that she use two initials rather than her full name, as they believed young boys - their target audience - would not want to read a book written by a woman. She chose K as the second initial, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Rowling, and because of the ease of pronunciation of the two consecutive letters. Following her 2001 remarriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business.

Life and career

Early life and family

Joanne Rowling was born on 31 July 1965 in Yate,

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