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J. K. Rowling

  1. chapters
    A Harry Potter Fan’s Dilemma‘What role does shame play in this dynamic between fan and fallen artist?’
    By Claire Dederer
  2. trans rights
    Judy Blume Reaffirms Her Support of the Trans CommunityBlume says her quote in support of J.K. Rowling was taken out of context.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. paws up lil zazzters
    Max Is Making a Decade-Long Harry Potter SeriesBut will J.K. Rowling respect the streaming service’s name change?
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. podcasts
    Can Anyone Trust The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling?The podcast says it wants to have a conversation. What it really wants to do is give a sermon.
    By Nicholas Quah
  5. video games
    Hogwarts Legacy Is J.K. Rowling’s Legacy, Summed Up in a Dud of a GameThe feverishly anticipated Harry Potter video game can’t muster the fantasy escapism it so desperately wants.
    By Lewis Gordon
  6. trans rights
    Daniel Radcliffe Addresses J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia“I wanted them to know that not everybody in the franchise felt that way.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  7. jk rowling
    J.K. Rowling on Changing Harry Potter’s Scar: ‘I Will Look Into That’During a prank Zoom call, she believed she was talking to the Ukrainian president.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  8. movie review
    The Dour Secrets of Dumbledore Doesn’t Know Why It’s Here EitherIt’s the product of a lucrative fictional universe that no one seems to know how to build on but keeps going anyway, a franchise in search of a story.
    By Alison Willmore
  9. dementors
    Is J.K. Rowling in the New Harry Potter Special? Yes and No.They bring out Joanne B-roll.
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. lgbtq
    Voldemort Himself Defends J.K. Rowling“I can’t understand the vitriol directed at her,” Ralph Fiennes said.
    By Charu Sinha
  11. video games
    Hogwarts Legacy Can’t Escape J.K. RowlingAdding a trans-inclusive character creator doesn’t make up for the author’s transphobia.
    By Luke Winkie
  12. log off
    John Cleese Supports J.K. Rowling, Mocks Trans Rights on TwitterCleese is receiving criticism for making cruel “jokes” instead of being chill.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. casting
    Mads Mikkelsen Might Replace Johnny Depp in Fantastic BeastsMikkelsen is reportedly in early talks.
    By Charu Sinha
  14. weekend update
    Pete Davidson Says J.K. Rowling’s Anti-Trans Stance Ruined His Harry Potter Ink“I didn’t know J.K. Rowling was gonna go all Mel Gibson on us,” he explains on Weekend Update.
    By Halle Kiefer
  15. ‘#canceled’
    J.K. Rowling Says She’s Returning Her Kennedy Human Rights AwardRowling’s is “a position that I categorically reject,” Kerry Kennedy said in a statement.
    By Zoe Haylock
  16. terfs
    J.K. Rowling Says Gay People Are Experiencing ‘a New Kind of Conversion Therapy’“Many, myself included, believe we are watching a new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people.”
    By Chris Murphy
  17. terfs
    Harry Potter Fan Sites Disavowa Kedavra J.K. Rowling for Her Anti-Trans StanceConsider her She Who Must Not Be Named.
    By Rebecca Alter
  18. the industry
    Hachette U.K. Stands by J.K. Rowling After Anti-Trans CommentsThe group plans to publish Rowling’s new children’s book The Ickabog.
    By Justin Curto
  19. lgbtq
    Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Say Expelliarmus to J.K. Rowling’s TransphobiaThe Harry Potter stars have condemned her comments.
    By Devon Ivie
  20. jk rowling
    Warner Bros. Responds To J.K. Rowling’s Shocking Commitment to Being Transphobic“The events in the last several weeks have firmed our resolve as a company to confront difficult societal issues.”
    By Chris Murphy
  21. we regret to inform you
    J.K. Rowling Explains Her Anti-Trans Comments With More Anti-Trans CommentsShe wrote a 3,670-word blog post. Like half her books, it’s simply too long.
    By Justin Curto
  22. accio
    Eddie Redmayne Criticizes J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Comments“I wanted to make it absolutely clear where I stand.”
    By Devon Ivie
  23. trans rights
    Daniel Radcliffe Responds to J.K. Rowling’s Anti-Trans Tweets“Just as a human being, I feel compelled to say something at this moment.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  24. not now
    J.K. Rowling Somehow Decides Now’s a Good Time to Double Down on Her TransphobiaIt’s never the time, but now is very much not the time.
    By Charu Sinha
  25. accio
    J.K. Rowling Fact-Checks Some ‘Utter Nonsense’ About Harry Potter’s Origins“I was thinking of putting a section on my website about all the alleged inspirations and birthplaces of Potter.”
    By Devon Ivie
  26. story time
    Let Daniel Radcliffe Read the First Chapter of Harry Potter to YouWe demand a celebrity reading of “My Immortal” next.
    By Rebecca Alter
  27. controversy
    Ricky Gervais Under Fire for Transphobic ‘Joke’ TweetsA Twitter user asked Gervais, “So are you telling a joke or taking a stance? Cause if it was a joke it fell flat.”
    By Chris Murphy
  28. the potterverse
    Fantastic Beasts Takes ‘Come to Brazil’ Twitter Literally, Sets Next Film in RioThe whole cast is returning.
    By Devon Ivie
  29. how mysterious
    One Neat Trick to Writing Great Mystery PlotsThe critic and author of the Charles Lenox series advises doing what Michelangelo did, but backward.
    By Charles Finch
  30. harry potter
    J.K. Rowling Details Dumbledore, Grindelwald Love Affair, Which You’ll Never SeeThe true crime of Grindelwald was stealing a man’s heart. Also, all those other crimes he did.
    By Halle Kiefer
  31. movies
    Macaulay Culkin Sent J.K. Rowling His ResumeHe’s looking to go from Pagemaster to fantastic beast master.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  32. movies
    Not Everyone Is Loving the New Fantastic Beasts Sequel TrailerA big reveal has some fans exasperated.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  33. dream casting
    Jessica Williams Joins J.K. Rowling to Announce Her Fantastic Beasts CharacterAt the intermission of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Broadway premiere, no less.
    By Halle Kiefer
  34. harry potter
    Dumbledore Won’t Be ‘Explicitly’ Gay in the Fantastic Beasts Sequel“But I think all of the fans are aware of that,” director David Yates said of the wizard’s sexuality.
    By Jackson McHenry
  35. movies
    Daniel Radcliffe on Johnny Depp Casting: ‘I Can See Why People Are Frustrated’“I can see why people are frustrated with the response that they were given.”
    By Hunter Harris
  36. fairy tales
    J.K. Rowling Copied Her Unpublished Fairy-Tale Manuscript Onto a Dress“I don’t know whether it will ever be published.”
    By Hunter Harris
  37. fantastic beasts and where to find them
    The Fantastic Beasts Sequel Will Be a Globe-trotting Wizard ChaseWe still don’t know whether a Johnny Depp–Jude Law romance is in the cards.
    By David Canfield
  38. theft
    J.K. Rowling Asks Fans to Help Find Stolen Harry Potter PrequelThe 800-word manuscript was never published.
    By Hunter Harris
  39. severus snape
    J.K. Rowling Has Apologized for Her Most Egregious Harry Potter Death“Please don’t start flame wars over it.”
    By Dee Lockett
  40. WATCH: J. K. Rowling Roasts Trump Fans Threatening to Burn Harry Potter BooksJ.K. is not here for the Twitter trolls.
    By Bailey Malone Kircher
  41. novel novels
    J.K. Rowling Is Writing a New Novel That’s Actually by J.K. RowlingAnd a new Robert Galbraith book.
    By Karen Brill
  42. harry potter books
    Rare J.K. Rowling Book Nabs $470,000 at AuctionBehold the jewel-encrusted and handwritten Tales of Beedle the Bard.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  43. fantastic beasts and where to find them
    J.K. Rowling: Fantastic Beasts Will Span WWIIFrom 1926 to 1945.
    By Jackson McHenry
  44. harry potter
    Will Harry Potter Fans Enjoy Fantastic Beasts?A guide to the differences between the spinoff and the rest of the franchise.
    By Jackson McHenry
  45. fantastic films and who’s to helm them
    David Yates to Helm Every Fantastic Beasts FilmBringing his wizarding-world total to nine.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  46. fantastic beasts and where to find them
    Even Cast Surprised by 5 Fantastic Beasts MoviesRedmayne and Waterston discuss the news that there will be five Fantastic Beasts movies, instead of the expected three.
    By Julia Edelman
  47. adaptations
    HBO Willl Air a Limited Series Based on J.K. Rowling’s Crime BooksCormoran Strike will air as three separate event series.
    By Karen Brill
  48. fantastic beasts and where to find them
    J.K. Rowling Has Plans for 5 Fantastic BeastsMaybe you’d call it a quintet? Or a pentalogy?
    By Jackson McHenry
  49. J.K. Rowling Explains the USA’s Magical CongressIn the latest installment of her history of American magic.
    By Jackson McHenry
  50. pottermore
    Pottermore Is Now Letting You Find Your PatronusJ.K. Rowling’s is a heron.
    By Nate Jones
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