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Bangladeshi Publisher of Works by Secular Authors Honored with US Prize
A Bangladeshi publisher of secular books and works by slain writers, which was attacked by suspected Islamic extremists last year, has been recognized with an award for courage from… More
The PEN Gala: JK Rowling’s Civics Lecture
In all of recorded history, a writer receiving an award has never been richer than the collective net worth of 99 percent of her audience. But here was JK… More
J.K. Rowling: ‘I Find Almost Everything That Donald Trump Says Objectionable’
J.K. Rowling delivered a powerful speech at the 2016 PEN Literary Awards Gala Monday where the Harry Potter author condemned Donald Trump yet defended the mogul's right to speak… 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
Staley Gala-Hangs With Therapy Dog as J.K. Rowling Defends Trump
Jes Staley, who visits New York a week per month now that he runs Barclays in London, got a lot of Americana out of his Monday night at the… More
J.K. Rowling Defends Free Speech—and Donald Trump
JK Rowling wants to remind you that freedom of expression includes people whose opinions you find most “offensive and bigoted.” Chief among them, for her: presumptive Republican nominee Donald… More
Watch J.K. Rowling slam Trump and defend freedom of speech like a boss.
It's safe to say J.K. Rowling is not a fan of Donald Trump. She once claimed that Voldemort — the evil, mass-murdering wizard hell-bent on world domination in her novels… More
J.K. Rowling Defends “Bigoted” Donald Trump’s Right to Free Speech
J.K. Rowling is not a fan of Donald Trump, but she still believes it is wrong to try and ban him from a country based on his campaign rhetoric. 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
La creadora de Harry Potter defiende el derecho de Donald Trump a ser un “intolerante”
JK Rowling, la conocida autora británica creadora de la saga de Harrty Potter, defendió este lunes el derecho de Donald Trump a ser “ofensivo e intolerante”. La afamada escritora defendió… More