Theodor Seuss Geisel

The Kaiser

He added the “Doctor (abbreviated Dr.)” to his pen name because his father had always wanted him to practice medicine.

Now Robert Galbraith’s true identity is widely known, J.K. Rowling continues to write the crime series under the Galbraith pseudonym to keep the distinction from her other writing and so people will know what to expect from a Cormoran Strike novel.

Islam. The Harry Potter books were banned in schools across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2007. According to a spokesman from the education ministry of the UAE government, the books’ fantasy and magic elements were contrary to Islamic values.

JK Rowling was trending on Twitter on Monday under the hashtag #RIPJKRowling. The author is not dead, but fans are angry after it emerged her latest book features a male serial killer who wears a dress to dupe and murder his female victims.

Publishers could face legal action worldwide over claims that JK Rowling stole ideas for Harry Potter from a British author’s book called The Adventures of Willy the Wizard. “We believe that she [Rowling] personally plagiarised the Willy the Wizard book. All of Willy the Wizard is in the Goblet of Fire.

Rowling has not acknowledged that Murphy’s work was an inspiration, although The Worst Witch was first published in 1974 and had become a best-selling series by the time Rowling sat down to write her first Harry Potter story. The Worst Witch heroine is Mildred Hubble, who Murphy, 70, said was partly based on herself.

Disney (DIS), which currently owns the rights to the Potter movies, will relinquish rights in the summer of 2018, allowing NBCU the flexibility to air both original versions of the films and 3D editions, as well as separate shorter features affiliated with the franchise.