J.K. ROWLING is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, which have sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies. To accompany the series, she wrote three short companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , which went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's story as a grown-up...See more
J.K. ROWLING is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, which have sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies. To accompany the series, she wrote three short companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , which went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany. In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog , the royalties for which she donated to her charitable trust, Volant, to help charities working to alleviate the social effects of the Covid 19 pandemic. Her latest children's novel, The Christmas Pig , was published in 2021. J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through Volant, and is the founder of the international children's care reform charity Lumos. J.K. Rowling lives in Scotland with her family. See less
The following is a personality profile of J K Rowling based on her work.
J K Rowling is a bit compulsive, explosive and social.
She is intermittent, she has a hard time sticking with difficult tasks for a long period of time. She is unconcerned with art as well: she is less concerned with artistic or creative activities than most people who participated in our surveys. But, J K Rowling is also fiery: she has a fiery temper, especially when things do not go her way.
More than most people, her choices are driven by a desire for discovery.
Considers helping others to guide a large part of what she does: she thinks it is important to take care of the people around him. She is also relatively unconcerned with tradition: she cares more about making her own path than following what others have done.
Most known for the Harry Potter series, which features seven books about wizards and a magical school, J.K. Rowling has released many children's fantasy books and adult crime novels. As of 2023, she's written 24 books.
The recommended reading order for J.K. Rowling books ultimately depends on the series. For instance, if you want to know everything there is to know about Hogwarts, you can read the Harry Potter series in order and then the screenplays for each of the Fantastic Beasts movies. The order for the Harry Potter series is as follows:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
There are several books written by J.K. Rowling you might not know about because they were written under a pen name. In addition to her children's fiction, she also writes novels for adults, commonly under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. For instance, the Cormoran Strike novels are a six-book series of crime novels for adults beginning with The Cuckoo's Calling.
J.K. Rowling's new book is called The Ink Black Heart, which is part of the Cormoran Strike series penned under the name Robert Galbraith. Unfortunately, there are no new J.K. Rowling books in the Harry Potter series coming in the future, but the Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac, a companion and guidebook, will be out in October of 2023.
If you're looking for more children's books by J.K. Rowling, try The Christmas Pig, published in 2021.
She does have future releases planned under her pen name.
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