J. K. Rowling
by By Shapiro, Marc
Category: Biography & Autobiography , Literary

With the amazing success of the Harry Potter series, interest in the author Joanne Kathleen (JK) Rowling has reached an unparalleled level. Now comes the completely updatedNew York Times bestseller J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter. From her time as a struggling single mother to her rise to stardom as the most successful children's book author ever,J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter is a highly dramatic, engrossing biography.In this newly updated version author Marc Shapiro covers all the new news surrounding the Harry Potter franchise, including the making of the first two Harry Potter films, Rowling's romance and subsequent marriage, her struggles with the new book--The Order of the Phoenix--and its eventual release.