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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The billionaire brothers behind gambling giant Betfred have topped a list of the UK's 100 biggest taxpayers, which also features Harry Styles, Anthony Joshua and JK Rowling.

From BBC

Harry Potter author and tax list regular JK Rowling ranked 36 with a £47.5m bill, musician Ed Sheeran came in at 64 paying £19.9m, while boxer Joshua, who is 100th on the list, paid £11m.

From BBC

Rowling for her world-conquering fantasy books.

From Barron's

Rowling’s readers noticed the first time Sarah mistakenly refers to Hoggle as Hogwart.

From Salon

An Edinburgh cafe where JK Rowling wrote parts of the Harry Potter books has reopened more than four years after being badly damaged in a fire.

From BBC

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