J.K. Rowling is the only woman and author on the Forbes ‘U.K.’s Billionaires’ list with a worth of $1 billion dollars.

Joanne (JK) Rowling
Net Worth ($bil): 1
Net Worth (£bil): 0.509
Age: 41

Rowling is the only author on our list. The seventh (and last) installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows hit bookstores in July and worldwide sales of the first six topped 325 million copies. The film series, from which Rowling enjoys a cut of royalties and merchandising has grossed $3.5 billion, and there’s no doubt three more movies to come.

There is a new interview with JK Rowling out where discusses multiple things. Thanks to Leaky we have a translation of the Dutch article.

Do not click Read More if you haven’t finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

If you remember, JK Rowling is auctioning off a hand-written copy of her special “Tales of Beedle the Bard” book for charity at Sothebys’.  They have now added some more items and a note from JKR. (click read more for the note, but beware of spoilers).

The first new item is a sketch done by JK Rowling in 1999 including Hagrid, Snape, Harry Ron Hermione, Professor McGonagall, Crookshanks, Dobby, the Sorting Hat, Fawkes, and a snitch.

Also an ink and watercolour drawing called “Harry Potter in Conversation with Buckbeak the Hippogriff” by Cliff Wright.

And lastly, autographed first edition copies of the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” and “Quidditch Through the Ages,” along with a signed set of four Deluxe editions of the first four Harry Potter novels.

Find more details on all of those HERE!

Entertainment Weekly Magazine has  picked their candidates for 2007’s Entertainers of the Year. The voting is done in a sports bracket form. We unfortunatley have to choose between J.K. Rowling or Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint & Emma Watson in the brackets. The editors pick their winners but fan picks will be in the Nov. 23rd Issue.

Vote for J.K. Rowling, or the Harry Potter film stars, Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson HERE!

JK Rowling has updated her site with new Rubbis Bin entries:

• J K Rowling demands 2 million rupees from religious charities in India
• J K Rowling does pilates, yoga, jogs, has botox injections and has cut out saturated fats

Very interesting if I do say so myself.