J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE, FRSL, pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films which is the second highest-grossing film series in history. Rowling had overall approval on the...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth31 July 1965
CityYate, England
I don't read 'chick lit,' fantasy or science fiction but I'll give any book a chance if it's lying there and I've got half an hour to kill.
I don't need to publish to make a living.
I did not set out to convert anyone to Christianity.
I am the freest author in the world.
I am not a particularly thick-skinned person.
'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.
But I was the most unashamed lone parent you were ever going to meet.
Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose.
You lose your individuality a huge amount when you have no money, and I certainly had that experience.
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
The first story I finished was when I was six years old.
The best of us must sometimes eat our words.
If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.
I've been asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults.