Joanne Rowling, also known as J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter series, one of the most successful book series ever in the history of humankind. The reason for she writing as J.K. Rowling is because her publishing company feared that teenagers wouldn´t buy books written by a woman, so they suggested she used her two initial name letters. Joanne didn´t have a second name, so she borrowed the letter K from Kathleen, her dad´s mother name.
She had the idea of writing Harry Potter when she was traveling in a train from Manchester to London. She tells she had never been so excited to write than when she had the aforementioned idea. As soon as she reached her apartment, she started writing.
Before publishing her first Harry Potter book, she moved to Oporto, Portugal to work as an English teacher in an Academy. She then married Jorge Arantes in 1992. Two years later she put a restraining order on his spouse. In 1995, the divorce was approved.
Books in order of publication:
Harry Potter Books
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | (1997) | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | (1998) | |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | (1999) | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | (2000) | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix | (2003) | |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | (2005) | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | (2007) | |
| Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts I & II | (2016) |
Harry Potter Companion Books
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | (2001) | |
| Quidditch Through the Ages | (2001) | |
| The Tales of Beedle the Bard | (2008) |
Cormoran Strike Books
| The Cuckoo’s Calling | (2013) | |
| The Silkworm | (2014) | |
| Career of Evil | (2015) | |
| Lethal White | (2018) |
Pottermore Presents Books
| Hogwarts: An Incomplete & Unreliable Guide | (2016) | |
| Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies | (2016) | |
| Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists | (2016) |
Standalone Novels
| The Casual Vacancy | (2012) |
Non-Fiction Books
| Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination | (2015) |
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