JK Rowling

Rare Harry Potter Book Fetches £370,000 At Auction

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A one-off copy of a Harry Potter spin-off book that was handwritten by JK Rowling has sold for almost £370,000. The bejewelled copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard had been owned by Barry Cunningham, the publisher who first signed Rowling. It was one of six copies the author had given to people who … Read more

Paula Hawkins Joins Top-Earning Authors

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British author Paula Hawkins, whose novel The Girl on the Train has become a major hit, has joined the list of the world’s biggest-earning authors. The London writer was the only new entry on the Forbes magazine list. She earned $10m (£7.5m) in the year from June 2015 thanks to global sales of 11 million … Read more