JK Rowling reveals why she did not use her real name on Harry Potter books 24/07/2021, 12:42 am
JK Rowling has revealed she did not use her full name when publishing the first Harry Potter book because she was ‘paranoid’ following a ‘difficult’ marriage (Yui Mok/PA)
JK Rowling has revealed she did not use her full name when publishing the first Harry Potter book because she was “paranoid” following a “difficult” marriage.
The author previously said she decided against including Joanne – her real name – because the publisher feared an audience of young boys would not want to read books by a woman.