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About J.K. Rowling

Joanne Rowling ( ROH-ling; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard which is the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. She also writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

Rowling conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, the birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband, and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in 1997. Six sequels followed, concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007). In 2008, Forbes named her the world's highest-paid author. The books have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. The series revived fantasy as a genre in the children's market, spawned a host of imitators, and inspired an active fandom. Critical reception has been more mixed. Many reviewers see Rowling's writing as conventional; some regard her portrayal of gender and social division as regressive. There were also religious debates over the Harry Potter series.

Rowling has won many accolades for her work. She was named to the Order of the British Empire and was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature and philanthropy. Harry Potter brought her wealth and recognition, which she has used to advance philanthropic endeavours and political causes. Rowling's philanthropy includes donations to medical causes, supporting at-risk women and children…

J.K. Rowling writes about Ron Weasley, Magic, fiction, Lord Voldemort, It's Set around the last decades of 20th century around 1979-1988, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place), and Hermione Granger. Their best-known work is Pocket Potters.

On FindMyTBR we track 95 books by J.K. Rowling, 90 of them confirmed as audiobooks on Spotify or Apple Books — including Die Märchen von Beedle dem Barden, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8). Full availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon is below.