Related Topics: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone

BIOGRAPHY:

J.K. Rowling has little to say about herself. She is British. She declines most interviews and she is a single mother who began writing the Harry Potter book for a stalled train to be repaired. The first of her books, Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, was rejected several times by publishers before Bloomsbury Press, a small publishing house in England, decided to take a gamble and bought the publishing rights in 1997. Since then she has written six more Harry Potter books — making seven in all.

WEB SITE ADDRESSES:

Scholastic Books - Harry Potter.

Harry Potter site from Scholastic, the U.S. publisher. Sample chapters and discussion guides for all three books, interview with Rowling, excerpts from reviews, a screensaver for both Mac two books.
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/

The Harry Potter Series

Short summaries of the available titles in this phenominal book series. On its way to being a children's classic. Includes links to buy the titles.
http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/default.asp?sec=2