Tag Archives: JK Rowling

Poll Results! 10 Greatest British Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novelists

By | Posted on March 29th, 2013
The time machine (and gentleman operator) from The Time Machine by HG Wells.

The results are in! You’ve voted, we’ve counted, and now we can reveal which of the ten writing giants listed below is the favorite of Anglophenia readers.

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JK Rowling’s ‘Casual Vacancy’ to Become BBC Series

By | Posted on December 3rd, 2012
JK Rowling (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling‘s first novel after the profitable Harry Potter book series, is set to be adapted to television by the BBC, BBC NEWS has confirmed. Rowling will collaborate on the series, which is currently set for ...

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JK Rowling Wins Right to Build 40-ft. Tree Houses in Garden

By | Posted on August 29th, 2012

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has won the right to build 40-feet tall tree houses, complete with “secret tunnels, a rope bridge and turreted roofs,” in her garden on her property in Edinburgh, The Daily Telegraph reports. ...

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JK Rowling Unveils Her First Grown-up Book: ‘The Casual Vacancy’

By | Posted on April 12th, 2012

It’s been a long time coming, especially for Harry Potter fans who’ve grown up with her writing, bu JK Rowling has finally finished her first novel aimed at an adult audience, and it’s set to be released this fall.

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Daniel Radcliffe Was Allergic To Harry Potter’s Specs

By | Posted on November 11th, 2011

It’s funny to think, for a story which is so ridden with talk of destiny and following the path laid down for you by your genes, that Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe may not have been born into the role that made his name.

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J.K. Rowling: ‘I Nearly Killed Off Ron Weasley’

By | Posted on October 31st, 2011

If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you’ll know one of the common threads of all of the stories is that poor Ron Weasley gets the rough end of the stick more often than most. Not as often as Neville Longbottom, but then Neville ...

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Helena Bonham Carter Wins Fan Favorites Women’s Tournament

By | Posted on October 7th, 2011

She’s been a critics’ darling and a fashion fascination for three decades. And now actress Helena Bonham Carter, 45, is the very first winner of the Anglo Fan Favorites women’s tournament, pulling out a 55-45 percent ...

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Vote in the Anglo Fan Favorites Finals: Rowling vs. Bonham Carter

By | Posted on September 29th, 2011

Once again, here we are on Center Court. Two strong competitors have survived the test of four weeks and thousands of votes. Either contender will wear the name “champion” with honor and dignity. But only one will be the Anglo Fan Favorite of 2011.

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Vote for the Anglo Fan Favorites, Women of 2011: A Very ‘Harry Potter’ Semis

By | Posted on September 23rd, 2011

SEMIFINALS VOTING IS CLOSED – CONGRATS TO WINNER HELENA BONHAM CARTER!

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J.K. Rowling And The Boots Of Wondrous Generosity

By | Posted on September 19th, 2011

When you’re 10 years old, teachers often give you strange class assignments, and you try and do them to the best of your ability because, well, that’s how you get the good marks.

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