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Jk Rowling
Tags: Writer, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Biography: Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, near Bristol, a few miles south of a town called Dursley ("Harry Potter"'s Muggle-family). Her father Peter Rowling was an engineer for Rolls Royce in Bristol at this time. Her mother, Anne, was half-French and half-Scottish. They met on a train as it left King's Cross Station in London [...]
Biography: Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, near Bristol, a few miles south of a town called Dursley ("Harry Potter"'s Muggle-family). Her father Peter Rowling was an engineer for Rolls Royce in Bristol at this time. Her mother, Anne, was half-French and half-Scottish. They met on a train as it left King's Cross Station in London [...]
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October 03, 2010Positive Psychology News Daily The Good Life According To J. K. ...Send by Amanda HorneLooking for grist for this month's article I noticed how much of J. K. Rowling's real-life experiences are mirrored in recent positive psychology research. It then occurred to me that a speech such as this must have already caught the [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 03, 2010J.K. Rowling Turned Down Michael Jackson For Harry Potter Musical ...Send by Beautiful YouJ.K. Rowling Turned Down Michael Jackson For Harry Potter Musical. Posted October 3, 2010 By Beautiful You. jkrowlingmusicalwenn.jpg. We don't blame her! J.K. Rowling says she was approached by Michael Jackson to turn her Harry Potter [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 02, 2010Fic: One Thing Leads To AnotherPosted by Zsolt FazakasTitle: One Thing Leads to Another Author: eprime Rating: G Pairing: Remus/Sirius Contains: sweet nothings and footsie Summary: Remus and Sirius talk. Word count: 967 Disclaimer: These characters belong to J.K. Rowling, not me. Author's Note: This is a sequel to Just Stop but can stand alone. (Remus [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 02, 2010JK Rowling Open To Writing More Potter Books | Gay Sci-Fi NerdsSend by SkipWhile being interviewed in the US by Oprah Winfrey, JK Rowling stated that she could definitely write an 8th, 9th 10th [...] I could easily. JK Rowling went. Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 02, 2010Hog Quickies (Oct. 2)Posted by Zsolt FazakasMore Harry Potter? J.K. Rowling told Oprah that she is definitely open to writing an eighth, ninth, tenth Potter novel, though she followed up by saying, I feel Im done, but you never know. More lit: The Jersey Shores Snooki is working on a novel titled A Shore Thing. Snooki may also get her o [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 01, 2010Elizabeth Vargas Gets Inside JK Rowling's WorldPosted by Zsolt FazakasABC News gives America an unequaled visit with the mind of Harry Potter, JK Rowling. JK Rowling: A Year in the Life, premieres tonight at 8 pm hosted by Elizabeth Vargas. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 03, 2010JK Rowling: More 'Harry Potter' Books Are Possible | Hot ...Posted by Zsolt FazakasRelated Posts :Ellen DeGeneres on bullying gay youth: 'Four lives lost is a crisis'Bill and Giuliana Rancic miscarried; Funny or Die's 'GAYS'Director Arthur Penn dies; Annette Bening, Robert Duvall to be honoredBullying victim Seth [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 03, 2010Book:Harry Potter & The Deathly HallowsPosted by Zsolt FazakasThis is arguably the most hyped book in history, and if J.K. Rowling had to sneak down to the kitchen for a glass of red wine to calm her nerves while writing The Goblet of Fire (as she said she did), one wonders what assuaged her while writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The collective [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 03, 2010The Bristol GamesPosted by Zsolt FazakasFriends! Heres my latest piece from last weeks Paper Machete in Chicago. If you still havent checked out Chicagos premiere salon in a saloon (every Saturday at 3pm, in Ricochets Tavern), then I dont have much to say to you. Enjoy! This week in culture. A director has been announced for the fil [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 01, 2010JK Rowling's 10m Charity DonationSend by Team BloginityJK Rowling has given 10 million to a multiple sclerosis charity. The 'Harry Potter' author donated the staggering sum - which will be used to set up a new research clinic in Edinburgh - in the name of her mother Anne, who died from the [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 01, 2010Rowling Gives 10m For MS Centre | Gossip BlenderSend by BBC News - Entertainment & ArtRowling wins property battle; J.K. ROWLING has won a won a battle to build kennels for her guard dogs at her Edinburgh, Scotland home after a neighbour complained about the planning proposal [...] . Rowling wins property battle [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 03, 2010Entertainment J.K. ROWLING NOT RULING OUT EIGHTH HARRY POTTER BOOKPosted by Zsolt FazakasFor the longest time, J.K. Rowling has swore that there would not be any more Harry Potter novels and that the 7th book was his last adventure. Rowling recently talked with Oprah Winfrey and during the interview made a surprising [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 03, 2010JK Rowling: We May Not Have Read The Last Of Harry PotterSend by news.scotsman.comJK Rowling has not ruled out adding to the Harry Potter series, after admitting that finishing the last book in the series was as painful as losing her mother. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 01, 2010JK Rowling Donates $15.4 Million For MS Center - Health & Science ...Posted by Zsolt FazakasAuthor JK Rowling has given $15.4 million to set up a center to research multiple sclerosis, the disease that killed her mother. The latest breaking and local news from State College, PA. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 03, 2010Michelle's Blog: J.K. Rowling Turned Down Michael Jackson For ...Send by socialmichJ.K. Rowling says she was approached by Michael Jackson to turn her Harry Potter novels into a stage musical. But the author turned him down because she was convinced that the musical wouldn't be a success. Even though she has agreed to [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 02, 2010J.K. Rowling Hints To Oprah There Could Be More Harry Potter | The ...Posted by Zsolt FazakasFans, rejoice J.K. Rowling offered a bit of hope on Friday that, perhaps, the final Harry Potter story has yet to be told. I could definitely write an eighth, ninth, tenth, the celebrated author, 45, told Oprah Winfrey during an [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 02, 2010Mundie Kids: JK Rowling On OprahSend by Mundie KidsTODAY J.K. Rowling will have her exclusive interview with Oprah! You can go and watch a sneak peak of her interview here an exclusive clip from the interview, on Scholastic's blog, On Our Minds At Scholastic. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 02, 2010J.K. Rowling | News Media Generation - GenMedia.InfoPosted by Zsolt FazakasJ.K. Rowling Tells Oprah That Harry Potter Series Might Live On : Okay, we don't want to get TOO excited because this is a big, Hagrid-sized MAYBE, but J.K. Rowling revealed to Oprah Winfrey today that she is still has additional [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 03, 2010JK Rowling And Oprah Bond In Scotland: Will There Be More Potter ...Posted by Zsolt FazakasWashington PostJK Rowling and Oprah bond in Scotland: Will there be more Potter books?Entertainment WeeklyThe Oprah Winfrey Show devoted its full hour today to. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
August 31, 2010J. K. Rowling - Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaPosted by Zsolt FazakasRetrieved 25 October 2007. ^ JK Rowling's World Book Day Chat. 4 March 2004. BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2007. ^ The Opening Chapter of Book Six J. K. Rowling's Official Site. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 01, 2010J K Rowling Makes 10m Donation To New MS Centre In Memory Of ...Posted by Zsolt FazakasHarry Potter writer JK Rowling has donated 10 million to set up a new mixed sclerosis (MS) investigate clinic, it was voiced today. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 01, 2010Media Molly: Book Review: Harry Potter And The Order Of The ...Send by ElleIn the longest book in the series, J. K. Rowling delves into the darker politics of the wizarding world, makes Harry Potter a bad-tempered mess (at least at the very beginning), and gives an interesting take on examinations in magical [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 03, 2010JK Rowling May Write More Harry Potter StoriesSend by Mirror.co.ukThe author, 45, told Oprah Winfrey that finishing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007, meant to be the seventh and final one, made her cry "like I [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
October 02, 2010Hogwarts Professor J. K. Rowling On Oprah: More Hogwarts Novels?Send by JohnJ.K. Rowling is leaving open the possibility. She told Oprah Winfrey in a taped interview airing Friday that she may someday write another novel in the popular series. Rowling says the characters are still in her head and she could [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |