The bestselling british author made the announcement on her website on. Rowling has strongly hinted for the first time that she could write an eighth book in the series. Jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels this article is more than 3 years old the harry potter author revealed to fans on twitter that. Rowling willing to write more harry potter books, but. Fantastic beasts, harry potter writer jk rowling says she can write anywhere, even the lavatory where i get temporary peace. Rowling to write a lot more cormoran strike novels. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books j. Pottermore has released the names of the books, some of which will. She tells us wondurfel things like how to make important choices and how hard being young could be.
Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books. Ever since the publication of her seventh hogwarts novel, harry potter and the deathly hallows, in. Rowling is of course the infamous english author, who wrote the harry potter series of books i still prefer enid blyton. Rowling, creator of harry potter, launched the popular fantasy series. Weve collected a list of books the beloved harry potter author has said inspired her as a child and as an adult. Feb 10, 2016 when diehard harry potter fans first heard that j.
It is a series of four short nonfiction ebooks, to be published by pottermore publishing, inspired by. Jk rowling could write at least another 10 strike books as robert galbraith. Rowling willing to write more harry potter books, but without harry in the lead. Jk rowling drops hints of possible eighth harry potter book. In addition to the play, rowling has also written the book fantastic beasts and. Fans get harry potter tattoos, and even have harry potterthemed weddings. Rowling, 42, admits she has weak moments when she feels she will pen. Jk rowling wont write anymore harry potter stories set in. Jk rowling wants to write one more harry potter book march 31st, 2009 by stuart heritage ever since harry potter was conceived, jk rowling has insisted that his story was only seven books long except that now its over shes starting to wonder if it could stretch to eight. Rowling is releasing four new harry potter books online. The 26 best harry potter quotes from jk rowlings books. K rowling going to make anymore harry potter books.
Jul 30, 2016 lets say, not for arguments sake, just examples sake, that jk never read books of magic or wizard hall, then went on to write similar books. Shes such a miserable old, i find it very hard to believe she wrote these amazing books. Jk rowling could write at least another 10 strike books. Im looking out at cobbled alleys, old stone buildings and the bustling crowds that are here for the edinburgh festival fringe.
But whether or not there will be any more harry potter books rests solely with jk rowling. Rowling is set to release three more harry potter books. Her own stated intentions do not really include harry potter. Since the final harry potter book was published in 2007, theres been no shortage of material for fans to get stuck into. Jul 21, 2014 the crime series could become the harry potter authors other legacy. Jk rowling has explicitly stated that she is highly unlikely to write another harry potter book. Rowling has stated that she plans to continue writing. I dont think we will get a new novel anytime soon, but tweets, pottermore. Rowling said in an interveiw that shes been thinking about harry potter and she might write another book in the harry potter series. Rowling may be a muggle as far as we know, but she creates magic with the written word. Why people are excited about the two new harry potter books. Star of harry potter films says author jk rowling told him by text she would write no more stories about the schoolboy wizard benedicte page wed. Nov 17, 2010 star of harry potter films says author jk rowling told him by text she would write no more stories about the schoolboy wizard benedicte page wed 17 nov 2010 06. Jul 31, 2016 jk rowling reveals whether there will be any more harry potter books after cursed child.
Pottermore presents is a set of three ebook shorts, which will be released on september 6. Rowling is about to publish four more harry potter stories. Now robert galbraiths true identity is widely known, j. Harry potter and the cursed child wont be opening for a while. Rowling said in a recent interview, she doesnt think harry potter 8 will happen. Will jk rowling write any more books on hogwarts answers. Harry potter jk rowling biography books by jk rowling. Jan 17, 2019 although the current harry potter books and films never get old, the knowledge that the series is over is, quite frankly, crushing.
If she read, say, the baby sitters club and drew from a character in those books for one of hermiones character traits, then thats an inspiration, despite the books being nothing alike. K rowling has no plans to write anymore harry potter books. Rowling sits down with matt lauer to talk about her charity, lumos, which helps children living in orphanages and institutions, and the future of harry potter. I was given four mismatched dining room chairs in 1995 and. Jk rowling wasnt penniless when she wrote harry potter. Harry potter author to release four new magical books. Rowling has just been sitting around, resting on her harry potter money the author has published a handful of novels since deathly hallows was released in 2007. Rowling writing more harry potter heres what she said on today. Apr 09, 2019 jk rowling created the beloved character of harry potter and have written 8 books in the harry potter series with several supplementary stories to the world of fantasy and magic. It has been shrouded in casting controversy for the better part of the last year.
Shes already saif that finishing harry potter made her cry like a fool, so she might be tempted to return but on the other hand going back after promising to only write seven harry potter books will be a major knock to her artistic integrity. As the old saying goes, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Oct 05, 2008 jk rowling has said that she will not be writing anymore harry potter books, because after putting so much effort into them and everything, theres nothing more to write. There has been some press misreporting recently that j. Just to clear this up, these are not books written by j.
Rowlings new ebook editions to the mythical tome will be available in june through pottermore rowlings ecommerce and. Rowling explains why there wont be any more stories about harry potter. Mar 15, 2017 did jk rowling really write the harry potter books. Jk rowling is a very famous author who writes the harry potter series of books the harry potter series is very popular and is about a boy named ironically harry. Im gonna get a lot of hate here but as opposed to some other answers here, im gonna deliver an impassioned defense o. After harry potter, the author chose crime fiction for her next books, a genre she has always loved as a reader. It is a series of four short nonfiction ebooks, to be published by pottermore publishing, inspired by the british library exhibition and its. As well as an image of voldemorts dark mark, rowling wrote. New harry potter books to provide deep dive into wizarding world. In 2006, rowling revealed that she had finished writing a few short stories and another childrens book a political fairy story about a monster, aimed at a younger audience than harry potter readers.
Rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books online. Look, ive been a twihard for a wile, and resently i decided to try harry potter. Rowling has repeatedly said therell be no more harry potter books. Jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels books. While rowling has said there wont be any more harry potter books.
Rowlings seven harry potter novels sold a record 450 million copies worldwide in the time since the first tome was published in 1997, but the fantasy author admits she still wishes she could. The author who is penning five film prequels to the seven harry potter books was present in new york for the. No more harry potter, jk rowling promises daniel radcliffe. However, the tales of beedle the bard is coming out soon. While rowling wont be giving readers a ninth harry potter book or more cursed child plays or movies, fans still have plenty of fantastic beasts content to look forward to. Read a full biography of harry potter author, joanne rowling, and find out more about what inspired her to write the 7 harry potter books at, harrypotter harry potter and the cursed child is an upcoming twopart west end stage play and a book written by jack thorne and based on a story by author j.
Its true that she wrote much of the first book and. In october 2007 she stated that her future work was unlikely to be in the fantasy genre. The 26 best harry potter quotes from jk rowlings books previous slide next slide 1 of 27 view all skip ad. When jk rowling first tried to publish harry potter nobody wanted to touch it. Rowling to write dumbledores sexuality into the harry potter books, but we are not even halfway through the fantastic beasts film series. Jk rowling was not pregnant when she wrote harry potter. Rowling announced that she was writing an eighth harry potter book, id happily line up to get it. Bad news harry potter fans, it seems jk rowling is going to be focusing less on the wizarding underworld and. Rowling s original intention for writing as robert galbraith was for the books to be judged on their own merit, and to establish galbraith as a wellregarded name in crime in its own right. Well, this is what happens when you become a celebrity author overnight. Ever since the publication of her seventh hogwarts novel, harry potter and the.
She has, however, written a play about harry s child albus severus and screenplays to a tribology called. Will jk rowling write another harry potter book in her lifetime. Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book. Rowling continues to write the crime series under the. Apr 25, 2018 while rowling wont be giving readers a ninth harry potter book or more cursed child plays or movies, fans still have plenty of fantastic beasts content to look forward to. But on the other hand, harry potter and deathly hallows was such a satisfying conclusion to the story that i dont think an eighth book is necessary. It is a series of four short nonfiction ebooks, to be published by pottermore. Rowling isnt real, and 7 other literary conspiracies. Jk rowling interview harry potter in the 21st century. When stephanie meyer wrote twilght, she had a messige in mindthat we should find love, even if its hard too get to. Why we refuse to believe jk rowling when she says therell be. While rowling wont be giving readers a ninth harry potter book or.
Heres the moment jk rowling met the cast of harry potter and the cursed child for the first time. She wanted to write a contemporary whodunit, with a credible back story. Why we refuse to believe jk rowling when she says therell. Jk rowling is releasing four new harry potter books online thrillist. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books time. She is not planning to write an eighth harry potter book, and has stated, i cant say ill never write another book about that world just. What inspired jk rowling to write harry potter answers. Probably the most famous author in the world, rowling was the first author to become a billionaire. Harry potters biggest fans say the series is ruined for. This was a pivotal moment in pottermania with a recordbreaking first print run of five million, it was the first novel in the world to go on sale in the uk and us on the same day, shifting three million copies in the states alone on its first weekend. On top of the harry potter series, jk rowling has written a few supplemental books that tie in to the harry potter. The 26 best harry potter quotes from jk rowling s books previous slide next slide 1 of 27 view all skip ad. But many of the people who grew up loving harry potter are turning away from the wizarding world, and its all because of j.
In 2000 jk rowling spoke to the big issue ahead of the release of the fourth harry potter book, the goblet of fire. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was a global bestseller in 1997, and rowling went on to add six more books to the series one for each year of harry s education at hogwarts. Jk rowling wants to write one more harry potter book. Rowling s new ebook editions to the mythical tome will be available in june through pottermore rowling s ecommerce and digital publishing website for all things in. Jul 20, 2017 jk rowling has explicitly stated that she is highly unlikely to write another harry potter book.
Jk rowling novels have given birth to an allnew era of fantasy fiction and have been adapted into numerous super hit hollywood movies. Although the current harry potter books and films never get old, the knowledge that the series is over is, quite frankly, crushing. Rowling explains why there wont be any more stories about. When jk rowling first started writing harry potter she wrote it one a napkin. Jk rowling drops hints of possible eighth harry potter. Does anyone else think shes just the public face for the series with her pathetic story about being penniless and pregnant when she wrote the books on a train and all that rubbish. The bestselling british author made the announcement on her pottermore. Aug 01, 2016 jk rowling has told her millions of fans that the story of harry potter is done now speaking to reuters this weekend at the premiere of harry potter and the cursed child, the pair of plays. Fantastic beasts, harry potter writer jk rowling says. Jk rowling wont write anymore harry potter stories set in the future. Rowling was a struggling single mother when she penned the first harry potter book. I really love writing these books, so i dont know that i. Rowling has said it is unlikely she will write any more books in the harry potter series. Publisher after publisher rejected the book before it finally found a.
Harry potter readers think jk rowling just teased a new sequel. He posits that a child like harry emotionally neglected, forced to live in a cupboard escaped into a fantasy world to cope with this abuse. Aug 22, 2019 except this couch is in a cafe in edinburgh, scotland probably five minutes walk from the cafe where jk rowling wrote harry potter. Dustin nelson is a senior staff writer on the news team at thrillist. Rowling and the opinions shes so fond of sharing on twitter both about the series she created and beyond. The bestselling british author made the announcement on her website on wednesday, august 17. Why we refuse to believe jk rowling when she says therell be no more harry potter books. The casual vacancyis a contemporary novel that touches on many of the issues rowling couldnt easily put in harry potter. Apr 23, 2018 jk rowling wont write anymore harry potter stories set in the future. The series of short nonfiction ebooks, set to explore the traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the series, will be released by. The seven books were part of the original series which were planned to be written by her when she survived solely on employment allowance of the uk government.
Rowling or a group of superwriters conjured up the harry potter series doesnt really matter to karl smallwood at cracked. Did jk rowling really write the harry potter books. Also, i dont think shes writing the books from another perspective. Why is the harry potter fandom starting to turn against jk. Author jk rowling has written not one, but four new books about the. Rowling just confirmed four new harry potter adjacent books are coming out. Did jk rowling write any other books other than harry potter. Rowling has written three collections of short stories that take readers deeper into the dark side of the harry potter wizarding world, publishers confirmed wednesday. After it started being published she was still a humble writer who was true to her story.
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