Tag: J.K. Rowling

Rowling recently shared her thoughts while being interviewed on the Today show on NBC, "I am sad. But I’ve been sadder. I need to be off … writing."

Rowling added, "At the moment, it feels great, to be honest with you … a big sense of achievement."

For the nearly 42 year-old writer, the final book ends 17 years of planning and writing the book series.  Rowling added that the first week after she finished writing the final book were very difficult.  She explained, "I woke up on kind of Day Eight and felt actually quite light – light hearted and thought, I can write whatever I like. And the pressure’s off. And it’s not as though Harry’s gone-gone from my life, because he’ll always be in my life."

The book’s US publisher has filed two separate lawsuits against companies who have released the book before the contractual release date.

Scholastic, the publisher, has filed charges against DeepDiscount.com and Levy Entertainment, who released the books before the official release date of July 21.

It is not known how much money the editor is requesting in the lawsuits, which accuse the two companies of "complete and flagrant violation of the agreements".

In a statement, J.K. Rowling said, "We take the situation very seriously and are conducting an internal investigation."

The book, entitled "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", will be released in English on Saturday, July 21.  The novel, which is the seventh installment about the young sorceror, will be the final book of the series, which began in 1997.

The suspense will be coming to an end, as last June, Rowling, 41, revlealed that two of the main characters will die in the final book.

The Harry Potter books have been translated into 64 different languages and has sold more than 325 million copies.  The books have also been adapted into films, and the first five novels have made it to the silver screen.