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J.K. Rowling by the numbers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A London bookstore employee looks at the new, adult novel by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling. (CP)
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS J.K. Rowling with her new novel for grown-ups, The Casual Vacancy. (CP)
J.K. Rowling made history with her Harry Potter series, and now she's back with a dramatically different novel, The Casual Vacancy, her first book for adult audiences. In honor of the milestone, a look at her career by the numbers:
- 1997: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first in the series, is published in the United Kingdom
- 1998: The book is published in the U.S. as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- 2007: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the series, is published
- 450 million: Number of Potter books sold worldwide
- 73: Languages in which books are available
- 71: Number of times Rowling has held the No. 1 spot on USA Today's bestselling books list
- 8: Movies based on the seven-book series
- $7.7 billion: Worldwide box office of the Potter films
- 2 million: Number of hardcover copies in first printing of her new novel, The Casual Vacancy
-- USA Today
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 29, 2012 G7
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