Rare first edition of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter sells for £75,000 thanks to mistake in the text 

Is YOUR copy of Harry Potter worth £75,000? Printer’s error that shows whether book is ultra-rare first edition is revealed as copy of Philosopher’s Stone sells for magical sum Rare copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was auctioned at Hansons English ex-pat seller said first edition copy had sat on his bookshelf for 21 years … Read more

JK Rowling’s new book comes under fire AGAIN for ‘transliterating’

JK Rowling has once again been criticised for her new novel, after she was accused of ‘transliterating’ one of the book’s working class characters by spelling their dialect differently.  Troubled Blood, written under Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith, was released Tuesday and sees detective Cormoran Strike work out what happened to missing GP Margot Bamborough. The … Read more

JK Rowling’s publisher asked transgender activists to edit court report covering free speech ruling

JK Rowling’s publisher asked transgender activists to edit court report covering free speech ruling Ian Yule has resigned after his court report was edited by charity Mermaids The 72-year-old’s article was edited at the invitation of Hodder Education He resigned from the editorial board of A-level Law Review magazine By Inderdeep Bains for the Daily … Read more

Author who quit JK Rowling’s agency over transgender row says she’s ‘fallen in with the wrong crowd’

Author who quit JK Rowling’s agency over transgender row says Harry Potter author has ‘fallen in with the wrong crowd’ and needs to ‘open her eyes’ Fox Fisher, Drew Davies and Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir resigned from The Blair Partnership  A fourth author is understood to have quit but wished to remain anonymous  Fox Fisher … Read more

Authors quit JK Rowling’s literary agency for transgender stance

Four authors have resigned from JK Rowling’s literary agency after accusing it of failing to issue a public statement in support of transgender rights and equality. Fox Fisher, Drew Davies and Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir issued a joint statement to announce their resignation from The Blair Partnership.  A fourth author is also understood to have … Read more

Authors quit JK Rowling’s literary agency after accusing it of failing to issue statement

Four authors have resigned from JK Rowling’s literary agency after accusing it of failing to issue a public statement in support of transgender rights and equality. Fox Fisher, Drew Davies and Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir issued a joint statement to announce their resignation from The Blair Partnership.  A fourth author is also understood to have … Read more

Is JK Rowling’s Covid-19 breathing exercise doing more harm than good?

It’s the three-minute breathing exercise that can ease debilitating coronavirus symptoms – and, by now, thousands of Britons will have tried it. A video posted by urgent care specialist Dr Sarfaraz Munshi showing him demonstrating the technique has gone viral – raking in more than three million views on YouTube, no doubt bolstered by the … Read more