[HPforGrownups] JKR

[Aberforth's Goat]

No: HPFGUIDX 28539

Alex said,

> I read in a chat that Joanne Rowling DOES NOT have a middle name. The
> initial K was added to make a easy-rolling pen name of sorts. She
> said she hates the name Kathleen, and that JK Rowling just fits
> better on a book cover, and she had no say in it.

My search turned up a quote that was a tad more positive. Here's an excerpt
from Jo's interview with Comic Relief:

> Is JK Rowling your real name or is it your 'writers' name?
>
> My real name is Joanne Rowling. My publishers wanted
> another initial, so I gave myself my favourite grandmother's
> name as a middle name, 'Kathleen'

So at least her favorite grandmother got in on the action ...

That's http://www.comicrelief.com/harrysbooks/pages/transcript3.shtml

Baaaaaa!

Aberforth's Goat (a.k.a. Mike Gray)
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