Monday, August 20, 2007

Apparently, there's no rest for the weary. 

That's right, kids. J. K. Rowling, who just finished the Harry Potter series, and who, in my opinion, should be relaxing on a tropical island (her own private one) and sipping fruity drinks with little umbrellas, is writing again.

All of you Potter-philes take note: I know you're hoping upon hope that Ms. Rowling is writing an eighth Potter book. Well, I'm sorry to break it to you, but she's not. Harry is finished. (I'm talking about the book series. I don't know if Harry survived or not in The Deathly Hallows; I haven't had a chance to read it yet. But if I knew, I wouldn't tell you, so don't come back yelling to me about how I spoiled the ending.)

Rowling's new book is going to be a detective novel. And the really cool thing is that she's writing it in the same Scottish café she wrote the Potter books when she was a struggling writer. So now Rowling is officially the richest aspiring novelist out there. It's just like when Jerry Seinfeld goes to comedy clubs and does his stand-up routine. He certainly doesn't need the money, but he does it anyway. Well, good for them.

So, will you read J. K. Rowling's new book when it comes out, or has Rowling fever died? (Possibly like a certain wizard? Did Harry die? Wait ... no, don't tell me. I'm going to read it eventually.) If you were a billionaire, would you continue working? Will you please get me a fruity drink with an umbrella in it?

Editor's Note: It was just brought to our attention that the J. K. Rowling sighting was made up by an over-eager fan. I guess we'll just have to be happy with Harry. For now ...


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Jessica    Posted by
Jessica
on 8/20/2007
7:54 PM
8/20/2007 8:36:12 PM UTC
Uh oh, it turns out this is a red herring. See this story: http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2152722,00.html
literary safari
8/22/2007 1:02:41 PM UTC
What? No. She IS writing. I heard it, too. Is this really a fake story? I'm confused.
Bry
8/23/2007 8:06:28 PM UTC
Who is J.K Rowling?
Bart
8/24/2007 12:45:24 PM UTC
J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books. If you haven't read them, you should definitely check them out. :)
Jessica
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