Interviews

March 28th, 2023

J.K. Rowling responds to the most common questions by her critics (Excerpts from “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling: Episode 7”)

Get ready to delve into the world of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter with our transcription of her exclusive interview on “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” podcast, episode seven. In this transcript, we’ve compiled J.K. Rowling’s insights and answers. While we highly recommend listening to the entire episode for the complete experience, this transcription […]

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March 14th, 2023

J.K. Rowling reflects on Twitter backlash and her stance on gender issues (Excerpts from “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling: Episode 5”)

Get ready to delve into the world of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter with our transcription of her exclusive interview on “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” podcast, episode five. In this transcript, we’ve compiled J.K. Rowling’s insights and answers. While we highly recommend listening to the entire episode for the complete experience, this transcription […]

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March 7th, 2023

J.K. Rowling explains her decision to speak about gender issues (Excerpts from “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling: Episode 4”)

Get ready to delve into the world of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter with our transcription of her exclusive interview on “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” podcast, episode four. In this transcript, we’ve compiled J.K. Rowling’s insights and answers. While we highly recommend listening to the entire episode for the complete experience, this transcription […]

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February 28th, 2023

J.K. Rowling talks about the online Harry Potter fandom (Excerpts from “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling: Episode 3”)

Get ready to delve into the world of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter with our transcription of her exclusive interview on “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” podcast, episode three. In this transcript, we’ve compiled J.K. Rowling’s insights and answers. While we highly recommend listening to the entire episode for the complete experience, this transcription […]

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February 21st, 2023

J.K. Rowling talks about Dumbledore and Snape (Excerpts from “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling: Episode 2”)

Get ready to delve into the world of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter with our transcription of her exclusive interview on “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” podcast, episode two. In this transcript, we’ve compiled J.K. Rowling’s insights and answers. While we highly recommend listening to the entire episode for the complete experience, this transcription […]

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February 21st, 2023

J.K. Rowling talks about Harry Potter original manuscript (Excerpts from “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling: Episode 1”)

Get ready to delve into the world of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter with our transcription of her exclusive interview on “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” podcast, episode one. In this transcript, we’ve compiled J.K. Rowling’s insights and answers. While we highly recommend listening to the entire episode for the complete experience, this transcription […]

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June 4th, 2022

Raw footage from J.K. Rowling interview aired on October 8th, 1998, ITN.

Raw footage from an interview made in Edinburgh, Scotland, with J.K. Rowling, in 1998. The interview segment was aired on October 8th, 1998, on ITN, and was around 3 minutes long. This is the entire footage from that interview session.

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February 14th, 2022

David Heyman: “We haven’t yet started writing the next [Fantastic Beasts 4] film”

Warner Bros. Japan organized a Fan Event in Tokyo to promote Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore for the fans from the Asian country. Although they did not show new material from the film (only well-known trailer at this point), David Heyman was present through a recorded video. Heyman is the producer of all the Harry […]

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December 9th, 2021

Interview with MinaLima: new edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

MinaLima studio is well known for Harry Potter fans around the world. Founded in 2009 by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, the duo worked together designing the props in the Harry Potter films until they decided to set up their own design studio to create, in their own words, “distinctive and unconventional design and illustration […]

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The Rowling Magazine Issue #54 · June 2021

Creating Hogwarts Textbooks: Interview with Richard Horne

Interview with Richard Horne,who designed the original covers forFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages.

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November 2nd, 2015

Two new J.K. Rowling interviews as Robert Galbraith on radio

For the first time, J.K. Rowling spoke as Robert Galbraith on radio (she already took Galbraith personality lats year at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival). And as if one interview was not enough, Jo spoke with BBC Radio 2 and NPR, which means we have two new interviews with J.K. Rowling! Listen to them or […]

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April 10th, 2015

J.K. Rowling on NBC’s TODAY show

TODAY Show broadcasted an interview with J.K. Rowling this morning in which she talked about Lumos and also about her most famous character, Harry Potter. While promoting her charity Lumos USA in New York City this week, Jo participated in this double interview. Watch the videso of the interview below.

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April 8th, 2014

New interview with Jonny Duddle, the artists for the new Harry Potter books

The website Writers & Artists – a website made by Bloomsbury – has published a new interview with Jonny Duddle. The new Harry Potter editions by Bloomsbury will contain artwork by Jonny Duddle.

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December 4th, 2010

Exclusive Interview: Thomas Taylor, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone illustrator

Harry Potter is a huge franchise. Movies, merchandising and a lot of books. A guy with a scar and glasses. But the first person who gave Harry a public face was Thomas Taylor, the artist responsible for the cover for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997, Bloomsbury). Thomas Taylor drew the first Harry Potter […]

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November 19th, 2010

J.K. Rowling’s first ever Harry Potter TV interview

STV talked to J.K. Rowling back in 1998 about her Harry Potter books and plans for a Hollywood movie. Watch the interview on YouTube.

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