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Welcome to my website for younger readers.
If you want to find out more about me as a writer, my stories and the worlds
I’ve created, you’re in the right place.
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The Christmas Pig - read by Amaka Okafor
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - read by Stephen Fry
The Ickabog - read by J.K. Rowling
Quidditch Through the Ages - read by Andrew Lincoln
The Song of The Ickabog - The Ickabog
Celebrate Back to Hogwarts 2024
Read moreJ.K. Rowling talks in depth for the first time about her writing
Read moreAll seven Harry Potter audiobooks to be transformed into new full-cast audio editions!
Read moreFirst Look at <em>Christmas at Hogwarts</em>
Read moreI spent a year living in Paris, while I was studying for my degree in French and Classics at Exeter University.
I was on a train from Manchester to London when I came up with the idea for Harry Potter. The train was delayed, and as I sat there, all the details of a black-haired, bespectacled boy-wizard just bubbled up in my brain…
My two West Highland terriers are called Bronte and Emma.
When I was a child, I read absolutely anything. These books are the ones I particularly loved then and read time and time again.
When I’m writing, my absolute favourite thing to drink is tea. My husband sometimes brings me a cup, without me even asking.
The thistle is an emblem of Scotland, where I have lived since 1993.