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J. K. Rowling

J. K. Rowling

The imagination behind the best-selling book series in history, transforming the landscape of modern literature.

Emma

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byJane Austen
1815474 Pages

I've read all her books so many times I've lost count. Emma is my favorite.

J. K. Rowling

Source: Amazon interview

Chéri

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byColette
1920160 Pages

I could never write the way Colette did. I've never found anything to match her descriptive passages, ever.

J. K. Rowling

Source: Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio 4)

The Little White Horse

J. K. Rowling
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byElizabeth Goudge
2001240 Pages

My favorite childhood book. I adored that book. Perhaps more than any other book, it has a direct influence on the Harry Potter books.

J. K. Rowling

Source: The Scotsman interview

The Woman Who Walked Into Doors

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byRoddy Doyle
1996226 Pages

My favorite living writer... I don't think I've ever encountered such a believable, fully rounded female character from any other heterosexual male writer in any age.

J. K. Rowling

Source: O, The Oprah Magazine

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