awkward' photo-op with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.Rowling took to Twitter to post a picture of the meeting, where Trump can be seen staring at the floor with his lands locked between his knees, while Merkel looks at him with an undecipherable expression.'Mommy was mean to me and I don't wanna hold her hand no more.' pic.twitter.com/UksDzt0MOX- J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 18, 2017Rowling has previously defended her right to criticise the Trump regime, despite not being an American citizen, arguing, "When a man this ignorant & easy to manipulate gets within sniffing distance of the nuclear codes, it's everyone's business."In a photo op after their Oval Office meeting yesterday, the two leaders sat next to each other in separate chairs. Merkel could be seen leaning ...

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Updated On : 19 Mar 2017 | 3:35 PM IST

What really is J K Rowling's net worth?

Rowling is famously private, especially about her financial and business affairs

What really is J K Rowling's net worth?
Updated On : 26 Nov 2016 | 10:51 PM IST

In the chamber of secrets: J K Rowling's net worth

Rowling is famously private, especially about her financial and business affairs

In the chamber of secrets: J K Rowling's net worth
Updated On : 24 Nov 2016 | 10:25 PM IST

Rowling to pen e-book on Hogwarts

On Wednesday Rowling's publishing platform, Pottermore, announced a coming e-book series set in the wizarding world

Rowling to pen e-book on Hogwarts
Updated On : 20 Aug 2016 | 12:09 AM IST

Rowling's unending Potter fever

J K Rowling always said that the seventh Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, would be the last in the series, and so far she has kept to her word. But though she's written many new things in the intervening nine years, including four adult novels, she's never been able to put Harry to rest, or to leave him alone.What's an author to do when she once seemed to be done? Taking an approach that some fans love and others do not, Rowling has never made a secret of her continued immersion in Potter-world. Over the years, she has regularly interjected new elements into the old stories, sometimes through sudden Twitter pronouncements, sometimes by other means. She also regularly produces fresh ancillary material - new stories, new elaborations - on her Pottermore website, most recently a series of fictional essays about the history of magic in North America.And now comes Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a play in two full-length parts that begins previews in London on Tue

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Updated On : 04 Jun 2016 | 12:10 AM IST