J.K. Rowling tells court her 'creativity is stifled' by lawsuit

J.K. Rowling says her lawsuit against a man trying to print an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopedia is giving her writer's block. The Harry Potter mastermind said in court her distress isn't about the money, but...

'Harry Potter' Author Contemplated Suicide

Rowling's rags to riches story is quickly becoming a mainstay of her evolving personal mythology, so this recent revelation that she was borderline suicidal during her difficult years as a broke, single mother, make...

J.K. Rowling book sells for $4M: dumb?

I'm fairly confident the book's not a four million dollar read, but at least it's going to charity."British writer J.K. Rowling continues to work magic, with a handwritten book of her fairy tales selling for more...

Royal Mail gives Harry Potter stamp of approval

"Britain's Royal Mail will issue 11 stamps to honour the extraordinary success of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling just before the final volume of the series goes on sale. The postal company announced Monday...

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