Stories about JK Rowling

J.K. Rowling Was Suicidal

Vera — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:41:22 -0400

UGH. Another celebrity has a suicide story. Hearing about these sorts of things really makes me sad. J.K. Rowling admits that there was a time in her life when she hit rock bottom. Her daughter was what motivated her to get help.
On desperate circumstances, friends paying her rent:

"We're talking suicidal thoughts here, we're not talking 'I'm a little bit miserable.' Mid-twenties life circumstances were poor and I really plummeted."

On getting help:

"The thing that made me go for help was probably my daughter. She was something that earthed me, grounded me, and I thought, this isn't right, this can't be right, she cannot grow up with me in this state."

Rowling isn't scared to touch the subject and hopes that if she does it will encourage more people to get help too:

The funny thing is, I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never," she says. "I think I'm abnormally shameless on that account because what's to be ashamed of?"

By the way, it was during the time period that her friends were helping her pay her rent that she began work on the Harry Potter series, which is now a $14 billion dollar industry. I bet she paid her friends back and then some!
I'm so glad she's O.K. now...

JK Rowling To Write Eighth Harry Potter Book!

Vera — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:54:23 -0400

But it's not what you think. It will be more of an encyclopedia to add to her two other reference books that exist for the series. I didn't even know that 'Quidditch Through The Ages' and 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them' existed!

"I might do an eighth book for charity - a kind of encyclopedia of the world, so that I could use all the extra material that's not in the books."

Oh well... all good things have to come to an end. :(

JK Rowling Is In The Hamptons

Vera — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:49:34 -0400

JK Rowling is on American soil enjoying a nice vacation in the Hamptons. If you are heading out there tonight, be sure to keep an eye out for one of my favorite authors. She is staying in a 76,000 pound rental (I can't do the conversion - I'm bonde) with her family for the week.

The 41-year-old ventured into the surf on a beach in the exclusive Hamptons, on America's East Coast. The beachfront home has a tennis court, basketball and pool, as well as three acres of land including a garden. There are also seven bedrooms for the couple to choose from. (source)