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	World Book Day Online Chat with J.K. Rowling
		JK Rowling replies -> I tried all sorts of different versions of the name and then this word floated into my mind and I knew it was the right one.
		JK Rowling replies -> I always planned that Hermione would have a younger sister but she's never made an appearance and somehow it feels like it might be too late now.
		JK Rowling replies -> He might well be receiving another kiss (or two) but I'm not saying who the kisser's going to be...
	www.fans-of-rowling.com /worldbookdaychat.html (4056 words)

	Harry Potter News: J.K. Rowling
		In JK Rowling's only British television interview for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" with 14 year-old Owen Jones, Rowling discusses the dread she will have in finishing the "Harry Potter" series and how excited she will be about taking on an assumed name for additional books.
		MuggleNet and TLC have posted part II of their interview with "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling as well as individual reports of their trip to Edinburgh.
		JK Rowling answered some questions from children during a press conference for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" this past weekend.
	www.hpana.com /newsbrowser.cfm?tid=94 (1255 words)

	A Fool in the Forest: August 4, 2003 - August 10, 2003
		New JK Rowlings are ten a penny (which must be galling for the Actual JK Rowling).
		You may think that being the New JK Rowling is an experience granted to few, of little interest to the general reader - but you'd be wrong.
		While looking at something else entirely, I stumbled on the sad news of the passing of N!xau, the Kalahari bushman with the Buster Keaton face who starred in the African comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy.
	declarationsandexclusions.typepad.com /foolblog/2003/week32 (4418 words)

	Welcome to The Sugar Quill
		Favorite authors (besides JK Rowling): J.R.R. Tolkien, Louisa May Alcott, Shakespeare, many of the writers of Greek mythology, Anne Rice, V.C. Andrews (sometimes), and (naturally) J.K. Rowling.
		Favourite authors (besides JK Rowling): Many Dutch authors (Bernlef and Renate Dorrestein, for example) and aside from that Tolkien and Agatha Christie.
		Favorite authors (besides JK Rowling): Chaucer, Shakespeare, Marlowe, J. Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Angela Carter (don't read too much into that), Jane Austen, Franz Kafka (again, don't read too much into that), C. Sansom (a newer favourite) and Alexander McCall-Smith.
	www.sugarquill.net /index.php?action=staffroom (4418 words)

	Scotsman.com News - JK Rowling & Harry Potter - The JK Rowling story
		Anne Rowling attended her daughter’s graduation in 1987 in a wheelchair and watched with pride as she was awarded a 2:2 in French.
		Anne Rowling, meanwhile, was delighted to be around the beakers and chemicals and working once again after such a long absence.
		Rowling approached him and whispered in his ear that it was her or them.
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?id=662772003&tid=3 (4502 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: J. K. Rowling A Biography
		JK Rowling's life has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride but the downs like her messy marriage and her mother's long term illness made me want to turn the pages all the more to see how it all turned out for her.
		JK Rowling is a good writer but her own story is a great one.
		J.K. Rowling's meteoric rise to worldwide superstardom and bestseller status is now the stuff of tabloid legend -- how she would spend hours in a café in Edinburgh, nursing a single coffee and a glass of water while she wrote the Harry Potter novel that would bring her fame and fortune.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1854798200?v=glance (1608 words)

	News: Rowling among role models
		Today’s kids want to make their own monetary decisions, but when they are looking for a financial role model, although Bill Gates and JK Rowling inspire some youngsters, most still think that mum knows best, according to research by Abbey National Youth Banking.
		The most financially inspiring ‘celebrity’ amongst kids is business mogul Bill Gates, while other popular role models include Harry Potter author JK Rowling, Virgin boss Richard Branson and music industry millionaires Madonna, Posh Spice and P Diddy.
		J.K. Rowling is my favorite author is my favorite autor but she is not my role model.
	www.hpana.com /news.17094.26.html (279 words)

	Wild About Harry Potter:::::: Are you a Harry Potter FaNaTiC?!?!?!?
		JK Rowling informs us that Ron's birthday is March 1st, and Hermione's is on September 19th.
		JK Rowling said that the next books will be "Darker".
		This was anounced by J. Rowling several times.
	www.homestead.com /wildaboutharrypotter/index~ie4.html (1118 words)

	MuggleNet.com - The Ultimate Harry Potter Site
		Please be advised that as JK Rowling is still very busy writing book 6, there is currently no planned release date as yet.
		We have received no information as to when the publication date will be, therefore I would advise you to keep looking at JK Rowling's own official website www.jkrowling.com as this is where all accurate information about the release date for the book will be revealed.
		National charity One Parent Families has recently asked Jo Rowling, who became the first Ambassador in 2000, to become the new charity President, replacing Ian Hay-Davison who has held the position since 1991.
	www.mugglenet.com (1118 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Children's: Authors: R: Rowling, J. K.
		BBC: JK Rowling Celebrates Birth of Son - Harry Potter author JK Rowling and husband, Dr Neil Murray, are celebrating the arrival of their first child.
		J K Rowling - Rags to Riches - An analysis of the astrology behind the author's success.
		January Magazine - J. Rowling profile - An interview with Rowling about her popularity and how does she take it.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Literature/Children's/Authors/R/Rowling,_J._K. (239 words)

	MuggleNet J.K. Rowling
		It doesn't happen much as JK Rowling is a verrry busy woman, but sometimes she may reply to some of your letters.
		(5/09) - JK Rowling to visit NYC for book reading
		In this section, you can find a variety of information on our favourite author Joanne Kathleen Rowling or, as she prefers to be called, Jo.
	www.mugglenet.com /jk.shtml (288 words)

	Harry Potter News: J.K. Rowling
		Fans in the UK of "Harry Potter" author, JK Rowling, will be able to watch an interview with her on the 'Richard and Judy' show on June 19th.
		JK Rowling has updated her web site with some new and interesting things for fans to rummage around and find.
		Rowling recently won a privacy case against the Daily Express, parent company of the Sunday Express, which now means that British newspapers are forbidden from taking photographs of the children of celebrities, in many situations.
	www.hpana.com /newsbrowser.cfm?tid=94 (1305 words)

	Boogie or Die! - Post a comment
		Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling
		Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling
	boogieordie.livejournal.com /19173.html?mode=reply (1305 words)

	☞ Raulken.co.uk Great Britain
		Harry Potter author JK Rowling revealed today that she is dreading having to close the final chapter of her seven-part saga about the boy wizard, but the multi-millionairess said she was excited about possibly taking on an assumed name and penning new...
		In an interview with a child fan the day after the hugely-anticipated launch of the sixth instalment of the Hogwarts` wizard tale, Rowling said she would be tackling the final chapter of the story as early as the end of the year.
		Muggles and wizards keen to get their hands on the latest adventures of Harry Potter are preparing for a late night in Belfast, when the next instalment goes on sale at midnight.
	www.raulken.co.uk /topic20-505.html (668 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books By genre Matt Seaton meets JK Rowling
		Anne Rowling had been 35 when first diagnosed with the illness - "the same age as me now, which is a bit of a facer, isn't it?" Because of the experience of losing her mother, Rowling has recently embraced the MS Society in Scotland and will be helping to publicise MS awareness week shortly.
		Rowling left Portugal in early 1994 and came to Edinburgh, planning to stay with her sister Di for a few weeks until she found her feet.
		Rowling became a single parent when her marriage to Portuguese television journalist Jorge Arantes fell apart shortly after the birth of her daughter Jessica.
	books.guardian.co.uk /departments/childrenandteens/story/0,6000,474412,00.html (1436 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books Authors Rowling, JK (Joanne Kathleen)
		The decision of the mother of the Harry Potter phenomenon to give her only television interview to Jeremy Paxman in JK Rowling: The Interview (Thursday, 7.30pm, BBC2) has led to speculation as to whether she's trying to toughen up her image or he's softening his.
		Harry Potter author JK Rowling has joined the ranks of the super-rich, making it on to the Forbes magazine billionaires list for the first time.
		Rowling has described Wart from TH White's The Sword In The Stone as "Harry's spiritual ancestor"; see also Susan Cooper's classic fantasy sequence The Dark is Rising.
	books.guardian.co.uk /authors/author/0,5917,412962,00.html (673 words)

	Scotsman.com News - JK Rowling & Harry Potter
		HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has traced her Scottish roots to a doctor originally from Arran, it...
		A PAINTING of JK Rowling was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London, last night.
		JK ROWLING called on her millions of fans yesterday to lobby the internet auction site eBay to...
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=3 (463 words)

	The Event
		Today, one of my best friends, my two nieces and I attended the JK Rowling Book Festival Reading in Edinburgh.
		Of course, J K Rowling does not need an introduction, so my job is really very easy today.
		J K Rowling read an excerpt from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
	jkrowling-edinburgh.tripod.com /new_page_1.htm (5440 words)

	Harry Potter :: OdFHP.com :: Ordem da Fênix HP :: Navegue nessa magia... :: V9
		A autora JK Rowling decidiu não participar de uma exibição privativa de Cálice de Fogo para cuidar de seu marido, Neil Murray.
		Emma passou os últimos anos filmando as seqüências da série de histórias criadas por Rowling.
	www.odfhp.com (931 words)

	Justgiving - Baby Box for JK Rowling
		In celebration of the birth of JK Rowling's new daughter, Fans of Rowling have a wonderful project which we are delighted to be a part of.
		With the kind support from Fans of Rowling, we will be able to support and underpin all of our direct services, which are free to lone parents, and our policy and research, which gives lone parents a voice.
		Thanks to all at Fans of Rowling, for the suggestion to support charities important to Jo, and for your kind donations to One Parent Families.
	www.justgiving.com /babyboxdonations (216 words)

	Exclusive Interview with JK Rowling, author of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
		Your webmaster and young Alfie met JK Rowling in the London office of her publishers, Bloomsbury, at 9.15am on July 8 - the publication date of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
		Exclusive Interview with JK Rowling, author of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
		Because of her hectic schedule, we were allowed only 10-15 minutes with 'Jo' but we didn't waste a single moment - and thanks to your questions, she described the interview as ''the best yet''.
	www.swns.com /vaults/rowling.htm (1468 words)

	BBC NEWS Entertainment Baby daughter for Potter author
		JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, is celebrating the arrival of her third child.
		Rowling and her husband, Dr Neil Murray, are said to be "thrilled" at the birth.
		Last year Rowling told fans on her website that she always wanted three children and "could not be happier".
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/4203017.stm (163 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Entertainment - JK Rowling booked into Britannica
		Rowling’s Encyclopaedia Britannica entry says she was born in Chepstow, Wales, in 1965 and started writing at the age of six.
		Rowling is the world’s richest female author and has sold some 130 million copies of her books.
		The entry explains how Rowling had the idea for the Harry Potter books in 1990 while she was on a train and went on to write stories in cafes and pubs.
	news.scotsman.com /entertainment.cfm?id=295452002 (934 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Features - Who’s who in greatest Britons poll
		SCOTS JK Rowling and Robert the Bruce were named as two of the 100 greatest Britons of all time today - in a poll which also also honours Robbie Williams while missing out poet William Wordsworth.
		Poetry is also overlooked, yet Harry Potter creator Ms Rowling and Chaucer are there as champions of the written word.
		They make up 14 of the names if Boudicca and Scottish king Robert the Bruce are included.
	www.news.scotsman.com /features.cfm?id=926932002 (934 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books Authors Rowling, JK (Joanne Kathleen)
		The decision of the mother of the Harry Potter phenomenon to give her only television interview to Jeremy Paxman in JK Rowling: The Interview (Thursday, 7.30pm, BBC2) has led to speculation as to whether she's trying to toughen up her image or he's softening his.
		Rowling has described Wart from TH White's The Sword In The Stone as "Harry's spiritual ancestor"; see also Susan Cooper's classic fantasy sequence The Dark is Rising.
		Rowling intends to write seven books in all, one for each year of Harry's life at his wizard school.
	books.guardian.co.uk /authors/author/0,5917,412962,00.html (673 words)

	Pottertastic.com JK Rowling Biography
		JK Rowling came up with the idea of Harry Potter whilst on a long train journey from Scotland to London and the starting point for Harry’s world is "what if it WAS real?".
		This includes, but is not limited to, JK Rowling, Warner Brothers, Bloomsbury Publishing, Scholastic Books.
		Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, near Chipping Sodbury, on 31st July 1965.
	www.pottertastic.com /books/jkrbiography.php (201 words)

	Strong World
		JK Rowling's series of novels about Harry Potter have reigned supreme in the world of children's books.
		Here is an update on Jean-Bernard Merimee, the French diplomat and former undersecretary-general of the United Nations arrested on Monday in connection with the Oil-for-Food scandal and connections to UN Secretart-general Kofi Annan.
		That in itself is an incredible event, considering that just over two years ago, under the boot of one of the cruelest dictators the world has ever known, democracy was probably a concept most of them had never even heard of.
	www.strongworld.blogspot.com (4894 words)

	J.K.Rowling, the author of Harry Potter
		JK, then plain Joanne Rowling, was deeply hurt by a first miserable marriage to a Portuguese journalist, Jorge Arantes, who she said constantly belittled her.
		Rowling says her sister, Di, was the person who "suffered" her first efforts at storytelling.
		Rowling says she was painfully swotty, with NHS spectacles and short, short hair.
	www.arlindo-correia.com /160900.html (8487 words)

	Joanne Kathleen Rowling
		JK Rowling is an internationally popular writer thanks to her Harry Potter novel series.
		Joanne Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England.
		J. Rowling is the author of one of the greatest successes in children's books in the last decades - the...
	www.justharrypotter.info /browse/joanne-kathleen-rowling.html (343 words)

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