A school has dropped Winston Churchill and JK Rowling as house names after students said they did not think they represented them. Stunned parents with children at Seaford Head School in East Sussex received the letter this week slamming both famous figures. The note – which was marked as being from students – said wartime Prime … Read more
JK Rowling has been subjected to an onslaught of abuse that highlights an insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic trend in social media. Rowling has consistently shown herself to be an honourable and compassionate person, and the appalling hashtag #RIPJKRowling is just the latest example of hate speech directed against her and other women that Twitter and … Read more
JK Rowling has offered a rare insight into her 19-year marriage to husband Neil Murray while discussing her favourite and most memorable songs. The author, 55, who married Neil in 2001 and shares two children with him, shared an anecdote during the Tracks Of My Years segment on Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 show. While listing some … Read more
JK Rowling has revealed the cross-dressing villain in her new book is based on real-life serial killers Jerry Brudos and Russell Williams after facing another transphobia row. The Harry Potter author released Troubled Blood under her crime-writing pseudonym Robert Galbraith earlier this week. The thriller sees detective Cormoran Strike try to work out what happened … Read more
JK Rowling is embroiled in yet another trans row after it was revealed that the villain in her latest book is a male serial killer who dresses as a woman to slay his victims. Troubled Blood – written under Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith – is set to be released on September 15 and will see … Read more
Forbes Celebrity 100: Ed Sheeran places in 23rd with his £47.8m fortune while J. K. Rowling’s £44.1m wealth lands her in 28th… as they lead Brits in annual rich list The hitmaker, 29, entered the list at Number 23 with his £47.8m ($64m) fortune while the Harry Potter creator, 55, placed in 28th with £44.8m … Read more
JK Rowling returns human rights award to the Kennedy family after JFK’s niece Kerry Kennedy accused her of ‘transphobia’ JK Rowling will return the Ripple of Hope award from the US Kennedy family Comes after Kerry Kennedy said Rowling’s views on gender ‘diminished the identity’ of transgender people Rowling said she ‘absolutely refutes’ the accusations … Read more
JK Rowling has been pictured visiting a museum of magic while holidaying on a £24million superyacht around Iceland. The Harry Potter author, 55, has been travelling aboard the 200ft vessel with her husband Neil, 49, and their daughter Mackenzie, 15, on Sunday. During their stay, the family stayed close to their wizarding roots as they … Read more
JK Rowling celebrates her 55th birthday on the same day as Harry Potter’s 40th with a surprise cake… following author’s recent transgender controversy By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 01:08 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 01:42 BST, 1 August 2020 JK Rowling celebrated her 55th birthday on the same day as her iconic character … Read more
Elliot Ackerman Saladin Ambar – Rutgers University Martin Amis Anne Applebaum Marie Arana – author Margaret Atwood John Banville Mia Bay – historian Louis Begley – writer Roger Berkowitz – Bard College Paul Berman – writer Sheri Berman – Barnard College Reginald Dwayne Betts – poet Neil Blair, agent David W. Blight – Yale University … Read more