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About the Author

J. K. (Joanne Kathleen) Rowling was born in Gloucestershire, U. K. on July 31, 1965. She also writes fiction novels under the name of Robert Galbraith. Rowling attended Tutshill Primary and then went on to Wyedean Comprehensive where she was made Head Girl in her final year. She received a degree show more in French from Exeter University. She later took some teaching classes at Moray House Teacher Training College and a teacher-training course in Manchester, England. This extensive education created a perfect foundation to spark the Harry Potter series that Rowling is renowned for. After college, Rowling moved to London to work for Amnesty International, where she researched human rights abuses in Francophone Africa, and worked as a bilingual secretary. In 1992, Rowling quit office work to move to Portugal and teach English as a Second Language. There she met and married her husband, a Portuguese TV journalist. But the marriage dissolved soon after the birth of their daughter. It was after her stint teaching in Portugal that Rowling began to write the premise for Harry Potter. She returned to Britain and settled in Edinburgh to be near her sister, and attempted to at least finish her book, before looking for another teaching job. Rowling was working as a French teacher when her book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in June of 1997 and was an overnight sensation. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone won the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Award, and received a Commended citation in the Carnegie Medal awards. She also received 8,000 pounds from the Scottish Arts Council, which contributed to the finishing touches on The Chamber of Secrets. Rowling continued on to win the Smarties Book Prize three years in a row, the only author ever to do so. At the Bologna Book Fair, Arthur Levine from Scholastic Books, bought the American rights to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for the unprecedented amount of $105,000.00. The book was retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for it's American release, and proceeded to top the Best Seller's lists for children's and adult books. The American edition won Best of the Year in the School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Parenting Magazine and the Cooperative Children's Book Center. It was also noted as an ALA Notable Children's Book as well as Number One on the Top Ten of ALA's Best Books for Young Adults. The Harry Potter Series consists of seven books, one for each year of the main character's attendance at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. All of the books in the series have been made into successful movies. She is number 1 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list. She has also written Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. She won the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. In 2016 she, along with Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, published the script of the play Harry Potter and the cursed child. It became an instant bestseller. Rowling's first novel for an adult audience,The Casual Vacancy, was published by Little Brown in September 2012. She made The New York Times Best Seller List with her title Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination. She published two bestselling fiction novels under the name of Robert Galbraith: The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

Works by J. K. Rowling

The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008) 23,120 copies
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016) 15,686 copies
Quidditch Through the Ages (2001) — Author — 12,303 copies
Harry Potter (Books 1-7) (2007) 12,293 copies
The Casual Vacancy (2012) 10,422 copies
The Cuckoo's Calling (2013) 9,791 copies
The Silkworm (2014) 6,077 copies
Career of Evil (2015) 4,376 copies
Lethal White (2018) 3,005 copies
Harry Potter (Books 1-6) (2006) 2,552 copies
Troubled Blood (2020) 1,890 copies
The Ickabog (2020) 1,516 copies
Harry Potter (Books 1-4) (1999) 1,143 copies
The Ink Black Heart (2022) 1,104 copies
The Christmas Pig (2021) 748 copies
Harry Potter (Books 1-5) (2003) 690 copies
The Running Grave (2023) 592 copies
Harry Potter (Books 1-3) (1998) 537 copies
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald [2018 film] (2018) — Screenwriter — 445 copies
Harry Potter: The Prequel (2008) 356 copies
The Casual Vacancy [2015 TV miniseries] (2015) — Screenwriter — 12 copies
Journey to Pansophigus (2005) 12 copies
Harry Potter (2007) 9 copies
Christmas Pig (2021) 3 copies
1999 3 copies
2007 2 copies
The Sorting Hat 2 copies
Harry Potter målarbok (2015) 2 copies
Lange skygger (2022) 1 copy
l'ickabog 1 copy
2005 1 copy
Echoes Of A Gun (2014) — Author — 1 copy
2003 1 copy
Nimbus 2000, La (2001) 1 copy
Krimet e Grindelvaldit (2019) 1 copy
KATHERYN 1 copy
Niffler 1 copy
The Ickabog 1 copy
Güzel Bir Hayat (2018) 1 copy
El porquet de Nadal (2021) 1 copy
Jõulupõrsas (2021) 1 copy

Associated Works

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [2002 film] (2002) — Author — 1,953 copies
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [2004 film] (2004) — Original novel — 1,821 copies
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [2007 film] (2007) — Original novel — 1,571 copies
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [2009 film] (2009) — Original novel — 1,483 copies
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 [2011 film] (2011) — Producer — 1,129 copies
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [2016 film] (2016) — Screenwriter — 900 copies
Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection (2011) — Author — 519 copies
One City (2005) — Introduction — 96 copies
Magic (2002) — Foreword — 62 copies
What's Your Story? Postcard Collection (2008) — Contributor — 60 copies
Harry Potter: Years 1-6 — Author — 34 copies
Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling [videorecording] (2017) — Original book — 6 copies
Strike: The Silkworm [DVD] [2018] (2017) — Original book — 3 copies

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OT: Nice Editions of Harry Potter in Folio Society Devotees (January 8)
Harry Potter and the Re/Read of The Prisoner of Azkaban in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (May 2021)
Welcome all! in School of Hogwarts (January 2020)
The Crimes of Grindelwald - movie in Hogwarts Express (July 2019)
Half Blood Prince Discussion; chapters 11-15 in Hogwarts Express (February 2017)
Harry Potter and the Re/Read of The Deathly Hallows in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (September 2014)
Harry Potter and the Re/Read of The Goblet of Fire in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (August 2014)
Harry Potter and the Re/Read of The Supplemental Reading List in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (August 2014)
Harry Potter and the Re/Read of The Half-Blood Prince in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (August 2014)
Harry Potter and the Re/Read of The Order of the Phoenix in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (July 2014)
Harry Potter and the Re/Read of the Chamber of Secrets in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (April 2014)
Harry Potter and the Re/Read of The Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (March 2014)
J.K. Rowling outed as writer of acclaimed crime novel in The Green Dragon (September 2013)
The Casual Vacancy spoiler-free review in Hogwarts Express (November 2012)
Goblet of Fire Chapters 33-37 FINAL discussion in Hogwarts Express (October 2012)
Deathly Hallows Chapters 5-8 Discussion in Hogwarts Express (November 2010)
Deathly Hallows chapters 1-4 discussion in Hogwarts Express (May 2010)
Goblet of Fire chapters 1-4 discussion! in Hogwarts Express (March 2010)
Chamber of Secrets Chapters 13-18 Discussion in Hogwarts Express (November 2009)
Goblet of Fire chapters 25-28 discussion in Hogwarts Express (July 2009)
Order of the Phoenix chapters 21-24 discussion in Hogwarts Express (July 2009)
Chamber of Secrets Chapters 5-8 Discussion Thread in Hogwarts Express (April 2009)
Deathly Hallows discussion Chapters 9-12 in Hogwarts Express (April 2009)
Order of the Phoenix chapters 1-4 discussion in Hogwarts Express (November 2008)
Deathly Hallows chapters 29-32 discussion in Hogwarts Express (August 2008)
Deathly Hallows chapters 25-28 discussion in Hogwarts Express (August 2008)
Deathly Hallows discussion Chapters 21-24 in Hogwarts Express (August 2008)
Deathly Hallows chapters 17-20 discussion in Hogwarts Express (July 2008)
Deathly Hallows chapters 13-16 discussion in Hogwarts Express (July 2008)
Half Blood Prince Discussion Chapters 16-20 in Hogwarts Express (June 2008)
Half Blood Prince Discussion, chapters 6-10 in Hogwarts Express (June 2008)
Half Blood Prince Discussion Chapters 1-5 in Hogwarts Express (June 2008)
Half-Blood Prince Discussion Chapters 21-25 in Hogwarts Express (June 2008)
Order of the Phoenix discussion Chapters 29-33 in Hogwarts Express (May 2008)
Goblet of Fire chapters 9-12 discussion in Hogwarts Express (May 2008)
Order of the Phoenix chapters 25-28 discussion in Hogwarts Express (April 2008)
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 5-8 discussion in Hogwarts Express (April 2008)
Order of the Phoenix discussion - Chapters 17-20 in Hogwarts Express (April 2008)
next four chapters in Hogwarts Express (April 2008)
Order of the Phoenix discussion Chapters 13-16 in Hogwarts Express (April 2008)
Order of the Phoenix chapters 9-12 discussion in Hogwarts Express (March 2008)
harry potter and the SS/PS chapters 5,6,7,8, in Hogwarts Express (March 2008)
Order of the Phoenix chapters 5-8 discussion in Hogwarts Express (March 2008)
Goblet of Fire chapters 29-32 discussion in Hogwarts Express (March 2008)
Goblet of Fire chapters 21-24 discussion in Hogwarts Express (February 2008)
Goblet of Fire chapters 17-20 discussion in Hogwarts Express (February 2008)
Goblet of Fire chapters 13-16 discussion in Hogwarts Express (January 2008)
Goblet of Fire chapters 5-8 discussion in Hogwarts Express (January 2008)
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 21 & 22 discussion in Hogwarts Express (December 2007)
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 17-20 discussion in Hogwarts Express (December 2007)
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 13-16 discussion in Hogwarts Express (December 2007)
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 9-12 discussion in Hogwarts Express (November 2007)
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 1-4 discussion in Hogwarts Express (November 2007)
HP & the PS/SS Chapters 9-12 in Hogwarts Express (September 2007)

Reviews

I mean Harry Potter is a classic, I don’t really know what else to say about the book other than they are classics and fun reads. The movies are great, I love them. I’ve read the beginning of the book and I like it so far and it’s pretty similar to the movies so far.
 
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cmmeza0709 | 2,045 other reviews | Mar 27, 2024 |
Cute kids book. A little strange and not in the Harry-Potter-magical way, but still a story that younger kids would enjoy. I plan on reading it to my kids soon. What I absolutely loved about this book were the pictures she used from kids all over. Those drawings truly made the book special.
 
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jbrownleo | 26 other reviews | Mar 27, 2024 |
Read with my 5th grader...we both found all the different “beasts” interesting, but would have preferred more of a story than a reference type book. It was still an entertaining, quick little read.
 
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jbrownleo | 151 other reviews | Mar 27, 2024 |
Got confused with all the suspects.
 
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Works
298
Also by
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Members
890,199
Rating
½ 4.3
Reviews
12,202
ISBNs
4,609
Languages
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Favorited
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