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JK Rowling 'first saw copy of Harry Potter' inside iconic Edinburgh bookshop

The author now has worldwide fame for her series of fantasy novels, however the 56-year-old shared that when the first Harry Potter was released, she was a "total unknown."

Edinburgh Live

Inside Harry Potter's magical world - and how it nearly didn't happen 25 years ago

We look back at the how J.K. Rowling's schoolboy wizard Harry Potter has generated millions of pounds and become a worldwide phenomenon in the 25 years since the first book was released in 1997

Daily Mirror

Harry Potter was the last great pre-internet phenomenon

Bookshops opening at midnight, fevered anticipation, reading parties – JK Rowling’s novels showed us what cultural obsession could look like in an age before on-demand. We’ll never see its like again, says Jessie Thompson

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Harry Potter superfans reveal how books cast a spell on them ahead of 25th anniversary

JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and fans have reminisced on what the novel means to them

Daily Mirror

Ian Rankin and JK Rowling books have opening lines translated into Scots

The Braw Beginnings project has seen the start of a number of popular titles changed into the language.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling duped by Russian pranksters in hoax Zelenskyy phonecall

TWO Russian pranksters tricked JK Rowling into believing she was being interviewed by Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy.

The National (Scotland)

JK Rowling falls victim to ‘distasteful’ prank by Russians impersonating Ukraine’s Zelensky

Russian duo have previously pranked Sir Elton John and former US president George W Bush

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JK Rowling tricked by pranksters into taking fake video call with Ukrainian president

Author JK Rowling has reportedly been tricked into speaking on a fake video call to Ukrainian president Vlodymyr Zelensky

Daily Mirror

J.K. Rowling Fully Fkn Fell For Russian Prank Callers Pretending To Be The Ukrainian President

They got her ass for nearly 13 minutes.

Pedestrian.tv

J.K. Rowling bamboozled by Russians

Comedians Vovan and Lexus held Rowling on Zoom for 12 minutes as she attempted to discuss her charity work

Salon

First edition Harry Potter book signed by JK Rowling set to sell for record £150k

Sisters Jenny and Lucy are selling the treasured hardback copy which has been in storage since 1997 and was a gift from the now-famous author

Chronicle Live

First edition Harry Potter book signed by JK Rowling to sell for record £150k

Sisters Jenny and Lucy are selling the treasured hardback copy which has been in storage since 1997 and was a gift from the now-famous author

Wales Online

Hillary Clinton suggests Democrats focus on ‘activist causes’ might cost them 2024 election

The former Secretary of State told Democrats that whatever does not help the party win the next US election ‘should not be a priority’

Evening Standard

Edinburgh author JK Rowling pops in on book group that 'share her gender views'

The Harry Potter author promised to attend JKR's Barmy Book Army after the woman behind it, book club organiser Woman for Women, revealed she'd walked out on her own reading club.

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Daily Record

JK Rowling drops into Scots book club after promise to organiser who backed gender views

The Harry Potter creator said she would show support to a fan who stuck up for her amid criticism over her gender views.

The Guardian - UK

Murdering the competition: Richard Osman thriller tops UK library loans

Stats from 2020-21 reveal that the Pointless presenter’s The Thursday Murder Club is the biggest hit in UK libraries

Evening Standard

The trashing of Il Portico is a low point for London

What a lunch yesterday: pork belly ragu, calf’s liver, thirsty gulps of grappa. Nine of us sat greedily at a long table in Il Portico, a family-run Italian in Kensington that’s met its customers with paper-thin slices of prosciutto since 1967, but we were there in dour-ish circumstances. In the…

The Independent UK

JK Rowling’s Harry Potter play faces backlash for Pride Month tweet

‘Harry Potter and the Read The F***ing Room,’ one response read

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Daily Mirror

JK Rowling heavily criticised after her Harry Potter play sent out Pride Month message

JK Rowling has been lambasted on social media for her stance on women’s rights, and has been targeted by activists who have accused her of making transphobic comments

Evening Standard

Vandals trash London restaurant after JK Rowling attends event at sister eatery

The Harry Potter author attended a charity fundraiser at the Pino restaurant in Kensington earlier this week

Edinburgh Live

Ian Rankin and 17 others with links to Edinburgh who got top honours from Queen

As Edinburgh author Ian Rankin is knighted for his services to literature and charity, we took a look into other locals from the city who have received honours from the Queen.

The National (Scotland)

JK Rowling in row over 'breach of right-to-roam laws' on her land

HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has been dragged into a row about an alleged breach of right-to-roam laws on land she controls.

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He struggled to use the word “corrupt” about the Conservatives’

One voted Labour, the other Tory, and they disagreed about Brexit. Can they find common ground over JK Rowling?

Evening Standard

Attorney general says JK Rowling is brave and schools do not need to accomodate trans pupils

She says JK Rowling - who has campaigned to protect female-only spaces - is a ‘heroine’ of hers as she says ‘I’m on her side’

The National (Scotland)

BBC admits 'misleading' statement over JK Rowling's gender identity views

THE BBC has upheld a complaint about a broadcast on BBC 4 which mentioned the Harry Potter author...

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