J.K. Rowling (born July 31, 1965, Yate, near Bristol, England) is a British author and the creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, about a young sorcerer in training.
Harry Potter and success
The first book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997; also published as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), was released under the name J.K. Rowling. (Her publisher recommended a gender-neutral pen name; born Joanne Rowling, she used J.K., adding the middle name Kathleen.)
Books in the Harry Potter series
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997; also published as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone; film 2001, also released under both titles)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998; film 2002)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999; film 2004)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000; film 2005)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003; film 2007)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005; film 2009)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007; film part 1 2010, part 2 2011)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016; play 2016); although a script and not a novel, it was advertised as the eighth story in the series
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