It's J.K. Rowling's Birthday today!
Then author of the Harry Potter series turns 44 today, and what does she have to celebrate?
Oh well hmmm, let's think. Since the first Harry Potter book came out in 1997, Rowling has sold a staggering 400 MILLION copies of the 7 book series, and is now the richest woman in Britain! In 2008 the Sunday Times Rich List estimated that Rowling was worth close to $798 million dollars. Since then, the release of the new movie Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince means that her net worth has probably risen again!
Of all people, Rowling deserves all of her success. Harry Potter is probably the biggest pop cultural phenomenon of the last 20 years, and forever changed the face of children's literature. (Who am I kidding, I'm 23 and just recently finished the 5th book...for the 3rd time.)
Congrats!
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