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JK Rowling Honored at British Book Awards
J.K. RowlingPreviously we reported Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was to receive a special award at the British Book Awards. That ceremony took place tonight in London, England where Jo was presented with the Outstanding Achievement honor. You can see early photos of Jo at this event, here in our galleries. Bloomberg reports that JKR was given the award by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown who said “She has joined a distinguished line of British authors whose work has got the whole country reading,’’ Brown said in a presentation speech made available before tonight’s ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Her books “will be read for many years to come by successive generations,’’ he said. He continued noting “She has been incredibly generous with her time and her money supporting some of the U.K.’s most deserving charities, but always in a quiet way,’’ he said in the prepared remarks.”
The Guardian also reports that Jo “said she was thrilled “and quite pleased that I haven’t been pensioned off just yet with a lifetime achievement award”.
Additional photos of JKR at the British Book awards can be viewed here via Getty, Rex and WENN. In addition, you may read the entire list of winners from the British Book awards via this link. Thanks Stephanie.
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Wonderful! Congratulations, Jo. She certainly has made an outstanding contribution to reading! :)
Also, nice to see Francesca Simon winning the Children’s Book of the Year.
MAN!!!
My Dad had to chose this time to out of London. Would have loved to see Jo again (first time was at the London OOTP premiere. My luck’s just geat!!!). And for the first time in my life, I agree with Gordon Brown. Everywhere i go, Harry comes with me and always will.
Wow, congrats to Jo!! I’m so glad that she’s still receiving awards like this so long after Deathly Hallows was published.
And she looks amazing in the photos!!!! Yay for Jo =D
Nice tribute from the PM but he should have said “the whole WORLD reading” rather the country ;)
It’s great that Jo won! But people are all over the world, not just in Brtian, like Professor Potter said.
awww! yeah, congrats! plus, she look amazing, and that dress is my absolute FAVORITE color. she sooo deserves it, how fabulous.
I think this was taped, and is going to be shown on the tv here in the UK.
She deserved this honor more than I can describe. And she looks AMAZING as well!
Congrats, Jo. She deserves every award she gets. And man, she looks absolutely gorgeous!
Not wild about the dress, but I love the color, and Jo always manages to look glamorous and poised.
Congratulations to her!
Congratulations Jo! I can’t think of anyone who deserves this more than she does. She is such an amazing person!
LOL. Leave to Jo to steal the show with some witty commentary. :)
fanrtastic, good for you jo. I love harry potter and I cant get enough of the story. I cant wait to read it to my grand children when ever my daughter gets me one. hahaha. love ya jo.
mike from federal way wa.
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Can’t think of anyone who deserves it more. She has changed the face of children’s literature. Congrats, Jo!