.K. Rowling has been nominated for the Morgan Stanley Great Briton 2007 Awards in the Arts Category:

This year saw the final Harry Potter novel published. Selling 11 million copies in its first 24 hours, it broke the record for the fastest-selling book; previously held by the sixth Harry Potter novel, which sold 9 million on its first day in 2005. The books have been translated into 64 different languages.  The Order of Phoenix managed to become the first English-language book ever to top the bestseller list in France. In addition, the film of the Order of the Phoenix, in which Harry painfully begins to understand the battles with evil that lie ahead, was released this year.  It was described as a deliciously dark affair, brimming with impressively gritty performances still managing to balance magical wonder with breathless excitement.
The judges described Rowling’s “unprecedented global reach” as phenomenal – even her official website is available in six languages.
More than anything, they were impressed by the way she had managed to infect children (and adults) the world over with an enthusiasm for reading. They conceded that the form of her novels was “conventional to a tee”, but were impressed by the way she had given them a “modern, imaginative twist”.

You can now watch a new VIDEO interview with JKR. In it she discusses what she may do next.

Enjoy!

As you may know, there are only a few days before Sotheby’s auction for The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling on December 13th, pictures of JK attending a Sotheby’s cocktail party for the auction have appeared online courtesy of Getty Images.

See pictures of just JKR HERE!

Mugglenet has been given a preview of the new JK Rowling Documentary that is coming out soon!  The documentary is called “JK Rowling… A Year in the Life” and it will air on ITV on December 30th.

Click read more to read the very long article!

JK Rowling has updated her website today! She has added News, Extras and FAQs! Click here to go to her site. I have placed some snippets of the new information below and all of it is under Read More.

‘Deathly Hallows’ remains my favourite book of the series. I hope that, even if it is not yours, you understood, at least, that this was where the story was always leading; it was the ending I had planned for seventeen years, and there was more satisfaction than you can probably imagine in finally sharing it with my readers.

As for mourning Harry – and I doubt I will be believed when I say this – nobody can have felt the end as deeply as I did. The writing of Harry Potter has been inextricably linked with my life for seventeen years, and saying goodbye has been just as tough as I always knew it would be. So I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has written to me since publication, saying such wonderful things about what the books meant to them, because your words meant the world to me at this very bittersweet time.

She also announced the air date for the documentary on her:

J.K.Rowling – A Year In The Life

For the last 12 months I have been filmed for a documentary by James Runcie, who apart from making films is also a fellow novelist. The documentary follows my life over the last year of writing Harry Potter and includes footage of me working on ‘Deathly Hallows’, on tour, at the launch and much more. The documentary will be shown in the UK on Sunday 30th December 2007, on ITV.

In the annual special 10 Most Fascinating People of the year named by Barbara Walters, J.K. Rowling was named the ‘Most Fascinating Person’ for 2007.

The show aired earlier this evening and you can view the video HERE or below.

Thanks HPANA!