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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/Alessia PierdomenicoBritish author J.K. Rowling poses with a copy of her new book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" at the Natural History Museum in London July 20, 2007.</div></div></div><a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/guide-to-harry-potter-universe-cursed-child-fantastic-beasts-movies-books-2016-7">The "Harry Potter" series</a> are the favorite books of millions of readers.J.K. Rowling herself has some books she'd like you to read.Since she became famous with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," Rowling's talked a lot about books. And over the years, she's mentioned dozens of books that she's cherished over the years. Here they are in one place.I've included only books that Rowling counted among her favorite, or that she said had a deep impact on her and she still cherishes. I've excluded books that she considered influences for "Harry Potter," but doesn't necessarily love. As you can imagine, a lot of these books are about magic and childhood. Others are much darker. They give a sense of the tragedy that came to penetrate the later "Harry Potter" novels, as well as the violence and sex that show up in "The Casual Vacancy" and Rowling's "Cormoran Strike" novels.Here are J.K. Rowling's favorite books.

Here are all of J.K. Rowling's favorite books

<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:480px"><div class="image"><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J._K._Rowling_2010.jpg">WikiMedia Commons</a></div></div>The big news in the literary world is that the author of a book called "The Cuckoo's Nest" (which came out in April) <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jk-rowlings-secret-bestseller-the-cuckoos-calling-by-robert-galbraith-8707707.html">has been revealed</a> to be <keyword id="44360" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="JK-Rowling">JK Rowling</keyword>, the author of the Harry Potter series.
The book, a mystery novel, had been published under the name Robert Galbraith.
On the website of the book's publisher, <a href="http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781408703991">Robert Galbraith is described</a>:
Robert Galbraith is married with two sons. After several years with the Royal Military Police, he was attached to the SIB (Special Investigation Branch), the plain-clothes branch of the RMP. He left the military in 2003 and has been working since then in the civilian security industry. The idea for protagonist Cormoran Strike grew directly out of his own experiences and those of his military friends who have returned to the civilian world. Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym.
Anyway, the most impressive part of it all is how widely liked the book seems to have been.
Here's a smattering of reviews from Goodreads.com:
<div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16160797-the-cuckoo-s-calling">Goodreads.com</a></div></div></div>
And here are some snippets from Amazon's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Cuckoos-Calling-Robert-Galbraith/dp/0316206849">roundup of reviews</a>:
"Instantly absorbing, featuring a detective facing crumbling circumstances with resolve instead of clichéd self-destruction and a lovable sidekick with contagious enthusiasm for detection. Strike bears little resemblance to Jackson Brodie, but Kate Atkinson's fans will appreciate his reliance on deduction and observation along with Galbraith's skilled storytelling." (Booklist) 
"Plenty of twists...Totally engrossing...Galbraith's take on contemporary celebrity obsession makes for a grand beach read." (Library Journal, starred review (Mystery Debut of the Month)) 
"THE CUCKOO'S CALLING reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction in the first place." (Val McDermid, bestselling author of The Vanishing Point) 
"Cormoran Strike is an amazing creation and I can't wait for his next outing. Strike is so instantly compelling that it's hard to believe this is a debut novel. I hope there are plenty more Cormoran Strike adventures to come. A beautifully written debut novel introducing one of the most unique and compelling detectives I've come across in years." (Mark Billingham, author of The Demands) 
"Robert Galbraith's debut is as hardbitten and hard-driving as its battered hero. CUCKOO'S CALLING scales the glittering heights of society even as it plumbs the dark depths of the human heart. A riveting read from an author to watch." (Mike Cooper, Shamus Award-winning author of Clawback)
This is quite an accomplishment. Starting over. Going with a new name, and then being beloved by readers all over again.
Only in literature is it concievable to pull off something like this... hats off to Rowling for doing so.

Here's What People Were Saying About 'The Cuckoo's Calling' Before They Realized It Was Written By Harry Potter Author JK Rowling

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 14: Writer Stephanie Meyer arrives at the Premiere of Summit Entertainment's 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. </div></div></div>Stephanie Meyer is making a career change.After writing seven "Twilight" books in the past decade, she's ready to move on. "The Chemist," <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/07/19/twilight-author-stephenie-meyer-to-publish-secret-agent-thriller-exclusive/?mod=e2twsy">to be released this November</a>, will be her first novel not written for teenage girls. There won't be a vampire in sight.The novel doesn't look very interesting. It's about a former secret agent on the run from the government. What is interesting is her publisher: Little, Brown and Company.Little Brown (as it's referred to in the industry) is the publishing house J.K. Rowling chose for her first post-Potter book, "The Casual Vacancy." She trusted them to handle an image change: Rowling wanted to be seen as a writer for adults, and to do so at the same place that published Norman Mailer and David Foster Wallace.Meyer's "Twilight" series was also published by Little Brown. But instead of moving publishers, Meyer is sticking with them and trusting them to handle an image makeover, just like they did with Rowling. Instead of <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jane-smith/the-sports-book/9780316387835/">the cover of "The Chemist"</a> advertising her as "The author of 'Twilight,'" it says she's the bestselling author of "The Host," the only non-"Twilight" book Meyer wrote.Since wrapping up the "Harry Potter" series, Rowling's image is still inextricably tied to the "Harry Potter" franchise. And she's fine with that. In fact, <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/guide-to-harry-potter-universe-cursed-child-fantastic-beasts-movies-books-2016-7">she's expanding it</a>. But Rowling now has a reputation as an imaginative woman responsible for "The Casual Vacancy," the Cormoran Strike novels, and tweeting about British politics.Likewise, Stephanie Meyer will forever be known for "Twilight." But Little Brown might help her become known for more. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/this-19-year-old-gymnast-is-about-ot-blow-up-at-the-olympics-2016-7">This 19-year-old gymnast is already one of the best ever, and she's about to blow up at the Olympics</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="x5NGdpNDE635FdDZAqjH6b0wi2AyEAFl" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

The author of 'Twilight' is taking a page out of J.K. Rowling's playbook

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Forbes ranked <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/harry-potter">"Harry Potter"</a> author, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/jk-rowling">J.K. Rowling,</a> as the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jk-rowling-is-the-highest-paid-author-in-the-world-after-making-72-million-last-year-2017-8">highest paid novelist</a> in the world in 2017. She was also the third highest paid celebrity. </li><li>Since then, she's dropped to second on Forbes' list and made <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2018/12/11/worlds-highest-paid-authors-2018-michael-wolff/#124059572517">$54 million in 2018</a>. </li><li>J.K. Rowling's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harry-potter-books-details-foreshadowing-2017-11">"Harry Potter" novels</a> have sold at least 500 million copies worldwide and grossed $7.7 billion dollars. The "Harry Potter" movies have also <a href="http://fortune.com/2017/06/26/harry-potter-20th-anniversary/">grossed more than $7.7 billion</a>.</li><li>J.K. Rowling has been secretive about her fortune and has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/business/in-the-chamber-of-secrets-jk-rowlings-net-worth.html">denied being a billionaire</a>, there are some reasons to believe that the famous author might be a billionaire again. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit BusinessInsider.com for more stories.</a></li></ul>Following is a transcript of the video.Narrator: J.K. Rowling is a never-ending vault of stories, so it's no surprise that her fortune is similar. The beloved Harry Potter author has done her best to keep the details of her wealth under the invisibility cloak, but as of 2016, the New York Times estimated her net worth at $1.2 billion after taxes.Rowling, who is known to be private when it comes to sharing financial details, has denied being a billionaire, and Forbes estimated her fortune to be around $650 million in 2017.Since the series started in 1997, 500 million copies of Harry Potter books have been sold worldwide. The last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, broke records to become the fastest-selling fiction book of all time. By the New York Times' estimate, the Harry Potter novels have racked in at least $7.7 billion, and if J.K. Rowling took a standard authors royalty cut of 15%, she would have made at least $1.15 billion, and that's before accounting for the movie series, which have also grossed $7.7 billion, and if she received the standard 10 net percent participation, then she likely earned $770 million.And 2017 seems to be her best year to date. 10 years after the final Harry Potter book and six years after the final film, Rowling was the highest paid novelist in the world, and Forbes ranked her as the third highest paid celebrity, earning an estimated $95 million that year. In 2018, she earned another $54 million, so it's safe to say she hasn't lost any steam.Rowling kept her fans reading and watching with the production and script release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London and New York and the two Fantastic Beasts movies, and while the new films have grossed far less than the original series, the first Fantastic Beasts made a worldwide gross of $814 million. By Forbes' estimate, Rowling still received 10 million for the less-loved spin-off.Her magical wizarding world has also been expanded through Universal Parks and Resorts Harry Potter attractions in Orlando, LA, and Japan. Forbes estimates Rowling's received low double-digit millions from the parks, and she's released an entirely new book series under the author name Robert Galbraith. The first three Cormoran Strike books have sold 1.2 million copies, earning $9.9 million.Additionally, Rowling launched her self-proclaimed "digital heart of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world" website, Pottermore, in April 2012. Pottermore brought in $19 million in revenue in 2016, through multiple partnerships to sell e-books and audiobooks.Despite her huge success, Rowling's path to a magical fortune took more than a snap of her fingers. In an interview, Rowling told Jon Stewart that she spent a few years living in the UK with government assistance as a single mother, barely avoiding homelessness. After her success, she says she's now happy to stay in the UK and pay Britain's top tax rate of 45%. Discussing taxes, Rowling said, "I'm indebted to the welfare state. When my life hit rock bottom, that safety net was there to break the fall."Taxes aren't the only way Rowling pays back. Her charitable donations over the years have reached at least $150 million. Rowling founded the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at the University of Edinburgh with a $16 million contribution. The clinic's named for her mother, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and passed away before Rowling became a published author. She's founded an international children's rights organization, the Lumos Foundation, as well as the Volant Charitable Trust to alleviate social deprivation across Scotland.But it's worth asking: how does the author treat herself?Well, she owns homes in Edinburgh, Perthshire, and Kensington. Rowling sold her 19th century Victorian mansion in 2012 for over $3.6 million. She and her husband, Neil Murray, had two interlinked, Hogwarts-like tree houses for their children built in the yard of their Edinburgh home for about $330,000. The couple had to apply for planning permission in order to knock down a $1.3 million house next door to make room for the tree house.And with countless movie premieres to attend, Rowling splurges on designer dresses, like this spring 2011 Oscar de la Renta gown. With a third Fantastic Beasts movie set for a 2020 release and surely more lucrative projects on the horizon, it seems J.K. Rowling and her fortune aren't going to disappear.

J.K. Rowling, who denies being a billionaire, made $54 million last year. Here's how the famous 'Harry Potter' author makes and spends her fortune.

<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:480px"><div class="image">Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla J.K. Rowling, author of the <keyword id="6357995" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Harry-Potter">Harry Potter</keyword> series, reads the first book at the White House. </div></div>Author J.K. Rowling accepted an apology and a charitable donation Wednesday from a law firm which revealed she wrote a crime novel under a pseudonym.
The "Harry Potter" author was exposed by a newspaper earlier this month as the author of "The Cuckoo's Calling," a thriller ostensibly written by former soldier and first-time novelist Robert Galbraith.
The book was published in April to good reviews but modest sales, and there was speculation that Rowling or her publisher had leaked the <keyword id="6355005" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="News">news</keyword> to raise the book's profile.
But the law firm Russells, which has done work for Rowling, acknowledged that one of its partners had let the information slip to his wife's best friend, who tweeted it to a Sunday Times columnist.
Rowling sued the lawyer and the friend. Her attorney, Jenny Afia, told Britain's High Court on Wednesday that Rowling had been left "angry and distressed that her confidences had been betrayed."
"As a reflection of their regret for breach of the claimant's confidence, including frustrating the claimant's ability to continue to write anonymously under the name Robert Galbraith, the defendants are here today to apologize publicly to the claimant," Afia said.
Russells agreed to reimburse Rowling's legal costs and to make a "substantial" donation to The Soldiers' Charity, which helps former military personnel and their families.
Rowling also said she was donating all royalties from the book for the next three years to the charity.
The hero of her novel, Cormoran Strike, is a veteran who lost a leg in Afghanistan, and Rowling has said she drew on conversations with real soldiers to create the character.
"This donation is being made to The Soldiers' Charity partly as a thank you to the army people who helped me with research, but also because writing a hero who is a veteran has given me an even greater appreciation and understanding of exactly how much this charity does for ex-servicemen and their families, and how much that support is needed," Rowling said in a statement.
The writer said she had always intended to give part of Galbraith's royalties to the organization, "but I had not anticipated him making the best-seller list a mere three months after publication — indeed, I had not counted on him ever being there!"
Since Rowling was outed as the author, "The Cuckoo's Calling" has topped best-seller lists in Britain and the United States.
A second Cormoran Strike novel is due for publication next year.
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JK Rowling Settles Legal Fight Against Lawyer Who Outed Her

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Left: Scholastic. Right: Warner Bros.</div></div></div>J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" universe has come a long way since "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was released way back in 1997.Right now, there are ten books, eight movies, and one play - and it's getting even more complicated.By the end of 2016, we'll have two new books and <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/jk-rowlings-harry-potter-spinoff-fantastic-beasts-pottermore-ilvermorny-works-2016-7">a movie.</a> There's also been a steady stream of <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/jk-rowling-new-info-about-the-american-wizarding-school-ilvermorny-2016-6">new stories coming out of Pottermore</a>.To help you out, here's a handy guide to all the material in the Harry Potter universe. The release years are included to give you an idea of how everything unfolded.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Warner Bros.</div></div></div><h3>The books:</h3>There are ten books in the Harry Potter series: seven main story arcs, and three shorter, supplementary ones. Here are the main ones, which tell <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/daniel-radcliffe-bath-harry-potter-2016-6">Harry's</a> story:<ol><li>"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (1997, published as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in the UK)</li><li>"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (1998)</li><li>"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (1999)</li><li>"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2000)</li><li>"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2003)</li><li>"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2005)</li><li>"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (2007)</li></ol>And then there are the three supplementary books. They fill out more of the Harry Potter universe, but they're not, strictly speaking, essential to read for you to understand the story. Rowling actually gave all of their proceeds to charity. Here's what they are:<ol><li>"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2001) - A book written by Rowling under the pseudonym Newt Scamander. In the series itself, the book is a textbook for Harry's Care of Magical Creatures class in his third year at Hogwarts, assigned by Hagrid. The same title is being used for a movie and script written by Rowling, due later this year. We'll talk more about that in a bit.</li><li>"Quidditch Through the Ages" (2001) - Also a book written by Rowling, under the pseudonym Kennilworthy Whisp, with a foreword "written" by Albus Dumbledore. The book appears several times in the Harry Potter series proper. It's a history of <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/how-the-harry-potter-quidditch-scenes-were-shot-2016-7">the magical sport of Quidditch</a>.</li><li>"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (2008) - A story book, annotated by "Dumbledore" (but written by Rowling), of five fairy tale-like short stories by Beedle the Bard, who's kind of like the magical world's Brothers Grimm. The book plays an important role in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," giving clues to the nature of the three magical "hallows," objects that Harry seems to need to defeat Voldemort.</li></ol>Those are the ten books that are already released. We know for sure that we're getting two more Harry Potter books later this year. Here they are:<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">Scholastic</div></div></div><ol><li>"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One &amp; Two" (July 31, 2016) - A book version of <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-movie-might-happen-2016-7">a new play</a> written by Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany. The story takes place 19 years after the events of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." It centers on <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/would-daniel-radcliffe-play-adult-harry-potter-2016-6">Harry</a>, Ron, and <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/emma-watson-is-basically-hermione-granger-harry-potter-2016-5">Hermione</a>, but <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/emma-watson-met-actress-playing-hermione-in-harry-potter-play-2016-7">the actors in the stage version aren't the ones from the movie</a>.</li><li>"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay" (November 19, 2016) - The screenplay for the movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," which will be released a day earlier. The story is about Newt Scamander, who's the author of the book with the same title in the original Harry Potter series, getting into trouble in New York. It takes place several decades before the events of the main Harry Potter story.</li></ol><h3>The movies:</h3>The eight Potter <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/how-the-harry-potter-quidditch-scenes-were-shot-2016-7">movies</a> that have been released so far are based on the books. There's one for each book, released between 2001 and 2011, with the exception of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which was split into two movies. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" were released in 2010 and 2011 respectively.Next, we'll get <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2014/07/21/j-k-rowling-plans-to-write-more-about-cormoran-strike-than-harry-potter">a trilogy of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" movies</a>. The release dates are subject to change, and the two sequels don't have finalized titles yet. There's also a chance we'll get <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-movie-might-happen-2016-7">a "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" movie down the road</a>.<ol><li>"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (November 18, 2016) - The movie will be about Newt Scamander, a British wizard played by Eddie Redmayne who arrives in New York around the year 1920.</li><li>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Part 2 (2018)</li><li>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Part 3 (2020)</li></ol><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://www.pottermore.com/news/pottermore-reveals-ilvermorny-writing-video-and-sorting">© JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros.</a></div></div></div> <h3>Miscellaneous:</h3>Complicating the Harry Potter canon even more are the bits and pieces of material Rowling has released over the years. Here's how it breaks down:<ul><li>Harry Potter prequel short story - In 2008, Rowling wrote and sold to charity <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Harry_Potter_Prequel">an 800-word short story</a> that takes place before the series' events. It's about a confrontation between muggle (read: non-magical) police officers and Sirius Black and James Potter, Harry's dad.</li><li>Pottermore - Since 2011, Rowling has published some work on <a href="https://www.pottermore.com">Pottermore</a>, a Harry Potter-centric website. There's all sorts of stuff there. It has everything <a href="https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/the-malfoy-family">from background information on the Malfoy Family</a>, to <a href="https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/professor-mcgonagall">an illuminating profile of Professor Minerva McGonagall</a>, to <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/jk-rowling-new-info-about-the-american-wizarding-school-ilvermorny-2016-6">a 5,000-word short story about American wizardry</a>. You can also do things like take a quiz to get <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/what-the-houses-mean-at-ilvermorny-the-american-hogwarts-2016-6">sorted</a> into a Hogwarts or <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/which-ilvermory-house-are-you-in-american-harry-potter-school-2016-6">Ilvermorny house</a>.</li></ul><h3>Other J.K. Rowling works:</h3>That sums up pretty much everything written by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter universe. But if you're a Rowling completist, she's written four non-Potter books worth seeking out.After "Deathly Hallows," she released "A Casual Vacancy" in 2012. It's a non-magical novel about the politics and relationships of a couple of towns in the English countryside. It was later adapted into <a href="http://www.bupipedream.com/ac/54535/j-k-rowling8217s-political-side-gets-air-time-in-new-mini-series/">a pretty solid miniseries</a>.Under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, Rowling is writing the "Cormoran Strike" series, another non-fantasy story. They're about a detective by the same name who solves mysteries and struggles with romance in London.There are three of those books out right now, published each year between 2013 and 2015: "The Cuckoo's Calling," "The Silkworm," and "Career of Evil." Rowling said <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2014/07/21/j-k-rowling-plans-to-write-more-about-cormoran-strike-than-harry-potter">she plans to write more Cormoran Strike books than Harry Potter books</a>, but they haven't quite taken hold of the public imagination in the same way. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/these-bffs-are-amazing-at-tandem-acrobatics-2016-6">These best friends are unbelievable at tandem acrobatics</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="J1NGdnNDE6ed6zsdJ0eO_XpdRionMCqE" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

Everything you need to know about what's happening in the 'Harry Potter' universe right now

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Controversy surrounding the "<keyword id="6357995" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Harry-Potter">Harry Potter</keyword>" offshoot "<keyword id="2178704" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Fantastic-Beasts">Fantastic Beasts</keyword> and Where to Find Them" franchise has been bubbling up for a while.</li><li>"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has recently been criticized for her comments regarding trans people and gender identity.</li><li>The first two "Fantastic Beasts" movies were already controversial due to the casting of Johnny Depp (who is the subject of ongoing domestic violence allegations).</li><li>Many fans also didn't believe that Rowling did enough to address past comments or provide representation in her new films.</li><li>For instance, she didn't explicitly include Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald's gay identities or relationship onscreen, and said that Voldemort's snake was originally an Asian woman.</li><li>On top of these controversies, it's also unclear whether the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise will continue due to COVID-19 delays.</li></ul>When the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" films — which follow magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and take place in the "Harry Potter" universe — were first announced, they seemed to have all the ingredients necessary to generate another beloved magical franchise."Potter" author J.K. Rowling was set to write all five movies, and a number of creatives from the original movies (like director David Yates and producer David Heyman) were on board.But controversies surrounding Rowling and "Fantastic Beasts" have been bubbling up for a while, and the author's recent comments about the trans community (as well as COVID-19 delays on the third <keyword id="6356021" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="movie">movie</keyword>) call the future of the franchise into question.<h2>J.K. Rowling has been called out for her comments on trans people and gender</h2>Recent criticisms of J.K. Rowling were sparked by her comments about trans people.On June 6, she <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269382518362509313">tweeted a link to an article about creating a more equal world for people who menstruate</a>.Rowling wrote, "'People who menstruate.' I'm sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?'"Many Twitter users pointed out that the author's sentiments are transphobic, since trans men, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people can also menstruate. They also noted that equating menstruation with womanhood erases the experiences of women who don't menstruate, which can be attributed to menopause or health conditions <a href="https://www.insider.com/do-i-have-endometriosis">such as endometriosis</a>.Rowling then doubled down on her position <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269389298664701952">in a Twitter thread</a>, writing that while she does "know and love trans people," "erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives."Many people <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-is-terf-tweets-same-sex-attraction-feminists-lesbians-2020-6">called Rowling a "TERF"</a>— a term that stands for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist. The label "TERF" is itself controversial, as some self-identified gender critical feminists <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/pro-lesbian-or-trans-exclusionary-old-animosities-boil-public-view-n958456">view it as hate speech</a>, but <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-what-is-a-terf-trans-exclusionary-radical-feminist-2020-6">it's history and usage is complicated</a>, as Insider reporter Canela López writes.In further response, the author expanded on her views <a href="https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/">in a letter posted on her website</a> on June 10 entitled, "J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues." Rowling listed five reasons why she's "worried about the new trans activism," adding that being a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault informed some of her feelings about women's rights, and her fears that they were being eroded.She went on to suggest that, had she been born "30 years later," she also might have tried to transition, since "the allure of escaping womanhood would have been huge."The author also said that while she believes most trans people deserve protection, "When you throw open the doors of bathrooms and changing rooms to any man who believes or feels he's a woman ... then you open the door to any and all men who wish to come inside."Rowling has since faced backlash <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-harry-potter-stars-transphobic-comments-reactions-2020-6">from "Potter" stars</a>, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-celebrity-responses-transphobia-backlash-tweets-2020-6">other celebrities</a>, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowlings-transphobia-devastated-trans-harry-potter-fans-2020-6">and fans</a> alike.Daniel Radcliffe, who played the titular protagonist of the original movie series, <a href="https://www.insider.com/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-jk-rowlings-twitter-comments-2020-6">wrote a response</a> to her initial tweets for The Trevor Project, a non-profit aimed at supporting LGBTQ youth."Transgender women are women," <a href="https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/">he said</a>. "Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I."<div type="image" title="daniel radcliffe" height="2050" width="2733" msid="76329119" hostid="261"></div>Eddie Redmayne, who plays the lead role in the "Fantastic Beasts" movies, <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/eddie-redmayne-jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-1234630226/">released a statement to Variety</a> pushing back against Rowling's statements."As someone who has worked with both J.K. Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make it absolutely clear where I stand," he said. "I disagree with Jo's comments. Trans women are women, trans men are men and non-binary identities are valid."Meanwhile, many "Potter" fans (especially trans fans and other members of the LGBTQ community) have expressed heartbreak over the author's statements, since the series and fandom were important parts of their childhood."[Rowling] has invalidated the struggles of trans people to her followers at a time when trans people are experiencing particular violence," <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowlings-transphobia-devastated-trans-harry-potter-fans-2020-6">Karla Beauty Marx, a 24-year-old fan from Johannesburg, South Africa, previously told Insider</a>. "I, like so many other trans people, found a home at Hogwarts and she is now making this home a hostile environment."These recent comments aren't the first instances of Rowling acting controversially towards the trans community. Last year, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-is-under-fire-for-defending-womans-transphobic-comments-2019-12">she was criticized for defending</a> a UK-based tax expert who made transphobic comments and <a href="https://www.insider.com/uk-ruling-legal-fire-employee-said-trans-women-not-real-women-2019-12">was fired from her job as a result.</a>In 2018, Rowling <a href="https://www.them.us/story/is-jk-rowling-transphobic">liked a tweet </a>that referred to trans women as "men in dress." In 2017, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/549800225039203/photos/a.775757485776808/1714016318617582/?type=3&amp;theaterater">the author liked a tweet</a> that promoted <a href="https://medium.com/@GappyTales/me-too-now-what-sex-the-left-and-gender-identity-236b08f194b0">a transphobic Medium article</a>. Rowling's pen name, Robert Galbraith, <a href="https://www.them.us/story/jk-rowlings-pen-name-also-name-of-anti-lgbtq-conversion-therapist">also happens to be</a> the name of a famous anti-LGBTQ conversion therapist (although she claimed that she came up with the name on her own).In her 2013 book "The Silkworm" (which is the second book in her "Cormoran Strike" series, and was written under the pen name), a trans woman character is "<a href="https://twitter.com/fayekinley/status/1270344731961294863">threatened with prison rape</a>."<h2>The first two 'Fantastic Beasts' movies were already controversial because of Johnny Depp</h2><div type="image" title="grindelwald Fantastic beasts crimes of grindelwald" height="1643" width="2190" msid="76329122" hostid="261"></div>Before the first "Fantastic Beasts" even hit theaters in 2016, the movie became a point of controversy when Johnny Depp was cast. At the time that the casting news broke, the actor had recently settled his divorce with Amber Heard <a href="https://www.insider.com/amber-heard-details-alleged-abuse-by-johnny-depp-in-court-documents-2019-4">amid domestic violence allegations</a>.Many fans were concerned that an actor whose ex-wife had recently said he was physically and verbally abusive would be part of a new "Potter" franchise (although <a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-amber-heard-abuse-gq-interview-2018-10">Depp denied</a> that he ever abused his ex-wife, the two remain <a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-files-50-million-defamation-lawsuit-against-amber-heard-2019-3">in an ongoing legal conflict</a> based on Heard's allegations).Things worsened when it was revealed that Depp would play the "Fantastic Beast" films' main villain, Grindelwald, in the four planned, subsequent films — despite the fact that the character, who was played by actor Colin Farrell for most of the first movie, can shape-shift and could've easily been replaced by someone else. As a result of fan backlash, Rowling, Yates, producer Heyman, and film studio Warner Bros. all issued statements defending Depp's casting."Based on our understanding of the circumstances, the filmmakers and I are not only comfortable sticking with our original casting, but genuinely happy to have Johnny playing a major character in the movies," <a href="https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/grindelwald-casting/">Rowling said in her statement</a>.It should be noted he's not the only controversial cast member currently in the film. On April 6, lead "Fantastic Beasts" actor Ezra Miller (whose character Credence was revealed to be Dumbledore's long-lost brother) also became a point of controversy <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ezra-miller-throttling-woman-video-1234571800/">when a video surfaced online</a> of him appearing to choke a woman. Miller and Warner Bros. haven't commented on the matter, and no charges were filed.<h2>Fans also didn't think that Rowling did enough to address shortcomings in her other works and past comments.</h2><div type="image" title="dumbledore mirror of erised fantastic beasts" height="1306" width="1741" msid="76329123" hostid="261"></div><a href="http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more">Rowling revealed</a> after the "Harry Potter" books came out that Grindelwald and main "Harry Potter" character Albus Dumbledore were both gay and had been in a relationship. Given that there are no openly LGBTQ characters in the original series (and that younger versions of both Dumbledore and Grindelwald are present in the second film) <a href="https://www.insider.com/fantastic-beasts-jk-rowling-dumbledore-lgbt-backlash-2018-2">many fans were upset</a> when neither character's gay identities were explored in the sequel, "The Crimes of Grindelwald." In "Crimes of Grindelwald," <a href="https://www.insider.com/fantastic-beasts-trailer-confirms-nagini-is-human-2018-9">the author also disclosed</a> that main "Harry Potter" character Voldemort's snake servant, Nagini, was originally an Asian woman (played by South Korean actress Claudia Kim) who permanently turned into a snake because of a curse.<div type="image" title="nagini actress fantastic beasts cog" height="1306" width="1741" msid="76329127" hostid="261"></div>"Now, there were always hints that she had been human," <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-hints-about-nagini-origin-in-harry-potter-2019-3">Rowling said in a film extra for "The Crimes of Grindelwald</a>." "In her name — because the Naga are, in mythology, a race of snake beings. So the name was an allusion to the fact that she may herself once have been human."Still, <a href="https://www.insider.com/fantastic-beast-nagini-casting-claudia-kim-problematic-2018-9">fans criticized her</a> for what they said were the racist optics of a woman of color (of which there were not many in the original series) forced to lose her humanity/agency and serve a white male villain.<h2>It's unclear whether the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise will continue due to these controversies, as well as COVID-19 delays</h2><div type="image" title="fantastic beasts" height="1334" width="1778" msid="76329131" hostid="261"></div>Although the first "Fantastic Beasts" film <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-easily-wins-weekend-box-office-2016-11">was a box office hit</a>, "Crimes of Grindelwald" was <a href="https://www.insider.com/fantastic-beasts-2-lowest-domestic-opening-ever-for-a-harry-potter-movie-2018-11">the lowest-performing</a> "Harry Potter" movie ever, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindlewald-movie-review-round-up-2018-11">received poor reviews</a>."Fantastic Beasts 3" was originally supposed to be released in the fall of 2020, but was pushed back to November 12, 2021, to provide time for <a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2466720/fantastic-beasts-3-was-delayed-for-a-gigantic-reason-per-dan-fogler">script polishing</a> as a result.The movie started filming in March of 2020; however, <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/03/fantastic-beasts-3-king-richard-warner-bros-movie-productions-halt-coronavirus-1202884003/">production was almost immediately shut down</a> due to the coronavirus pandemic.As the controversies and delays surrounding the film series continue to pile up, "Potter" fans will have to wait and see if the next three planned "Fantastic Beasts" films will come to fruition at all.

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Writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, the Harry Potter creator wrote a 450-page crime novel called The Cuckoo’s Calling.
The book is billed as a “classic crime novel”, written in the style of PD James and Ruth Rendell, according to the Sunday Times.
Its plot centres on the death of a troubled model who falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony. Her brother calls in Cormoran Strike, a damaged war veteran turned private detective, to investigate her death.
Released in April, the book has generated heated speculation about the identity of the book’s author.
The secret could not last. Eventually it was noticed that Mr Galbraith and Miss Rowling shared the same publisher and editor.
Reviewers have described it as an “exhilarating debut” and marvelled at how a male author could ever describe women’s clothes so well.
When approached this weekend, Miss Rowling said: “I had hoped to keep this secret a little longer because being Robert Galbraith has been such a liberating experience. It has been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation and pure pleasure to get feedback under a different name.”
The book is described as “a gripping, elegant mystery steeped in the atmosphere of London – from the hushed streets of Mayfair to the backstreet pubs of the East End to the bustle of Soho.”
After writing seven Harry Potter <keyword id="5050" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="books">books</keyword>, Miss Rowling published her first fiction for adults last year. The Casual Vacancy, a novel about a small town racked with political infighting, sold well but received a mixed response from critics.
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2013 was a year of mystery and thrills, at least according to <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=1884891&amp;highlight=">Amazon's list of best-selling adult books for the year</a>.
While contemporary romance dominated last year's list with the likes of "50 Shades of Grey," this year's top spot went to Dan Brown's thriller "Inferno." It was also a very <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-popular-books-at-the-new-york-public-library-in-september-2013-10">popular book at the New York Public Library</a> earlier this fall. 
"And The Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini and J.K. Rowling's crime thriller, "The Cuckoo's Calling," written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, rounded out the top three.
Amazon calculated its list of best-selling books by taking into account sales of print and Kindle edition books that were published in 2013. Check out the best-selling books below:
1. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Inferno-Dan-Brown/dp/0385537859/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387572123&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=inferno">Inferno</a>" by Dan Brown: Brown's infamous hero Robert Langdon (from "The Da Vinci Code") heads once more into Italy. Langdon's latest mystery takes its cue from Dante's epic poem in the "Divine Comedy." 
2. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/And-Mountains-Echoed-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/159463176X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387572159&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=and+the+mountains+echoed">And the Mountains Echoed</a>" by Khaled Hosseini: Hosseini follows up "The Kite Runner" with another story set in Kabul, Afghanistan. His latest novel begins with a father telling his two young children a folktale. The story spans several decades and continents following the family's trials and tribulations from there. 
3. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Cuckoos-Calling-Robert-Galbraith/dp/0316206849/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387572182&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+cuckoo%27s+calling">The Cuckoo's Calling</a>" by Robert Galbraith: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a super model's suicide in this classically-styled mystery written by J.K. Rowling under a pseudonym. 
4. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Husbands-Secret-Liane-Moriarty/dp/0399159347/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387572360&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+husband%27s+secret">The Husband's Secret</a>" by Liane Moriarty: Cecilia Fitzpatrick discovers a letter in which her husband confesses a dark secret that could ruin the life she built. She was supposed to receive the letter after he died, but stumbles across it while he is still very much alive.
5. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lean-In-Women-Work-Will/dp/0385349947/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387572499&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=lean+in+sheryl+sandberg">Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead</a>" by Sheryl Sandberg: Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, shares her leadership secrets in a book that combines personal anecdotes, hard data and research. She aims to understand the bias against women in leadership positions and offer advice for women in the workplace and daily life. 
6. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Hit-David-Baldacci/dp/1455521175/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387572711&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+hit">The Hit</a>" by David Baldacci: Will Robie, a highly trained assassin, eliminates enemies of state for the U.S. government. When Jessica Reel, another assassin in the agency, goes rogue, Robie must stop her. 
7. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sycamore-Row-John-Grisham/dp/0385537131/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387572883&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=sycamore+row">Sycamore Row</a>" by John Grisham: Jake Brigance, from Grisham's breakout hit "A Time to Kill" returns to Ford County to try a case that brings up old racial tensions. Before hanging himself from a Sycamore tree, Seth Hubbard leaves a handwritten will for his property that drags his adult children and his black maid into a conflict that spans generations.
8. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Entwined-You-Crossfire-Book-3/dp/0425263924/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387573081&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=entwined+with+you">Entwined with You</a>" by Sylvia Day: Book three of the Crossfire series finds Gideon and Eva with even more alone time than they've had in previous installments of this torrid romance. 
9. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Never-Go-Back-Reacher-Novel/dp/0385344341/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387573304&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=never+go+back">Never Go Back</a>" by Lee Child: Child's latest novel in his Jack Reacher series follows the former military cop on a mission to find his missing commanding officer, Major Susan Turner, and clear his own name in the process. 
10. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Storyteller-Jodi-Picoult/dp/1439102775/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387573334&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+storyteller">The Storyteller</a>" by Jodi Picoult: Sage Singer is a baker trying to get over the death of her mother. Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage's grief support group with his own demons, begins stopping by the Sage's bakery. They strike up an unlikely friendship.
11. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alex-Cross-Run-James-Patterson/dp/1455521507/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387573472&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=alex+cross+run">Alex Cross, Run</a>" by James Patterson: Detective Alex Cross has a lot on his plate: A plastic surgeon, Cross got arrested for sleeping with teenage girls is out of jail, and this time with a new face, a young woman who recently gave birth is found murdered and the baby is missing, plus another serial killer is rumored to be on the loose in D.C. 
12. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Sleep-Novel-Stephen-King/dp/1476727651/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387573661&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=doctor+sleep">Doctor Sleep</a>" by Stephen King: In his latest supernatural mystery, King invents the True Knot, a group of quasi-immortal RV-travelers who feed off the steam produced when children with "the shining" are slowly tortured to death. 
13. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/12th-Never-Womens-Murder-Club/dp/1455515795/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387573850&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=12th+of+never">12th of Never</a>" by James Patterson: Part of the Women's Murder Club series, Patterson's latest mystery picks up when Lindsay Boxer's daughter is born. But her bliss is quickly broken when San Francisco gets hit with multiple killings.
14. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Damaged-Ferro-Family-H-M-Ward-ebook/dp/B00C6OHRLS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387573959&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=damaged+ferro">Damaged: The Ferro Family</a>" by H.M. Ward: In this romance, Peter is a college professor and Sydney, his teaching assistant, is running from her past and afraid to get too close to another person. Still, the two have unmistakable chemistry.
15. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Jesus-Bill-OReilly/dp/0805098542/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387574105&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=killing+jesus">Killing Jesus: A History</a>" by Bill O'Reilly: Television and radio magnate Bill O'Reilly chronicles the political and historical events that led to the murder of Jesus of Nazareth. Historian Martin Dugard helped O'Reilly write it.
16. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Second-Honeymoon-James-Patterson/dp/0316211222/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387574676&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=second+honeymoon">Second Honeymoon</a>" by James Patterson: A string of tragic accidents that left one newlywed couple dead in a sauna and another killed on a flight to Rome leads FBI Agent John O'Hara to suspect a serial killer is on the loose, and he's targeting honeymooners.
17. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whiskey-Beach-Nora-Roberts/dp/0399159894/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387574796&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=whiskey+beach">Whiskey Beach</a>" by Nora Roberts: Eli Landon is a Boston lawyer under investigation for the murder of his soon-to-be ex-wife. He takes refuge at his family's estate on Whiskey Beach. While there, he meets Abra Walsh, the local jack-of-all-trades, and things get complicated.
18. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Billionaires-Obsession-Collection-Completely/dp/1939962315/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387575083&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+billionaire%27s+obsession">The Billionaire's Obsession: The Complete Collection</a>" by J.S. Scott: This collection of 4 romance novels follows billionaire Simon Hudson as he woos Kara Foster with an offer she can't refuse. 
19. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Surrender-Your-Love-J-C-Reed-ebook/dp/B00BTJQZNC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387575164&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=surrender+your+love">Surrender Your Love</a>" by J.C. Reed: Brooke Stewart is a New York City realtor who doesn't do relationships, but that maxim gets tested when she meets Jett Mayfield, a green-eyed millionaire who isn't used to taking no for an answer. 
20. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Six-Years-Harlan-Coben/dp/0525953485/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387575277&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=six+years">Six Years</a>" by Harlan Coben: Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man six years ago. But when Jake comes across the obituary for Natalie's husband Todd, he can't stay away any longer. Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions.

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