JK Rowling Quits MS Society Charity Over Internal Feud

World famous author JK Rowling quit as a patron for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Scotland, claiming that the charity is split by an internal struggle. Rowling's mother had the disease and died in 1990, and she...

JK Rowling giving Legion of Honour

British story writter JK Rowling has been giving France's greatest civilian award, the knight of the Legion of Honour. In Paris she was giving the honorary title by President Nicolas Sarkozy. Fluent speaking...

JK Rowling's ‘Beedle The Bard’ Hits Stores

Muggles, rejoice: JK Rowling's newest literary offering, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, has hit the stores. The tome began life as a plot point in the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly...

Rowling gift helps Labour's fundraising pull ahead of Tories in UK

The UK Labour Party's fortunes may have been waning in recent months, but its coffers haven't been suffering. New figures reveal that over the summer, during the height of prime minister Gordon Brown's troubles, the party actually raised more money than its rival the...

Harry Potter earns author £3m a week

Harry Potter earns his creator £3 million a week. The credit crunch will surely not be having much effect on author JK Rowling who's rags to riches story through writing about Harry Potter her teenage wizard...

Rowling gives $1.8 M to the Labour Party

" Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling made a rare foray into Britain's bruising political battles Saturday, donating 1 million pounds ($1.8 million) to the struggling Labour Party and accusing the rival Conservatives...

JK Rowling makes £1 million donation to Gordon Brown's Labour Party

Gordon Brown's Labour Party is now a million pounds better off due to Harry Potter writer JK Rowling making a huge donation to party funds. Known to be a close friend of Brown and his wife Sarah, Rowling has dug...

JK Rowling Bashes 'Fan-Created' Harry Potter Encyclopedia

Proprietary much? Shouldn't as successful an author as JK Rowling feel gratified that fans are spending their own time and energy to produced their own compendia of spells, essays, facts, figures, and words...

Rowling fairytales fetch £1.95m

"A book of fairytales by the Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, has fetched £1.95m at auction. The Tales of Beedle the Bard had been expected to fetch £30,000-£50,000. But there were frenzied scenes in the sale room at Sotheby's in central London as bidding got under...

Harry welcomed into church

"It's been a couple of weeks since the record-breaking publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and while most of the familiar elements - midnight queues, speed-reading reviewers, claims that JK...

Rowling wept for Potter

Some stories and specially in books can give high emotions to people that can rise tears. Harry Potter's stories are not that full of emotions, but when a long, and good story ends it can burst out in...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Has Made Publishing History With a Midni...

" ""Harry Potter's world is falling apart. Dumbledore is dead, Professor Snape is revealed as a traitor and the forces of Lord Voldemort are gaining strength. The last book in the Harry Potter series of...

Harry Potter used in worldwide appeal to help find missing Madeleine

Harry Potter author JK Rowling is using the worldwide appeal of her boy wizard to help the search for missing Madeleine...

Retailer Gives Free New Harry Potter Book 7 With Launch of Audiobook Player S...

V-Burny.com, online retailer of digital audiobook,  today launched Player2Go, the world's first audiobook preloaded on MP3 player subscription service. The innovative service allows people to purchase...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling available 21st July

In this thrilling climax to the phenomenally bestselling series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited.

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