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#262 | JK Rowling & The Battle To Publish Harry Potter
Description
On 26 June 1997, an unknown author published a book called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Harry Potter would go on to become the best-selling series in literary history, selling over 500 million copies worldwide.
The journey to get there, however, was far from simple.
- The early life of JK Rowling
- Her mother's illness
- Getting the idea for Harry Potter
- Losing her mother, moving to Porto and her unhappy first marriage
- Escaping to Edinburgh
- Writing Harry Potter in a cafe while her daughter slept
- Trying to find a publisher for Harry Potter
- Why Harry Potter was rejected by so many publishers
- The daughter of the boss of Bloomsbury Publishing reads one chapter
- Getting her first book deal
- The reception of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Seeing JK Rowling's personal story in Harry Potter
- Taking the book to the USA
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/publishing-harry-potter
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