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JK Rowling production company reports 74 per cent drop in profit

Brontë Film and TV adapts the author’s Strike novels

The Independent UK

Daniel Radcliffe: ‘If you’re going to talk about trans kids, it might be useful to listen to trans kids’

The Harry Potter star speaks out for LGBTQ+ amid fresh JK Rowling backlash over new comments about trans women

Evening Standard

UK Royal Mint launches Harry Potter coins on 25 years of the first book

It was 25 years ago when JK Rowling's first Harry Potter book, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, was published; and the rest as they say is history. Now, celebrating it, the UK Royal Mint has revealed new Harry Potter collection coins.

The Times of India

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JK Rowling suggests new SNP leader Humza Yousaf will ‘disappear through ice’ over gender reform plans

Yousaf plans to fight the UK Government over the Gender Recognition Bill which it previously blocked

Evening Standard

JK Rowling hits out at Humza Yousaf after SNP leadership election win

HUMZA Yousaf’s time as SNP leader will be brought to an end by his support for gender reform, JK Rowling has suggested.

The National (Scotland)

In defense of fan fiction, and ignoring the 'pretensions of polish'

Fan fiction may not command the same respect as other literary pursuits, but it's a rich mode of expression, says one author who mounts a passionate case for the style.

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I knew many people who love my books will be deeply unhappy: JK Rowling on her views on transgender issues

Harry Potter author JK Rowling stirred up a controversy in 2019 when she expressed her views on transgender issues. In 2019, Rowling had tweeted supporting Maya Forstater- who had said on social media that transgender women couldn't changer their sex. And now, in a recent interview, Rowling shared that said…

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JK Rowling says she knew her views on transgender issues would make ‘many folks deeply unhappy’

The Harry Potter author, who says she has been scared for her family’s safety, believes ‘time will tell whether I’ve got this wrong’

The Guardian - UK

JK Rowling ‘knew’ her controversial comments on transgender issues would make Potter fans ‘deeply unhappy’

The Harry Potter author reflected on the backlash she received following a 2019 tweet regarding gender identity

Manchester Evening News

You Need to Watch the Most Controversial Sci-Fi Movie on HBO Max

The reprehensible views of the source material's author kept this adaptation from ever having a chance.

Inverse

JK Rowling says she knew her views on trans issues would make Harry Potter fans 'deeply unhappy'

The world famous author claims that despite an enormous backlash, there were "a tonne of Potter fans that were grateful that I said what I said".

Daily Record

JK Rowling says she ‘absolutely’ knew Harry Potter fans would be ‘deeply unhappy’ over trans views

Author also said she called her management team and told them ‘you cannot argue me out of this’

The Independent UK

JK Rowling branded 'national treasure' by SNP leadership candidates despite criticism of Nicola Sturgeon

The best-selling author has been a persistent critic of the Scottish Government's gender recognition reforms.

Daily Record

Two SNP leadership candidates call JK Rowling a ‘national treasure’

Kate Forbes and Ash Regan describe author, who opposed Nicola Sturgeon’s gender recognition reforms, as ‘brave’ in TV debate

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SNP candidates say referendum is the price of support for a Labour government

THE candidates to succeed Nicola Sturgeon have said the price of SNP support under their leadership for a minority Labour government after the next…

The Independent UK

Referendum the price of SNP support for Labour government, candidates say

A Sky News debate on Monday was a less tense affair than previous televised clashes.

Salon

Alice Walker defends Rowling

"I consider J.K. Rowling perfectly within her rights, Walker says

The Independent UK

Petition backed by JK Rowling to clarify Equality Act nets 100,000 signatures

Campaigners want to update 2010 legislation to specify that ‘sex, male, female, man and woman mean biological sex’.

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The Independent UK

‘World of woke’ must not prevent children enjoying ‘age of innocence’, says peer

Conservative Baroness Seccombe voiced concerns as the House of Lords held its annual International Women’s Day debate.

Evening Standard

JK Rowling questioned her sexuality as a teen as she continues to weigh in on transgender rights

Rowling recalled, ‘I grew up to be a straight woman, but I’ve never forgotten that feeling of anxiety around my body’

Bristol Post

Harry Potter star supports JK Rowling and wishes people would 'just listen'

Evanna Lynch, who is best known for her role as Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter, has defended the author JK Rowling following her controversial comments in 2020

Daily Mirror

Harry Potter star says she 'wishes people would just listen' to JK Rowling

Evanna Lynch, who played Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter franchise, has appeared to come to the defence of author JK Rowling

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk’s defense of Scott Adams shows why he is misguided and dangerous

When Adams makes a fool of himself, he mainly just harms himself. But Musk has the power to harm others

Edinburgh Live

JK Rowling 'bullied by Harry Potter fans' after anonymously signing up to fan site

Speaking to the host of The Witch Trials of JK Rowling podcast, JK Rowling have revealed she she she has was bullied by Harry Potter readers after anonymously signing up to a fan site.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling says she was bullied off a Harry Potter forum she joined under a pseudonym

Author said she was told she was ‘clearly an idiot who doesn’t know anything’

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