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J.K Rowling has said publicly that her new book was not based on her own life, even though some of the events that take place in the story did in fact happen to her as she was writing it. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Books

J.K. Rowling's new book, about a character accused of transphobia, raises eyebrows

August 31, 2022 • In The Ink Black Heart, a popular cartoonist is harassed and killed after her work is criticized as transphobic. Observers say the plot mirrors Rowling's experience, though she calls it a coincidence.

J.K. Rowling Releases Part 1 Of New 'Magic in North America' Series

A new installment in J.K. Rowling's series titled History of Magic in North America will be released every day for the next three days. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

J.K. Rowling Releases Part 1 Of New 'Magic in North America' Series

March 8, 2016 • In the first of a four-part essay series, the Harry Potter author delves into the previously unaddressed world of magic in North America, whetting fans' appetites ahead of new spinoff movie.