J.K. Rowling: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: CBS News - From the 60 Minutes archives: J.K. Rowling. | May 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Transcript Excerpts: J.K Rowling on NPR's Morning Edition and Pop Culture Happy Hour. | Mar 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Transcript of JK Rowling's Casual Vacancy interview. | Jan 09, 2026 | ||
| Added the books The Running Grave and The Hallmarked Man. | Sep 09, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 27, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Oct 09, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 25, 2024 | ||
| Fixed display issues. | May 02, 2023 | ||
| Updated biography with transgender controversy, removed media, added links. | May 01, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 08, 2022 | ||
| Added the book The Ink Black Heart. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Added the book The Christmas Pig. | Oct 12, 2021 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 01, 2021 | ||
| Added the book Troubled Blood. | Sep 16, 2020 | ||
| Added the book The Ickabog. | May 27, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Authors - Biography of J. K. Rowling. | Feb 19, 2020 | ||
| Noted the screenplay for the second installation of the Fantastic Beasts movie series and that her crime novels were adapted into a television series. | Nov 15, 2018 | ||
| Added the book Lethal White. | Sep 20, 2018 | ||
| Noted that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won six Tony Awards. | Jun 11, 2018 | ||
| Noted that the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won nine Olivier Awards. | Apr 10, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of J. K. Rowling. | Feb 15, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Council - Literature - Biography of J. K. Rowling. | Oct 30, 2017 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Jun 14, 2017 | ||
| Added the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. | Nov 16, 2016 | ||
| Added the play and book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. | Aug 01, 2016 | ||
| Explanation of the origin of Rowling's middle name added. |
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Jan 26, 2016 | |
| Noted the release of the novel Career of Evil. | Oct 21, 2015 | ||
| Added The Silkworm (2014). | Aug 03, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Society of Authors and Writers - Biography of J. K. Rowling. | Apr 28, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of J. K. Rowling. | Aug 16, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Children's Literature Network - Biography of J.K. Rowling. | Aug 06, 2013 | ||
| Added The Cuckoo's Calling (2013). | Jul 15, 2013 | ||
| Changed her birth location from "Chipping Sodbury" to "Yate." | Dec 14, 2012 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 27, 2012 | ||
| Updated to mention her being named a chevalier of the French Legion of Honour. | Feb 04, 2009 | ||
| Updated to mention The Tales of Beedle the Bard. | Dec 04, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 25, 2007 | ||
| Final Harry Potter book published in 2007. | Jul 20, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 20, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Scholastic - "Harry Potter". | May 23, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 06, 2005 | ||
| New article added. | Mar 16, 2001 |
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