JK Rowling's new book is courting controversy even before its release. Rowling's new book 'The Ink Black Heart' has been termed transphobic with one of the main characters&nbsp;bearing eerie similarities&nbsp;to Rowling.&nbsp; 
 
The author has now denied that the character has been written inspired by her own experience. The character in the book dies after being persecuted online by trolls after one of the cartoons he has created is termed as racist, ableist, and transphobic. Rowling has written the book under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.&nbsp; 
 
During a recent online session, Rowling denied that the controversial character was based on her own experience. Rowling has in the past been termed transphobic by LGBTQ+ advocates and multiple stars from the 'Harry Potter' franchise. She claimed to have received death threats even. Rowling stated that the concept for the book came long before she was criticized for her views.&nbsp;

"I have never created a book – and this book certainly isn’t created from my own experience – you know, with a view to talking about my own life," she wrote online. "That doesn’t mean, of course, that your own life experience isn’t in the book."<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-jk-rowlings-new-books-plot-may-seem-too-familiar-to-readers-heres-why-511585">JK Rowling's new book's plot may seem too familiar to readers. Here's why</a> 
 
Answering as her pen name, Rowling wrote, "With this book – I had been planning this book for so long and then a couple of the things that happen in this book have since happened to me. And so, I would like to be very clear that I haven’t written this book as an answer to anything that happened to me.&nbsp; 
 
"Although I have to say when it did happen to me, those who had already read the book in manuscript form were – are you clairvoyant? I wasn’t clairvoyant, I just – yeah, it was just one of those weird twists. Sometimes life imitates art more than one would like." 
 
But, no, it’s not – this isn’t about my experience of – as being a creator. My experience – if I wrote about my experience as a creator, it would look very different. And I have to say, for example – which I think will be a question readers would ask: the Potter fandom, by and large, has been amazing to me. Incredibly supportive and I still receive tonnes of love from the Potter fandom.&nbsp;

"So, the fandom in this book is very much not a portrait of the fandom. It is of a very – I think a very different kind of fandom," Rowling added.&nbsp;

In the recent past, Rowling has claimed that the similarities between her and the character in the book are mere coincidences.&nbsp;

Rowling spoke to Graham Norton last week and said, "I should make it really clear after some of the things that have happened the last year that this is not depicting (that)."

"I had written the book before certain things happened to me online," she continued. "I said to my husband, 'I think everyone is going to see this as a response to what happened to me,' but it genuinely wasn't. The first draft of the book was finished at the point certain things happened."

JK Rowling's new book is courting controversy even before its release. Rowling's new book 'The Ink Black Heart' has been termed transphobic with one of the main characters bearing eerie similarities to Rowling.

JK Rowling's new book is courting controversy even before its release. Rowling's new book 'The Ink Black Heart' has been termed transphobic with one of the main characters bearing eerie similarities to Rowling. The author has now denied that the character has been written inspired by her own experience. The character in the book dies after being persecuted online by trolls after one of the cartoons he has created is termed as racist, ableist, and transphobic. Rowling has written the book under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. During a recent online session, Rowling denied that the controversial character was based on her own experience. Rowling has in the past been termed transphobic by LGBTQ+ advocates and multiple stars from the 'Harry Potter' franchise. She claimed to have received death threats even. Rowling stated that the concept for the book came long before she was criticized for her views. "I have never created a book – and this book certainly isn’t created from my own experience – you know, with a view to talking about my own life," she wrote online. "That doesn’t mean, of course, that your own life experience isn’t in the book."JK Rowling's new book's plot may seem too familiar to readers. Here's why Answering as her pen name, Rowling wrote, "With this book – I had been planning this book for so long and then a couple of the things that happen in this book have since happened to me. And so, I would like to be very clear that I haven’t written this book as an answer to anything that happened to me. "Although I have to say when it did happen to me, those who had already read the book in manuscript form were – are you clairvoyant? I wasn’t clairvoyant, I just – yeah, it was just one of those weird twists. Sometimes life imitates art more than one would like." But, no, it’s not – this isn’t about my experience of – as being a creator. My experience – if I wrote about my experience as a creator, it would look very different. And I have to say, for example – which I think will be a question readers would ask: the Potter fandom, by and large, has been amazing to me. Incredibly supportive and I still receive tonnes of love from the Potter fandom. "So, the fandom in this book is very much not a portrait of the fandom. It is of a very – I think a very different kind of fandom," Rowling added. In the recent past, Rowling has claimed that the similarities between her and the character in the book are mere coincidences. Rowling spoke to Graham Norton last week and said, "I should make it really clear after some of the things that have happened the last year that this is not depicting (that)." "I had written the book before certain things happened to me online," she continued. "I said to my husband, 'I think everyone is going to see this as a response to what happened to me,' but it genuinely wasn't. The first draft of the book was finished at the point certain things happened."

JK Rowling new book termed transphobic, author denies character based on her life experience

Autobiographical or simply a coincidence? JK Rowling's new book 'The Ink Black Heart' has a story that may seem too familiar to her ardent fans and readers.&nbsp; 
 
According to reports, fans who have had a chance to go through the book seem to have drawn comparisons of the book with Rowling's personal life. 
 
The sixth book from the crime thriller series Cormoran Strike has been written under the author's pseudonym Robert Galbraith.&nbsp; 
 
In the latest story, Edie Ledwell, a creator of a popular YouTube cartoon, is being persecuted online by trolls after one the cartoon termed as racist, ableist, and transphobic. Ultimately Ledwell is found dead afterwards, leading Cormoran and private detective Robin Ellacott on the hunt for the anonymous online persecutor. 
 
One would recall, that JK Rowling too has faced severe backlash and called transphobic in recent years. In 2019, Rowling had publicly supported Maya Forstater, a UK tax specialist who was fired over tweets that were deemed to be anti-trans. Then in 2020, she was accused of transphobia when she criticized an op-ed piece that discussed "people who menstruate" rather than using the term "women."&nbsp; 
 
In the same year, she published a lengthy blog post on 'Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues.'&nbsp;While Rowling has since then repeatedly made her stance clear and stated that she isn't against the transgender community, the backlash has made several prominent celebrities distant themselves from the author.&nbsp; 
Fans are now convinced that Edie Ledwell's character is based on Rowling's life.&nbsp; 
 
Rowling has in the past stated she has received death threats for being transphobic. "Endless death and rape threats, threats of loss of livelihood, employers targeted, physical harassment, family address posted online with a picture of the bomb-making manual aren't 'mean comments.' If you don't yet understand what happens to women who stand up on this issue, back off," wrote Rowling in July 2022.&nbsp; 
 
Rowling has claimed that the similarities between her and Ledwell are mere coincidence.&nbsp; 
 
Rowling spoke to Graham Norton last week and said, "I should make it really clear after some of the things that have happened the last year that this is not depicting (that)." 
 
"I had written the book before certain things happened to me online," she continued. "I said to my husband, 'I think everyone is going to see this as a response to what happened to me,' but it genuinely wasn't. The first draft of the book was finished at the point certain things happened." 
 
'The Ink Black Heart' released on Tuesday, August 30. 
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Autobiographical or simply a coincidence? JK Rowling's new book 'The Ink Black Heart' has a story that may seem too familiar to her ardent fans and readers. According to reports, fans who have had a chance to go through the book seem to have drawn comparisons of the book with Rowling's personal life.

Autobiographical or simply a coincidence? JK Rowling's new book 'The Ink Black Heart' has a story that may seem too familiar to her ardent fans and readers. According to reports, fans who have had a chance to go through the book seem to have drawn comparisons of the book with Rowling's personal life. The sixth book from the crime thriller series Cormoran Strike has been written under the author's pseudonym Robert Galbraith. In the latest story, Edie Ledwell, a creator of a popular YouTube cartoon, is being persecuted online by trolls after one the cartoon termed as racist, ableist, and transphobic. Ultimately Ledwell is found dead afterwards, leading Cormoran and private detective Robin Ellacott on the hunt for the anonymous online persecutor. One would recall, that JK Rowling too has faced severe backlash and called transphobic in recent years. In 2019, Rowling had publicly supported Maya Forstater, a UK tax specialist who was fired over tweets that were deemed to be anti-trans. Then in 2020, she was accused of transphobia when she criticized an op-ed piece that discussed "people who menstruate" rather than using the term "women." In the same year, she published a lengthy blog post on 'Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues.' While Rowling has since then repeatedly made her stance clear and stated that she isn't against the transgender community, the backlash has made several prominent celebrities distant themselves from the author. Fans are now convinced that Edie Ledwell's character is based on Rowling's life. Rowling has in the past stated she has received death threats for being transphobic. "Endless death and rape threats, threats of loss of livelihood, employers targeted, physical harassment, family address posted online with a picture of the bomb-making manual aren't 'mean comments.' If you don't yet understand what happens to women who stand up on this issue, back off," wrote Rowling in July 2022. Rowling has claimed that the similarities between her and Ledwell are mere coincidence. Rowling spoke to Graham Norton last week and said, "I should make it really clear after some of the things that have happened the last year that this is not depicting (that)." "I had written the book before certain things happened to me online," she continued. "I said to my husband, 'I think everyone is going to see this as a response to what happened to me,' but it genuinely wasn't. The first draft of the book was finished at the point certain things happened." 'The Ink Black Heart' released on Tuesday, August 30.

JK Rowling's new book's plot may seem too familiar to readers. Here's why

JK Rowling is helping children to dream amid lockdown. The author has published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as Ickabog. The book is available online for free to encourage children to read during coronavirus lockdown. 
 
The story concerns rumours of a fierce child-eating monster with extraordinary powers that lives in the northern tip of an imaginary land known as Cornucopia.

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Rowling revealed that she will publish further chapters every weekday until July 10, and added in capitals,"THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF".

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The author got the idea for 'The Ickabog' when she was writing 'Harry Potter' and she intended it to be published after 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'- which was th last of her seven-book Potter series. 
 
But the mostly handwritten manuscript ended up in her attic and stayed there for a decade until a few weeks ago. She has rewritten parts of it in recent weeks. 
 
"The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse of power," said Rowling, 54. "The themes are timeless and could apply to any era or any country." 
 
"To forestall one obvious question: the idea came to me well over a decade ago, so it isn’t intended to be read as a response to anything that’s happening in the world right now," she said. 
 
The first chapters of the fairy tale were published on 'The Ickabog' website on Tuesday. 
 
"I’ve decided to publish The Ickabog for free online, so children on lockdown, or even those back at school during these strange, unsettling times, can read it or have it read to them," Rowling said. 
 
She will donate her royalties to projects and organisations helping the groups most impacted by COVID-19.

JK Rowling is helping children to dream amid lockdown. The author has published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as Ickabog. The book is available online for free to encourage children to read during coronavirus lockdown.

JK Rowling is helping children to dream amid lockdown. The author has published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as Ickabog. The book is available online for free to encourage children to read during coronavirus lockdown. The story concerns rumours of a fierce child-eating monster with extraordinary powers that lives in the northern tip of an imaginary land known as Cornucopia. The first two chapters of The Ickabog are available for free here:https://t.co/afFEfRQQ5C — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020 × Rowling revealed that she will publish further chapters every weekday until July 10, and added in capitals,"THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF". I have a small announcement, but before I get started, I want to head off one possible source of confusion. ******************************************** THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF ******************************************** 1/13 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020 × The author got the idea for 'The Ickabog' when she was writing 'Harry Potter' and she intended it to be published after 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'- which was th last of her seven-book Potter series. But the mostly handwritten manuscript ended up in her attic and stayed there for a decade until a few weeks ago. She has rewritten parts of it in recent weeks. "The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse of power," said Rowling, 54. "The themes are timeless and could apply to any era or any country." "To forestall one obvious question: the idea came to me well over a decade ago, so it isn’t intended to be read as a response to anything that’s happening in the world right now," she said. The first chapters of the fairy tale were published on 'The Ickabog' website on Tuesday. "I’ve decided to publish The Ickabog for free online, so children on lockdown, or even those back at school during these strange, unsettling times, can read it or have it read to them," Rowling said. She will donate her royalties to projects and organisations helping the groups most impacted by COVID-19.

JK Rowling's first children's book after Harry Potter is a fairy tale of a child-eating monster