About the Author
J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and a bestselling crime fiction series written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out the seven-book series and started writing. The series has sold over 600 million copies worldwide and been adapted into a blockbuster film franchise.