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Bloomsbury to surpass targets as fantasy boom keeps pace
Shares in the London-based publishing business soared on Thursday as a result.
JK Rowling reveals she turned down peerages twice after Kemi Badenoch offer
The author claims both the Labour and Conservative parties offered her the honour.
I would give JK Rowling a peerage for gender stance, says Kemi Badenoch
The Tory leadership frontrunner said she ‘managed to get’ a peerage for Hilary Cass after her controversial review of NHS gender identity services.
Harry Potter fans raise wands outside Hogwarts in tribute to Dame Maggie Smith
Mourners gathered at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Studios in Orlando.
JK Rowling: New women and equalities minister’s past comments ‘nonsensical’
Anneliese Dodds and Bridget Phillipson were named as heading up the new women and equalities team under the Labour Government.
JK Rowling hits out at David Tennant after he says trans critics are ‘whinging’
Tennant, 53, has already been embroiled in a row with political figures, following him suggesting that an equalities minister should ‘shut up’.
Sunak and Starmer commit to protecting single-sex spaces and championing women
The leaders committed to protecting women’s rights to single-sex spaces, regardless of whether someone has a gender recognition certificate.
New Harry Potter TV series ‘will more than live up to expectations’ – Rowling
Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod, who both worked on acclaimed drama Succession, have been announced as executive producers.
Labour offer to meet JK Rowling to give ‘assurances’ on women’s rights
The Harry Potter writer claimed at the weekend that she and others campaigning for biological women’s rights had been ‘abandoned’ by Labour.
Starmer defends record after JK Rowling accuses Labour of ‘abandoning’ women
The Labour leader said he was proud of his party’s record on women’s rights, after the Harry Potter author said she would struggle to vote for him.