Despite high support from fans, J.K. Rowling has been ranked as a runner-up by Time for their Person of the Year. Rowling came in at the number three spot. You can read what Time said about Rowling by clicking here. The list was topped by Russian president Vladimir Putin. Full article…
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been nominated at the Morgan Stanley Great Briton awards under the category of "Arts". Rowling is nominated alongside artist Damien Hirst and actor Sir Ian McKellen. The awards recognise key figures of the past year, as nominated by the British public. Full article…
JK Rowling attended a cocktail party last night to celebrate the upcoming auction of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. At the party, Jo read an excerpt from the collection of fairytales to her audience. Sotheby's will auction off the book on December 13, and the proceeds will go to charity. You can see photos from the party by clicking here. Thanks, Sam!
Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) were among the many celebrities at yesterday's seventeenth annual Five Women in Film and Television Awards in the United Kingdom. You can see photos from the event over at Getty. Additionally, Variety is reporting that JK Rowling received the UK Film Council-backed script award at the event.
JK Rowling has published a new diary entry on her official website where she discusses her recent US tour, life after Harry, and an upcoming ITV documentary. Full article…
Author J.K. Rowling presented Stephen Fry (narrator of the UK Harry Potter audio books) with the British Comedy Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Comedy Awards on December 5. According to one report, host Jonathan Ross had some fun with Rowling by asking her to sign one of author Phillip Pullman's books, not her own. You can see some pictures of Rowling on stage at this link.
The US television program Your Total Health recently aired a feature with JK Rowling, where she discussed multiple sclerosis. Regrettably, Ms. Rowling lost her mother to the disease in 1990. You can watch the feature by clicking here.
JK Rowling has donated a signed copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to the Trefoil House, a charity in Edinburgh. The book will be raffled as part of the organisation's annual "Christmas Bonanza". Full article…
JK Rowling was awarded for her "Outstanding Contribution to Children's Writing" at the 2007 Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards last month. List.co.uk reports that actress Joan Collins presented the award to Rowling. Congratulations, Jo!
J.K. Rowling has been named Entertainment Weekly's 2007 Entertainer of the Year. EW said, "J.K. Rowling is our Entertainer of the Year because she did something very, very hard, and she did it very, very well, thus pleasing hundreds of millions of children and adults very, very much." You can read more of what they had to say by clicking here. Congrats, Jo!
Author J.K. Rowling is one of ten people being considered for Time Magazine's Person of the Year title. Time is asking readers to vote for who they think should be Person of the Year in an online poll; the person with the most votes will not necessarily be named Person of the Year, though. At the time of this post, Rowling was leading the poll with 11,535 votes, and Al Gore and Barack Obama rounded out the top three. Click here to vote and support Rowling!
J.K. Rowling was at the International Festival of Authors in Toronto on Tuesday to wrap-up her Open Book Tour. Rowling began the day with an early morning press conference where she answered a number of questions relating to the books. Full article…
It's been a little over twenty-four hours since J.K. Rowling revealed that Dumbledore was gay, and opinions are already flaring. A large number of people are welcoming the news and commending Rowling for being frank. But, as the best-selling author predicted, some people are fuming. Full article…
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