Best-selling author JK Rowling will appear in a rare interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about her life and career and the possibility of another Harry Potter book.
The 45-year-old British writer, who was rated by Forbes magazine earlier this year with an estimated wealth of $1 billion, talked to Winfrey for the first time from Edinburgh, Scotland in an interview to be broadcast on Friday, her US publisher Scholastic Inc. said.
Rowling spoke about coping with fame, pressure and she "shares her thoughts on the possibility of ever writing another Harry Potter book in the future," Scholastic said in a statement.
She told Winfrey she realised her books about the boy wizard were popular and her life had changed forever when she saw an enormous line of fans outside a large store during her second US book tour. She said the moment "felt Beatle-esque.
Full report here Hindustan Times
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Rowling donates 10 million pounds for multiple sclerosis centre
Author J.K. Rowling has given 10 million pounds ($15.4 million) to set up a centre to research multiple sclerosis, the disease that killed her mother.
The creator of boy wizard Harry Potter said on Tuesday, August 30 that the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, named after her mother, will be based at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. It will also study other degenerative neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Ms. Rowling said she hopes the clinic will become “a world center for excellence in the field of regenerative neurology.”
The university said Ms. Rowling’s gift is the largest single donation it has received.
Ms. Rowling is a longtime resident of the Scottish capital, and began writing the Harry Potter books when she was a cash—strapped single mother in the city.
Full report here Hindu
Ms. Rowling said she hopes the clinic will become “a world center for excellence in the field of regenerative neurology.”
The university said Ms. Rowling’s gift is the largest single donation it has received.
Ms. Rowling is a longtime resident of the Scottish capital, and began writing the Harry Potter books when she was a cash—strapped single mother in the city.
Full report here Hindu
Friday, April 3, 2009
Potter author reads to G20 wives
The wife of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was among the group of wives of G 20 leaders who got to listen to a reading Harry Potter author, JK Rowling.
The event was hosted by prime minister Gordon Brown's wife Sarah. The wives visited Covent Garden's Royal Opera House, where Rowling entertained them with excerpts from her new book, The Tales Of Beedle The Bard.
Ms Rowling was also a guest at a Downing Street dinner on Wednesday. The women were greeted individually by Mrs Brown as they arrived at the opera house.
The event was hosted by prime minister Gordon Brown's wife Sarah. The wives visited Covent Garden's Royal Opera House, where Rowling entertained them with excerpts from her new book, The Tales Of Beedle The Bard.
Ms Rowling was also a guest at a Downing Street dinner on Wednesday. The women were greeted individually by Mrs Brown as they arrived at the opera house.
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