J.K Rowling has given fans a glimpse into her impressive library after reorganising her book collection by colour amid the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown.
The Harry Potter author, 54, took to Twitter yesterday afternoon to reveal how she’s passing the time by rearranging her books.
She shared a short video of her home library, which features teal, wooden panelled walls packed full with neatly placed volumes, a stylish sofa and a large, picturesque window.
The author, whose real name is Joanne, captioned the clip: ‘Rearranging books is a very soothing lockdown activity.’
J.K Rowling has given fans a glimpse into her impressive library (pictured) after reorganising her book collection by colour amid the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown
The Harry Potter author (pictured in April 2018), 54, took to Twitter yesterday afternoon to reveal how she’s passing the time by rearranging her books
The author, whose real name is Joanne, captioned the clip (pictured): ‘Rearranging books is a very soothing lockdown activity.’
Mrs Rowling also revealed the quote by 14th-century poet Edmund Spenser embellished at the top of her shelves in gold paint.
‘It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor,’ the quote read.
The quote is from the London-born writer’s poem The Faerie Queene, celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Queen Elizabeth I.
Reaction: Fans were quick to comment on the incredible reading space, with one writing: ‘This is actually calming to watch’
And for those that wondered if the collection included any Harry Potter pieces, Mrs Rowling was quick to reassure her fans that she did have some of her own books
Fans were quick to comment on the incredible reading space, with one writing: ‘This is actually calming to watch.’
Another said: ‘Your home library is exactly what I would want to cultivate if any of my work ever sold well enough to allow for it. Good on you!’ while a third added: ‘That’s so perfect! But I could never put saga apart from each ‘
And for those that wondered if the collection included any Harry Potter pieces, Mrs Rowling was quick to reassure her fans that she did have some of her own books.
‘To the people asking,’ she wrote on Twitter. ‘Yes, of course I’ve got Harry Potter books! These aren’t my only bookshelves, they’re simply the ones I decided to rearrange by colour during tea breaks.’
It comes after reports that the author has purchased the Grade II listed cottage where she spent almost a decade of her childhood. Church Cottage at Tutshill (pictured above) was the multi-millionaire writer’s home from the ages of 9 to 18
The property has unique features and is even home to cheeky note the author scrawled into the wall when she was 17-years-old that read: ‘Joanne Rowling slept here, circa 1982’
Rowling, 54, along with her husband Dr Neil Murray (pictured together above), have even commissioned major renovation work for the property
It comes after reports that the author has purchased the Grade II listed cottage where she spent almost a decade of her childhood.
The property has unique features and is even home to a cheeky note the Harry Potter author scrawled into the wall when she was 17-years-old that read: ‘Joanne Rowling slept here, circa 1982’.
Mrs Rowling, along with her husband Dr Neil Murray, have even commissioned major renovation works for the property in Wye Valley near Chepstow, it was revealed today.
Church Cottage at Tutshill was the multi-millionaire writer’s home from the ages of 9 to 18, the property had previously gone on the market for £400,000.
Sources said the property was purchased by Rowling some years ago in order to protect and preserve the building.
Edinburgh based Caernarfon Lettings Ltd, the property company Rowling runs with her husband, has now purchased the property with Rowling listed at the person in ‘significant control’ of the firm.