In what was described as “major cash donation”, author J.K. Rowling has offered her support to help fund a new Multiple Sclerosis research center in Edinburgh. Jo, who is a patron of MS Society Scotland, has long been interested and involved in the fight against this disease which claimed the life of her mother. Jo …read more!

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is included in a new poll being conducted by Time Magazine asking who are the most influential people for 2006. Each week they have been asking readers to vote on different categories; this week the category is “Artists & Entertainers.” Along with Jo, some others listed in this category include …read more!

JKR has placed a link to a piece about caged beds and her experiences since discovering them, on JKRowling.com. The piece offers links and information that might be useful to interested parties.

The first of the photos and information about J.K. Rowling and her trip to Romania are now appearing online. Reuters has this photo of Jo, taken at an opening press confernce in Bucharest. Canadian press has this additional photo, including a brief story on the trip. Jo is scheduled to attend a gala fundraising dinner …read more!

Previously, we told you that author J.K. Rowling would be visiting Romania to take part in a charity dinner as part of an effort to help raise funds and awareness of the plight of orphans in Eastern Europe. This visit is to take place this week, on January 25th and the 26th. HarryPotter.as.ro reports that …read more!

One City, the book to which J.K. Rowling has written a foreword and the profits from which will benefit the One City charity, which fights social exclusion in Edinburgh, is listed as available for release on Jan. 2 by Amazon.co.uk. Edinburgh’s Lord Provost said about the book, “This book project is exactly what One City …read more!

The Scotsman has a very good new article highlighting excerpts from a foreward that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has written for a new book, in which she describes her life in relative poverty before achieving her current fame and wealth. In describing parts of her days in Edinburgh as a single mother or what …read more!

The Times newspaper has posted this article speculating about what type of books J.K. Rowling will write next once the Harry Potter series is finished. The article suggests that she might turn to writing mystery novels, saying: She has a strong interest in crime fiction and would be a successful writer of detective novels, according …read more!

From the London Times: The Cool Brandleaders Council panel of experts, tasked with identifying all things hip, has noted that author Jo Rowling is 2004’s Coolest Author. Other people, places, and things as cool as Jo? Coolest fashion brands 1. Diesel 2. Agent Provocateur 3. Chanel 4. Puma 5. Topshop Coolest motors 1. Audi 2. …read more!

Jo Rowling has been nominated for the 2005 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which was created in 2002 by the Swedish government, and is offered in memory of the beloved Pippi Longstocking author. The prize of 5 million Swedish crowns (about $600,000 American Dollars) is decided upon by jury, and is awarded based on ‘life-time work …read more!