History Creator / JKRowling

Since late 2019, Rowling has been a vocal opponent of self-identification for transgender people. This has led to further scrutiny of her writing, with many highlighting the presence of racist tropes such as [[HappinessInSlavery house elves loving their enslavement]] and a perception of her [[SpaceJews goblins as antisemitic caricatures]].

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal opposition to self-identification for transgender people (which supporters call gender-critical feminism and critics call transgender-exclusionary radical feminism) in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions. Her controversial stance, including her assertion that any support of Harry Potter is an endorsement of her views, has also prompted further scrutiny of her writing with many highlighting the presence of racist tropes, most notably the [[HappinessInSlavery house elves loving their enslavement]] and a perception of [[SpaceJews the goblins as antisemitic caricatures]].

Also in 2020, she published ''Literature/TheIckabog'', her first children's book unrelated to ''Harry Potter''.

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal opposition to self-identification for transgender people (which supporters call gender-critical feminism and critics call transgender-exclusionary radical feminism) in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions. Her controversial stance has also prompted further scrutiny of her writing, with many highlighting the presence of racist tropes, most notably the [[HappinessInSlavery house elves loving their enslavement]] and a perception of [[SpaceJews the goblins as antisemitic caricatures]].

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal opposition to self-identification for transgender people (which supporters call gender-critical feminism and critics call transgender-exclusionary radical feminism) in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions. Her controversial stance and bizarre statements on the matter, including her assertion that any support is an endorsement of her views and her claiming that [[ANaziByAnyOtherName the Death Eaters]] were [[InsaneTrollLogic actually a transgender allegory]], has also prompted further scrutiny of her writing with many highlighting the presence of racist tropes, most notably the [[HappinessInSlavery house elves loving their enslavement]] and [[SpaceJews the goblins being antisemitic caricactures]].

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal opposition to self-identification for transgender people (which supporters call gender-critical feminism and critics call transgender-exclusionary radical feminism) in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions. Her controversial stance has also prompted further scrutiny of her writing with many highlighting the presence of racist tropes, most notably the [[HappinessInSlavery house elves loving their enslavement]] and [[SpaceJews the goblins being antisemitic caricactures]].

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal opposition to rights such as self-identification for transgender people (which supporters call "gender-critical feminism") in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions.

* NoPronunciationGuide:
** "Rowling" rhymes with "bowling", not with "howling". Many people make this mistake, even news presenters. Only when they hear it from the WordOfGod do they correct themselves.
** She also pronounces the "mort" in "Voldemort" with a silent "t" as if it were the French word "mort" ("death" -- or "dead", depending on the context). However, she accepts that she's probably the only one who still does this.
*** Jim Dale, who narrated the US versions of the audiobooks, also pronounced it this way until the films came out, after which he amended his pronunciation accordingly.
*** The French phrase "vol de mort" is ambiguous and can be translated as both "theft of death" and "flight of death".

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal opposition to self-identification for transgender people (which supporters call gender-critical feminism and critics call transgender-exclusionary radical feminism) in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The first Strike novel carries a spirited denunciation of the British tabloid press (which spent years intruding into Rowling's life--and not always in a peaceful manner, either). The second Strike book [[MostWritersAreWriters revolves around novelists]]. More controversially, ''The Ink Black Heart'' involves a content creator being attacked on social media for their opinions, and was written after Rowling's negative views on transgender people had become public and inspired backlash on social media.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The first Strike novel carries a spirited denunciation of the British tabloid press (which spent years intruding into Rowling's life--and not always in a peaceful manner, either). The second Strike book [[MostWritersAreWriters revolves around novelists]].

Further intensifying Harry's loneliness is the fact that Rowling was poor when she began writing; she and her baby girl lived on benefits at a time of high government cuts. The oft-spread image of Rowling writing in a cafe is one born due to the fact moving was the easiest way to make her daughter fall asleep, and she would duck into the nearest cafe to write. She has repeatedly refuted the persistent myth that she did so because her apartment was unheated, such as in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrJiAG8GmnQ this interview]].

* FunetikAksent: Rowling will often write out dialogue phonetically for characters with more "unusual" accents. Hagrid, Stan Shunpike, Fleur Delacour, Madame Maxime, Viktor Krum and other Durmstrang students get this treatment in ''Literature/HarryPotter'', while characters with Cockney accents get it in her Literature/CormoranStrikeNovels.

* FunetikAksent: Rowling will often write out dialogue phonetically for characters with more "unusual" accents. Hagrid, Stan Shunpike, Fleur Delacour, Madame Maxime, Viktor Krum and other Durmstrang students get this treatment in ''Series/HarryPotter, while characters with Cockney accents get it in her Literature/CormoranStrikeNovels.

* CreatorBacklash: She's understandably not too happy about her work being the TropeNamer for DracoInLeatherPants. For the most part, she's laughed it off, but is nonetheless nervous about the influence this mindset might have on young women.

Further intensifying Harry's loneliness is the fact that Rowling was poor when she began writing; she and her baby girl lived on food stamps at a time of high government cuts.[[note]]To de-Americanise this bit, she was on state benefits which are actually paid in cash: although the amounts are meagre, begrudged by a Government that stigmatises the recipient as a worthless scrounger who is content to live on hand-outs at everyone else's expense. JKR never forgot this and has since given support to charities and pressure groups seeking to end this perception, and give the politicians a hard time over their attitude to benefit claimants.[[/note]] The oft-spread image of Rowling writing in a cafe is one born due to the fact moving was the easiest way to make her daughter fall asleep, and she would duck into the nearest cafe to write. She has repeatedly refuted the persistent myth that she did so because her apartment was unheated, such as in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrJiAG8GmnQ this interview]].

Further intensifying Harry's loneliness is the fact that Rowling was poor when she began writing; she and her baby girl lived on food stamps at a time of high government cuts. The oft-spread image of Rowling writing in a cafe is one born due to the fact moving was the easiest way to make her daughter fall asleep, and she would duck into the nearest cafe to write. She has repeatedly refuted the persistent myth that she did so because her apartment was unheated, such as in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrJiAG8GmnQ this interview]].

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal opposition to self-identification for transgender people in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions.

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal support of what supporters term gender-critical feminism and critics call Transgender Exclusionary Radical Feminism in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions.

** ''The Ink Black Heart'' (2022)

* AdamWesting: Mildly in her brief appearance on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. To date, this is the only time Rowling has played herself in any fictional context, granted it was just two lines.[[note]]Creator/RussellTDavies had proposed having her appear on ''Series/DoctorWho'' as herself for a Christmas special idea that never happened.[[/note]]
-->'''Lisa:''' Can you tell me what happens at the end of the series?\\

'''Lisa:''' ''[dreamily]'' Yes.

** She also pronounces the "mort" in "Voldemort" with a silent "t" as if it were the French word "mort". However, she accepts that she's probably the only one who still does this.

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal opposition to self-identification for transgender people in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions.

* The subject of a [[MadeForTVMovie Made For TV]] {{Biopic}} in which she was played by [[Series/WithoutATrace Poppy Montgomery]]. Sadly, it was made by the [[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek Lifetime network]], but remarkably was not as bad as it could have been and Poppy KILLS the role, capturing a lot of the eccentric mannerisms and touches to Rowling's character that come through in interviews. Also the original title was scrapped in favour of ''Film/MagicBeyondWordsTheJKRowlingStory'', apparently because ''Strange Magic'' just didn't sound Lifetime-y enough. Oddly enough, the movie seems much more like typical Hallmark fare, though markedly better than most TV movies.

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal insistence that gender is not distinct from biological sex in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions.

Since late 2019, Rowling has attracted controversy as a result of her vocal opposition to self-identification for transgender people in her essays and on social media, which has led to some fan sites and ''Harry Potter'' cast members (such as Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/EmmaWatson) distancing themselves from her opinions.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The first Strike novel carries a spirited denunciation of the British tabloid press (which spent years intruding into Rowling's life--and not always in a peaceful manner, either). The second Strike book [[MostWritersAreWriters revolves around novelists]]. Gee, I wonder where she got that idea?

** Nor is she the playwright for ''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', as was also widely reported; Jack Thorne is writing the book based on a story by Rowling, Thorne and John Tiffany. This confusion is at least more understandable, as she ''is'' writing the screenplay for ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''.

Rowling has developed a SignatureStyle ([[Literature/TheCuckoosCalling though, apparently, she's also good at hiding it]]). If you're reading one of her books, expect a story set TwentyMinutesIntoThePast with an IntroOnlyPointOfView, a PlotTriggeringDeath, LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters with {{Meaningful Name}}s ([[AnyoneCanDie just don't get too attached to them]]), {{Said Bookism}}s, generous [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] {{Narm}}, and plentiful {{Foreshadowing}} for her overstuffed ChekhovsArmoury.