J. K. Rowling standing on the platform at King’s Cross station, London Jan 28, 1999. J. K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards, and sold over 375 million copies worldwide. In 2006, Forbes named her the second richest female entertainer in the world, behind talk show host Oprah Winfrey, and she is the first person to become a US-dollar billionaire by writing books. +++(c) dpa – Report+++
