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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.

The Independent UK

Alice Walker defends Rowling

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

Salon

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’.

The Independent UK

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‘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.

The Independent UK

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’

Evening Standard

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

Bristol Post

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

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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

The Guardian - US

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.

Edinburgh Live

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’

The Independent UK

Who is JK Rowling’s first husband and why is he back in the news?

Jorge Arantes was married to the Harry Potter author from 1992 to 1995.

Evening Standard

Hogwarts Legacy is already more popular with Harry Potter fans than Fantastic Beasts

‘Hogwarts Legacy’ has seen more than 267 million hours played already

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: dementia our new top health problem, super debate heats up, JK Rowling’s book fears

Different types of dementia have surpassed heart problems as biggest cause of illness burden, report says; author believed former husband would burn Harry Potter draft

The Guardian - AU

The Real-World Cost of ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Is Unforgivable

'Hogwarts Legacy' is a middling game bereft of any magic that also feeds into a very real agenda of anti-trans hate from the franchise's creator.

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The Guardian - UK

Julia Donaldson ends James Patterson’s reign as UK libraries’ most borrowed author

Data shows that Patterson’s 14-year run as readers’ overall favourite has given way to the Gruffalo author

The Guardian - UK

JK Rowling tells of fear former husband would burn Harry Potter manuscript

Author tells podcast she had to sneak pages of first novel out of house to keep them safe

Daily Mirror

JK Rowling says ex husband kept first Harry Potter manuscript 'hostage' to stop her leaving

JK Rowling discussed her life in a new podcast, where she claimed she snuck the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone out of her house as she prepared to leave her husband

The Independent UK

JK Rowling: Six biggest talking points from the Witch Trials podcast

Rowling addressed topics including her traumatic miscarriage, Harry Potter, and her controversial remarks on transgender issues

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The Conversation

Witch trials, TERF wars and the voice of conscience in a new podcast about J.K. Rowling

One of the year’s most anticipated podcasts, The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, has just launched. Only two episodes of the audio documentary are currently available, with more to follow in the coming weeks.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling brushes off concerns over legacy in wake of trans row: ‘Whatever, I’ll be dead’

Author referenced Harry Potter fans’ decisions to boycott her work

Tribune News Service

J.K. Rowling says she doesn’t care about her legacy: ‘Whatever, I’ll be dead’

J.K. Rowling said she doesn’t care about how she will be remembered for prosperity.

Los Angeles Times

BBC apologizes for 'unchallenged claims' about J.K. Rowling for the second time this month

The BBC has apologized for its coverage of J.K. Rowling for the second time this year after an on-air guest was unchallenged when referencing the "Harry Potter" author as anti-trans.

Salon

JK Rowling on her legacy: "I'll be dead"

On a new podcast produced by Bari Weiss' media company, Rowling shrugs off the concerns of fans

The Independent UK

JK Rowling podcast – latest: Author dismisses concerns trans backlash will harm her legacy

The Harry Potter author shrugged off concerns about her legacy saying ‘Whatever. I’ll be dead’

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Here’s an idea: Maybe if we all stop talking about J.K. Rowling, she’ll just go away

Novelist J.K. Rowling is back in the news where, apparently, she longs to be. Never has a person who once claimed to have been “canceled” been allowed so much time, attention and diversity of platforms to continue her side-gig as a quasi-political commentator.

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