A clear narrative is beginning to surface regarding events leading up to the recent leak and subsequent hysteria surrounding author Robert Galbraith’s true identity (J.K. Rowling) as author of The Cuckoo’s Calling.
One of the final pieces to the puzzle was the identity of the mysterious Twitter user who tipped off the reporter at The Sunday Times.
Since the huge discovery of J.K. Rowling’s secret new crime novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling, it has become increasingly difficult to find copies. Barnes&Noble.com as well as Amazon.com have sold out, and with Potter fans rushing out to stores to get their hands on a copy, bookstores are also running very low.
In a story that unfolded much like a detective investigation itself, this past weekend The Sunday Times revealed that the long-released crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling was written by J.K. Rowling, under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. But before the Times reached out to the publisher following a mysterious tip on Twitter, they launched a private investigation of their own to find linguistic similiarites between the book and Rowling’s other works.
J.K. Rowling has just tweeted a link to her website, where she has posted an official statement about Robert Galbraith and The Cuckoo’s Calling. The statement is in the same vein as the information she has previously given to the media.
The New York Times has reported some fascinating new details about how The Sunday Times discovered that Robert Galbraith was actually J.K. Rowling. According to the paper’s arts editor, Richard Brooks, it all began with Twitter. Last week, one of his colleagues posted about how much she loved The Cuckoo’s Calling and how it seemed like it hadn’t been written by a debut author. That’s when the plot thickens.
The secret is out. J.K. Rowling has published another book, but this time right under our noses. MuggleNet reported last night that The Cuckoo’s Calling, written under the pseudonym ‘Robert Galbraith’, was in fact penned by the Harry Potter author herself. This news obviously comes as quite a surprise, and we have a few questions following this unparalleled announcement.
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy has written a new crime novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling. Except this time, there won’t be any long months of waiting or midnight release parties that her readers have become accustomed to; the book has been released for nearly three months under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Two weeks ago, MuggleNet reported about a unique contest being conducted by Goodreads, offering one fan’s question to be answered by J.K. Rowling. The questions have all been submitted and voting on the top 5 submitted questions has started.
Birthdays / Charity / J.K. Rowling / News
In honor of J.K. Rowling’s 48th birthday, the creators of last year’s “Light Up Jo’s Birthday with Lumos” fundraiser have decided to raise even more money for the author’s charity. Lumos was founded by Rowling in 2005 after seeing an article in the paper that reported on institutionalized children. Moved by the shocking conditions and treatment of these children, she felt compelled to do something.
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