Ian Rankin Says JK Rowling "Writing Family Trees" and Working on Scottish Book
J.K. Rowling
Posted by: sue
September 04, 2009, 02:41 PM
Author Ian Rankin has given a new interview on BBC radio with Simon Mayo (download here) where he mentions his friend and neighbor in Scotland, J.K. Rowling. In the middle of this interview, Mr. Rankin notes that while he has not seen the Harry Potter author in some time, he said she "was working on her Harry Potter encyclopedia" and "drawing family trees for all the characters, going back generations." This of course is not a surprise as Jo has said many times in the past that she is working again on various projects, as highlighted last year when she confirmed she was writing again in cafes, and has often expressed her desire to create the definitive encyclopedia of the beloved Harry Potter world.
Please note, as exciting as this is, we stress that it is important to release Mr. Rankin did not say or imply the Scottish book was to be released any time soon, again just noting he had seen her working on the book aka "The Scottish Book" as she first referred to the name during the interview with PotterCast in December, 2007.
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maybe the book’s characters will make sense in how they relate to each other because its like sirius is tonk’s cousin, who is bellatrix’s niece who is draco’s aunt…etc. it all gets so confusing =] i’m happy for her and i hope it gets released soon
374 Points
What great news. OK, we know “The Scottish Book” won’t be out anytime soon, but it shows that Jo is keeping busy!
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That is brilliant news in my opinion! I ought to check that out whenever it gets released. Should be worth the read, yes? I wonder will JKR all ways stay in the Harry Potter world while she is writing or venture into new areas???? Whichever it is, I wish her well.
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Great! Best news I’ve heard all day! And I haven’t had a pretty bad one actually. Can not WAIT. Even though I sort of at the same time want to, seeing as the book will probably turn out a lot better if Jo takes her time and doesn’t feel to pressured. I think. Either way, great news that she’s working on the SB anyway. :D
maybe the book’s characters will make sense in how they relate to each other because its like sirius is tonk’s cousin, who is bellatrix’s niece who is draco’s aunt…etc. it all gets so confusing =] i’m happy for her and i hope it gets released soon