JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, saved reading. It took 5 years to do it. It took her 5 years to write and publish the first Harry Potter book. It went to over 10 publishers before someone finally published it. “The original edition appeared on June 30, 1997, in a print run of 500 copies, most of which went to public libraries.” (Lebrecht), that's how many people should have read his book. But after word spread about Harry Potter, everyone started reading it. Harry Potter has had a great impact on society by making everyone; even adults want to read again. Joanne Rowling is the given name of JK Rowling. Her publisher told her she should use a more feminine name, to appeal to young readers. So she chose to use JK J which stands for Joanne and K which stands for Kathleen, her grandmother's name. Joanne was born in July 1965 in England. She grew up in Chepstow, Gwent. After Joanne began writing the first Harry Potter book, she moved to northern Portugal. She married in October 1992 and had her first child a year later. After her marriage ended, she...