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J.K. Rowling

JK Rowling tops Forbes' highest paid authors list  
J.K. Rowling has topped Forbes list of highest paid authors, making an astounding $300 million in the last year, and a whole $450 million more than the second place author, James Patterson. This marking another milestone in the life of J.K. Rowling and "Harry Potter."
Source: MuggleNet
Posted by Jeremy on Oct 2, 2008 at 7:11 PM

JK Rowling

Transcripts of JK Rowling's charity reading Q&A    
The two nights of "Harry, Carrie and Garp" at Radio City Music Hall in New York City last week had most of us in attendance scribbling notes, sneaking photos and reflecting. Unfortunately that meant we didn't have the complete, exact text of what JK Rowling said in response to fan questions... until now.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Aug 10, 2006 at 2:09 AM

JK Rowling

Dumbledore 'definitely' dead, says Rowling    
Author JK Rowling explicitly clarified tonight on her final appearance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City that Dumbledore is "definitely" dead. She, along with Stephen King and John Irving, hosted another 6,000 people as they read from their books to raise money for charity. Rowling surprised fans with several tantalizing tidbits about the finale of her popular "Harry Potter" series. HPANA has all the details here.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Aug 2, 2006 at 10:59 PM

Rowling, King, Irving are 'forces of nature'    
The first of two charity readings by authors JK Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving concluded Tuesday evening at Radio City Music Hall in New York. HPANA was in attendance and has full coverage of the event here. The best-selling authors read from some of their popular works, including "A Prayer for Owen Meany" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," as well as answered probing questions from audience members. Whoopi Goldberg and Jon Stewart made surprise appearances.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Aug 2, 2006 at 4:00 AM

Stephen King gets gig thanks to Potter review  
Stephen King is writing a monthly column for the first time since his college days. King says he was approached by Entertainment Weekly after they published his review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He'll be penning a monthly piece called "The Pop of King," in which he will give opinions on books, television, movies and more.
Source: AP via Yahoo! News
Posted by Cheeser on Aug 5, 2003 at 2:42 PM

Harry Potter a pop culture icon  
VH1 today starts releasing the 200 greatest pop culture icons of all time. Find out where Harry Potter is on the list.
Source: VH1
Posted by Geri on Jul 21, 2003 at 4:45 PM

Stephen King reviews Harry Potter book 5    
Stephen King gives a pretty rave review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in the July 11 issue of Entertainment Weekly. While you need to be an AOL subscriber or have an access code to read the review on EW's official site, you can see the whole thing right here, right now.
Source: Entertainment Weekly via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted on Jul 7, 2003 at 11:46 AM

War would upend plans of publishers and retailers  
Book publishing is almost entirely dependent on the free publicity that authors receive in newspapers and on television and radio. On important programs, the time devoted to entertainment features will shrink considerably if a war occurs. Publishers and authors are getting very worried about the possilibity of war in Iraq. After Sept. 11, book sales plummeted. Even established authors like Stephen King were badly hurt, as TV appearances and press releases were bumped.
Source: New York Times (registration req'd) via Moreover
Posted on Mar 11, 2003 at 2:33 PM