J.K. Rowling Biography

One could easily argue that J.K. Rowling is the greatest author today or even of all time. J.K. Rowling is the author of the best-selling book series of all-time: Harry Potter. She is the first billionaire author and the only British female on the billion-dollar list. Harry Potter books have become required reading in some schools, thereby creating controversy among household across the United States. J.K. Rowling is absolutely amazing.

J.K. Rowling was born on July 31st, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. Rowling has been writing since the age of 5 or 6. She attended Exeter University, where she studied French. Rowling became a bilingual secretary but she decided it was not for her and resumed her passion for writing literature. She moved to Portugal, married, and had a daughter. She shortly became divorced, and moved back to the United Kingdom with her daughter. She received a grant from the Scottish Arts council to complete her book. The book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was eventually bought by the Bloomsbury Company. The rights to Harry Potter were bought in the US by Arthur A Levine Books/Scholastic Press. In the United States, this book was renamed to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

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