LibGuides: Modern British Literature: Harry Potter: About the Author

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J.K. Rowling's Website
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Robert Galbraith: pseudonym of J.K. Rowling Robert was chosen because it was one of her favorite men’s names and Robert F Kennedy is one of her heroes. Rowling said she chose Galbraith because she wanted to be called "Ella Galbraith" as a child but she doesn't know the reason why she wanted to use that nickname.
Anne Rowling Regenerative Clinic The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at the University of Edinburgh, is named after J.K. Rowling’s mother, who died in 1990 from complications related to Multiple Sclerosis.

Very Good Lives
In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others?

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling; Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.R79835 Ta 2008 (Rainy Day Reads)
ISBN: 9780545128285
Publication Date: 2008-12-01

Casual Vacancy When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils, Pagford is not what it first seems.

Harry Potter Book Club Join the Harry Potter Book Club through Pottermore Wizarding World: eBook publisher for the Harry Potter Series.

J. K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter With the amazing success of the Harry Potter series, interest in the author Joanne Kathleen (JK) Rowling has reached an unparalleled level. Now comes the completely updated New York Times bestseller J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter. From her time as a struggling single mother to her rise to stardom as the most successful children's book author.
J.K. Rowling Biography Book was developed with the A&E Television Networks, this engrossing series offers an accessible examination of some of the world's most popular and influential people from history, entertainment, and current events.
Who is J.K. Rowling In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature but the story behind the creation of a modern classic.