Rowling

American

[roh-ling] / ˈroʊ lɪŋ /

noun

J(oanne) K(athleen), born 1965, English author.

Rowling British

/ ˈrəʊlɪŋ /

noun

J ( oanne ) K ( athleen ). born 1965, British novelist; author of the bestselling series of children's books featuring the boy wizard Harry Potter, which began with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1995)

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Rowling will also serve as an executive producer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

US-based Reza Pahlavi lent his voice to a growing chorus calling for Australia to offer the women asylum, joining politicians, human rights activists and even author J.K Rowling.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Rowling has described working on her early books in The Elephant House in the late 1990s and often sat at an antique wooden table which was salvaged from the blaze.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Rowling series for themselves—often rereading, committing passages to memory and challenging one another to answer esoteric trivia questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

But before Arthur’s big day, we’re all celebrating the epic birthdays of Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling at Dylan’s tomorrow.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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