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J. K. Rowling

British author J. K. Rowling became an international best-selling writer with her series of fantasy novels about Harry Potter.

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Two gloved hands holding 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'.

The world's most expensive Harry Potter books at auction

A very rare edition of "The Philosopher’s Stone" sold for £8,000 at auction. But other Harry Potter books broke records.
LiteratureDecember 16, 2022
A boy wears a tie and shirt and glasses, dirt on his face and collar

My coming of age with 'Harry Potter'

Twenty-five years after the first "Harry Potter" book, Shabnam Surita recalls how she grew up with the boy wizard.
CultureJune 26, 2022
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Cancel culture war inflamed by letter on 'open debate'

Free speech open letter has amped up social media outrage after it was signed by "canceled" author J. K. Rowling.
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Scottish landmark: Edinburgh Castle

J.K. Rowling is said to have based Hogwarts school on Edinburgh Castle.
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