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Robert Galbraith is the pen name of J.K. Rowling, which she writes crime fiction under. Galbraith is the author of the Cormoran Strike series. Although well reviewed, her debut novel under this pen name The Cuckoo’s Calling had received good reviews, saying it didn’t seem like the work of a new author, nor one who […]
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, the BBC has announced that they will be publishing a series of 11 new Doctor Who short stories written by “well-known children’s authors” starting this month. The stories will appear each month and will feature each regeneration of the Doctor, beginning with William Hartnell.
It’s not Hogwarts, but the home of J.K. Rowling has sold for over $3.6 million. The home where Rowling wrote four of her Harry Potter novels is a 19th century Victorian mansion with eight bedrooms, a walled gardens and a detached office (that Rowling made good use of). The buyer is real estate agent and […]
The 2012 Bad Sex Awards shortlist is out and many were expecting J.K. Rowling and E.L. James to be included in the list. Senior editor at the Literary Review, Jonathan Beckman, said that even though they got more than enough nominations for Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy, her writing is not nearly bad enough to qualify… […]
After a so-so reaction to The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling is going back to where her bread was buttered – children’s books. She told an audience at the Cheltenham Literature Festival that the next thing she write will be for children and that she already had a number of ideas. She didn’t say much other […]
J.K. Rowling‘s The Casual Vacancy sold 125,000 copies in its opening week, which definitely impressive, but it failed to pass Dan Brown‘s record for The Lost Symbol (which is 550,946).
After being on sale for less than a week, The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan has toppled The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling on Amazon’s bestseller list. The fact that Rowling has been removed from the top spot so quick is surprising. One theory is that the fact that the fact that the book […]
J.K. Rowling has revealed that she was offered to take a trip onto space on one of the first commercial shuttles, but turned it down. The Casual Vacancy author explained how she was invited to go into space, but wasn’t too interested. “I was offered a seat. For a mere £2 million I could have […]
The end of September does not see a ton of new book releases, but there are still some big books out this week. Perhaps the most notable is The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. The book is about a seemingly idyllic English town, but deep down there is a war between classes. The Casual Vacancy […]
J.K. Rowling has plans on returning to writing for younger readers and interestingly enough, she hasn’t ruled out returning to her roots with Harry Potter. Although we may not see another Harry Potter book, she has suggested that she may return to the universe. Rowling says her next book would be for an audience slightly […]