Joanne "Jo" Murray, OBE (née Rowling), better known under the pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies, and been the basis for a popular series of films.
J. K. Rowling
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- Born:
- July 30, 1965
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Books by J. K. Rowling
![J. K. Rowling, Jean-François Ménard, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child (Paperback, 2017, Sphere an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group)](/images/covers/e88947b1-1218-4821-a3c5-576a929d07cc.jpeg)
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
by J. K. Rowling, Jean-François Ménard, Jack Thorne, and 2 others