JK Rowling defends Donald Trump’s right to be ‘offensive and bigoted’
JK Rowling has said that while she finds almost everything that Donald Trump says “objectionable”, he still has her full support to come to the UK and “be offensive… More
JK Rowling was right: free speech is for everyone, not just your friends
As the president of PEN America, I was deeply honored to have JK Rowling attend our gala to receive the PEN/Allen Foundation Award for Literary Service. Rowling gave a… More
PEN Literary Gala Honors Celebrates Opponents of Censorship and Speaking Truth to Power
May 16 Ceremony Celebrates J.K. Rowling, Hachette CEO Michael Pietsch, Flint Activists Lee-Anne Walters and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, and Jailed Egyptian Novelist Ahmed Naji NEW YORK—New York’s literary community gathered… More
J.K. Rowling defends Trump’s right to be as bigoted as he wants
J.K. Rowling once called Donald Trump worse than Voldemort but that doesn't mean she won't defend his right to be as "offensive and bigoted" as he wants. Preaching the same… More
Pen Literary Gala Hails ‘Harry Potter’ Author
J.K. Rowling honored for providing a generation of readers a ‘gateway to loving books for life’ More
Works Sighted: J.K. Rowling on Donald Trump and Free Speech
When J.K. Rowling mentioned a petition to keep Donald Trump out of the United Kingdom, her audience at the PEN Literary Gala and Free Expression Awards on Monday laughed… More
J.K. Rowling Criticizes Donald Trump but Defends His Freedom of Speech
J.K. Rowling held up Donald Trump as an example of the importance of freedom of expression in her remarks Monday night at the PEN America Literary Gala, a glittery… More
J.K. Rowling Defends Donald Trump’s Right to Be ‘Offensive’: ‘His Freedom to Speak Protects My Freedom to Call Him a Bigot’
JK Rowling makes it clear she finds almost everything Donald Trump says "objectionable," but defends his right to say it. More
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling defends Donald Trump’s right to “be offensive and bigoted”
J.K. Rowling is clearly no fan of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, having responded to a BBC article last year that characterized him as Harry Potter’s nemesis Voldemort… More
J.K. Rowling jabs at Christian fundamentalists
Author J.K. Rowling on Monday took a wry swipe at Christian fundamentalists who deploy the phrase, "I'm praying for you." Speaking at the 2016 PEN America Literary Gala, the "Harry… More
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