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"Joanne 'Jo' Murray," née "Rowling" OBE (born 31 July 1965), who writes under the pen name "J. K. Rowling", is an English writer and author of the "Harry Potter" fantasy series. The "Potter" books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold nearly 400 million books. The 2007 "Sunday Times Rich List" estimated Rowling's fortune at £545 million, ranking her as the 136th richest person and the 13th richest woman in Britain. "Forbes" has named Rowling the second-richest female entertainer in the world and ranked her as the 48th ....more

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JK Rowling is Count de Money

Oct 3, 2008, 9:40 GMT

JK Rowling is Count de Money
JK Rowling earns £3 million a week. ... more

J.K Rowling wins her copyright claim

Sep 10, 2008, 10:39 GMT

The AP reports that a judge sided with Rowling, when it came to her lawsuit against a fan wanting to publish a Harry Potter encyclopedia. ... more

Can’t escape J.K. Rowling

Aug 1, 2008, 10:15 GMT

Can’t escape J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling is back, well, not like she was ever gone really, but Reuters reports that her latest collection, “The Tales of Beetle the Bard” will be published on December 4th—in time for guess which holiday(s)?
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J.K. Rowling's mother regret

Jul 23, 2008, 10:30 GMT

J.K. Rowlings mother regret
J.K. Rowling's biggest regret is that her mother never saw her 'Harry Potter' books. ... more

Harry Potter's prequel fortune

Jun 11, 2008, 11:40 GMT

Harry Potters prequel fortune
J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' prequel has sold for £25,000. ... more

JK Rowling's Potter prequel fetches 25,000 pounds at auction

Jun 10, 2008, 23:37 GMT

The Harry Potter author JK Rowling's prequel on Tuesday in London raised 25,000 pounds, more than 31,500 euros at auction. ... more

Harry Potter prequel will be auctioned

Jun 10, 2008, 12:38 GMT

The AP reports that a handwritten prequel to Harry Potter will be auctioned for charity. The prequel is only 800 words, the article notes.
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J.K. Rowling stresses the importance of imagination

Jun 8, 2008, 10:51 GMT

The AP reports that J.K. Rowling offered up some of her opinions during a speech at Harvard University where she noted: 'We do not need magic to transform our world,” the article states. ... more

The auctioning of a Harry Potter prequel

May 30, 2008, 10:33 GMT

The AP reports than an 800 word “Harry Potter Prequel” will be auctioned. ... more

J.K. Rowling's Potter prequel

May 29, 2008, 12:00 GMT

J.K. Rowlings Potter prequel
J.K. Rowling has written a 'Harry Potter' prequel. ... more

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