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J.K. Rowling

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J.K. Rowling is a British author born in 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England. Rowling is popular for writing the Harry Potter book series. Over 400 million copies of the book series have been sold worldwide. The Harry Potter movie franchise based on the books became the most successful movie series of all time. Rowling has also wrote books such as The Silkworm, The Cuckoo’s Calling, and The Casual Vacancy. Her list of honors include multiple Nestle Smarties Book Prizes, a Locus Award, a Hugo Award, and Freedom of the City of London Award. Rowling has three children and is married to Neil Murray.

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18 Jul, 2014

Plans crime book spree

Val McDermidInterview0 Comments

In an interview by fellow crime author Val McDermid, the writer reveals her plan to write crime novels that will outnumber her Harry Potter books. She has already written two crime novels under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith, and is half-way through writing the third. The novels follow Cormoran Strike, a private detective and former military investigator in the Special Investigation Branch.

I love crime fiction. I’ve always loved it. I read a lot of it and I think, in many ways, that the Harry Potter books are whodunnits in disguise.