JK Rowling’s wizard agent dies at 79: Man credited with finding publisher for the first Harry Potter novel passes away Christopher Little was credited with finding a publisher for Rowling’s first novel The literary agent has passed away at the age of 79, representatives confirmed He received a manuscript for the first book and managed … Read more
One night, at the start of the first lockdown, author J.K. Rowling had an inspired idea. Best known for her seven Harry Potter books, there was another story she’d written to read to her own family ten years ago which had never been published. So she decided to dust off the manuscript and launch a … Read more
JK Rowling has once again been criticised for her new novel, after she was accused of ‘transliterating’ one of the book’s working class characters by spelling their dialect differently. Troubled Blood, written under Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith, was released Tuesday and sees detective Cormoran Strike work out what happened to missing GP Margot Bamborough. The … Read more
JK Rowling’s publisher asked transgender activists to edit court report covering free speech ruling Ian Yule has resigned after his court report was edited by charity Mermaids The 72-year-old’s article was edited at the invitation of Hodder Education He resigned from the editorial board of A-level Law Review magazine By Inderdeep Bains for the Daily … Read more
Author who quit JK Rowling’s agency over transgender row says Harry Potter author has ‘fallen in with the wrong crowd’ and needs to ‘open her eyes’ Fox Fisher, Drew Davies and Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir resigned from The Blair Partnership A fourth author is understood to have quit but wished to remain anonymous Fox Fisher … Read more
Four authors have resigned from JK Rowling‘s literary agency after accusing it of failing to issue a public statement in support of transgender rights and equality. Fox Fisher, Drew Davies and Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir issued a joint statement to announce their resignation from The Blair Partnership. A fourth author is also understood to have … Read more
It’s the three-minute breathing exercise that can ease debilitating coronavirus symptoms – and, by now, thousands of Britons will have tried it. A video posted by urgent care specialist Dr Sarfaraz Munshi showing him demonstrating the technique has gone viral – raking in more than three million views on YouTube, no doubt bolstered by the … Read more