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(Credit: Neil Wilder, Edinburgh 1999, now in National Portrait Galley)Solomon Schmidt, author of A Pen to Change the World: The Life of J. K. Rowling (Skyhorse, June 2026), sat down with us this week to discuss what moved him to write a Rowling biography at the height of her radioactivity as a supposed “transphobe” and the obstacles that Rowling, Inc., puts in the way of unauthorized biographers. He also shares the kindness and circumspection of the people who did agree to speak with him, to include Neil Blair and Jorge Arantes.The necessary links to the book's Amazon page and to the two Hogwarts Professor reviews are here:* A Pen to Change the World: The Life of J.K. Rowling (Amazon.com)* A Pen to Change the World: The Life of J.K. Rowling (Amazon.co.uk) Uk Edition* A Pen to Change the World – the Biography of J. K. Rowling by Solomon Schmidt (Nick Jeffery)* Book Review: A Pen to Change the World - The Life of J. K. Rowling (John Granger)The second part of our conversation with Mr Schmidt will be posted next week. The first five questions he answered were:1. What moved you to start this project? You've already written a biography of Alan Dershowitz and many more in the History Bites series; what made J. K. Rowling an inviting subject to you? What made it different from the other biographies you've written?2. You wrote in the acknowledgements at book's end that you didn't write the biography as a work of "literary criticism," but you do discuss everything she has written or collaborated on, Philosopher's Stone to Ink Black Heart. What would you have included in those discussions if you had been writing "literary criticism"?3. This is an "Unauthorized" biography which means you were researching and writing outside the gates of Team Rowling, simultaneously shut off from Rowling and her circle of friends and, one would hope, outside her ability to shape the narrative you put together of her life. You did, though, get some push-back from Rowling, Inc.'s legal arm at one point; what was that about?4. You weren't able to interview Rowling, her sister, her husband, her father, her daughter Jessica, Sean Harris, the Sisters of Swing, Michael the boyfriend, Lucy Shepherd, Pearl Biddle, or 'Starsky and Cox.' You did find and scored interviews with Jorge Arantes, Barry Cunningham (the publisher who signed J. K. Rowling to Bloomsbury), Steve Eddy (one of Rowling's English teachers), Neil Blair (sort of!), and her American cousins, Ben and Bryony Rowling. How did you find these sources and what was it like sitting down to speak with them?5. I said you didn't get to interview Rowling, which is true, but you did have access to all her interviews that she has done 1997 to the present as well as the interviews and articles with her family, friends, fans, and business associates. How did you find, assemble, and sift through those interviews?Please share your thoughts below as well as follow-up questions you wish we had asked! Part Two will be up in a week… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

Is the whole universe actually a jinn particle? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O'Reilly hang out with astrophysicist Charles Liu to answer questions about the nature of gravity, dark matter, and why we don't actually know how the solar corona gets hot. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-dimensional-leaking/Thanks to our Patrons Abhijeet Garg, Barry Cunningham, Chris Gunter, Roger Inglis, Michael Hines, Frank Lewis, Will Edwards, Robert Tomsons, Nancy Stone, Michael Belshe, Barbara Neil, Steve Smith, Catherine THomson, Janet Watkins, AMit Yadav, Leslie, Nat Woods, Gilberto Rodriguez, Tobraham, Kwabena Slaughter, Eric Jordan, Anna Shilonosova, Corey PRator, Duncan, Gabe Mallek, peter jonkers, TED PHILIPPE, ElectroHawk, Ben, Tyla Moss, Briehanna, fenrir yggdrasil, JP Campion, Roberto, Mark Lytle, Aouregan, Markybob, Emil Helfer, Andrew Keigan Duckett, None, STANLEY A HARMON, Laura Godfrey, Christopher Sanchez, Helen Gyselhart, Eric, Chase Mathews, Edward Kramer, Jonathan Fitzgerald-Bord, Tyler Lindsey, Michael Butler, and David Kingbeil for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

Children's author, Philip Kavvadias joins us this week to chat about his debut novel with Chicken House, his writing process and the journey he went on as a writer before landing his three book deal.

In the fourth installment of when Dolphins podcasts unit the All Dolphins podcast is joined by Barry Cunningham and TD Phins Talk to discuss whether or not the Dolphins are wasting their time with Tua Tagovailoa, and if Miami should be exploring other options that could take the franchise further.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Le podcast "Il était une fois l'entrepreneur" est l'ex podcast "l'apprenti", le podcast des histoires d'entrepreneurs. Joanne Rowling est la 1ère écrivaine au monde à devenir milliardaire en moins de 10 ans avec 500 millions d'exemplaires vendus de Harry Potter. Pourtant rien ne prédestinait Jo Rowling à devenir JK Rowling. De sa jeunesse près de Bristol à Tutshill, c'est une jeune fille introvertie et timide qui imagine des histoires. Encouragée par sa mère, Anne Rowling, elle crée des histoires pour sa soeur Dianne, pour ses amis. Tout son monde s'écroule quand à l'âge de 15 ans, sa mère est diagnostiquée d'une sclérose en plaques. Après avoir eu son diplôme en littérature, elle s'installe à Londres comme secrétaire bilingue pour Amnesty International. Mais l'écriture et son désir d'être écrivain ne l'ont pas lâché. Elle écrit durant ses pauses déjeuner. Puis, fatiguée de Londres, elle décide de chercher un logement à Manchester… ce qui lui permet de se rapprocher de sa soeur et de sa mère. Et c'est lors d'un de ses voyages en train entre Londres et Manchester, qu'elle imagine un jeune garçon avec une cicatrice sur le front. Un certain Harry Potter. Après le décès de sa mère en 1990, elle part au Portugal pour noyer son chagrin. Là-bas, elle continue d'écrire les 1ers chapitres de son histoire et rencontre Jorge Arantes avec lequel elle a une fille, Jessica. Mais Jorge est violent et 1 an après, elle revient en Écosse avec sa fille. Commence alors une période compliquée pour Jo Rowling. Elle mange à peine à sa fin et doit vivre avec les aides sociales. Elle continue d'écrire les derniers chapitres de Harry Potter dans le pub de son beau-frère. Dianne la pousse alors à publier son histoire. Après plusieurs refus, elle finit par trouver un agent littéraire, Christopher Little. Mais le manuscrit de Harry Potter n'intéresse personne ! Trop long, trop complexe… C'est la fille du directeur de la maison d'édition, Barry Cunningham qui le convainc de publier. Et c'est un carton quasi instantané ! Les ventes explosent. En 3 ans et 3 livres, L'école des sorciers, La chambre des secrets et Le sorcier d'Azkaban, elle devient un phénomène mondial…. et milliardaire par la même occasion. L'introvertie Jo se retrouve vite dépassée. Inspire Média, le média des histoires d'entreprises et d'entrepreneurs. Notes J. K. Rowling : Fortune et Parcours de la Créatrice d'Harry Potter | Riche Et Célèbre https://www.radioclassique.fr/magazine/articles/apres-harry-potter-j-k-rowling-sort-jack-et-la-grande-aventure-du-cochon-de-noel/#:~:text=J.K. Robert Galbraith, le pseudonyme de Rowling, éventé par la BBC ? J. K. Rowling - Wikipédia The 7 year old girl who got Harry Potter published - Fact Fiend The eight-year-old who gave publisher Bloomsbury Pottermania J.K Rowling se sépare de l'agent littéraire qui avait propulsé Harry Potter

This Sunday, three of our deacons (Barry Cunningham, Danny Brollier, and Brett Burchwell) share messages of God’s faithfulness in 2020, hope and encouragement for the year to come, and a time of prayer as we look to the future.

In 1996, after many rejections, author JK Rowling at last finds a publisher for her first Harry Potter novel. Louise Hidalgo hears from editor, Barry Cunningham, who spotted the boy wizard's potential and helped create a phenomenon that would revolutionise childrens' book publishing, selling more than 450 million copies. Picture: author JK Rowling holds the sixth and penultimate Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. (Credit: AP) Audio recording © J.K. Rowling

This week, we're talking with award-winning author Cornelia Funke, author of beloved books like the Inkheart series, The Thief Lord, and Dragon Rider. After many years, Cornelia is returning to the Dragon Rider world with the long-anticipated sequel, The Griffin's Feather, out July 31. We're also joined in the studio by Cornelia's editor, Barry Cunningham. Barry is the founder and publisher of Chicken House, and the acquiring editor of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the UK. He talks about what he looks for in a manuscript, and the advice he gives aspiring writers. Additional resources: Learn more about Dragon Rider #2: The Griffin's Feather  Listen to our earlier episode with Barry Cunningham: "Barry Cunningham and M.G. Leonard talk books (and beetles!)" Learn more about Chicken House Guests: Cornelia Funke is one of today's most beloved writers of magical stories for children. She is the author of The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, Inkheart, Inkspell, the Ghosthunters series, When Santa Fell to Earth, and Igraine the Brave. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California, in a house full of books. Barry Cunningham is the founder of Chicken House, a lively and creative company publishing highly original and enjoyable children's books, with a special emphasis on new fiction. Chicken House launched in the US in 2001 and marked its 15th anniversary here this past summer. Barry is also known for signing up J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone while at Bloomsbury. Together with Chicken House and Scholastic, Barry is proud to have brought the voices of five-time New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke (The Thief Lord; Dragon Rider; the Inkheart trilogy), Printz Honor Award-winning Lucy Christopher (Stolen), Kevin Brooks (Martyn Pig; Lucas; Candy), Rachel Ward (Numbers trilogy), Cathryn Constable (The Wolf Princess), and M.G. Leonard (Beetle Boy) to the world.

This week, we’re talking with award-winning author Cornelia Funke, author of beloved books like the Inkheart series, The Thief Lord, and Dragon Rider. After many years, Cornelia is returning to the Dragon Rider world with the long-anticipated sequel, The Griffin’s Feather, out July 31. We’re also joined in the studio by Cornelia’s editor, Barry Cunningham. Barry is the founder and publisher of Chicken House, and the acquiring editor of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the UK. He talks about what he looks for in a manuscript, and the advice he gives aspiring writers. Additional resources: Learn more about Dragon Rider #2: The Griffin's Feather  Listen to our earlier episode with Barry Cunningham: "Barry Cunningham and M.G. Leonard talk books (and beetles!)" Learn more about Chicken House Guests: Cornelia Funke is one of today’s most beloved writers of magical stories for children. She is the author of The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, Inkheart, Inkspell, the Ghosthunters series, When Santa Fell to Earth, and Igraine the Brave. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California, in a house full of books. Barry Cunningham is the founder of Chicken House, a lively and creative company publishing highly original and enjoyable children’s books, with a special emphasis on new fiction. Chicken House launched in the US in 2001 and marked its 15th anniversary here this past summer. Barry is also known for signing up J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone while at Bloomsbury. Together with Chicken House and Scholastic, Barry is proud to have brought the voices of five-time New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke (The Thief Lord; Dragon Rider; the Inkheart trilogy), Printz Honor Award-winning Lucy Christopher (Stolen), Kevin Brooks (Martyn Pig; Lucas; Candy), Rachel Ward (Numbers trilogy), Cathryn Constable (The Wolf Princess), and M.G. Leonard (Beetle Boy) to the world. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Chris Johnson Produced by Emily Morrow

Our NaNoWriMo special features writing tips and advice from our three studio guests - top children's publisher Barry Cunningham, author Natasha Farrant, and author/screenwriter Catherine Johnson. Plus Louise meets bestselling YA author Jennifer Niven to hear about her approach to writing.

A tips and advice session aimed at writers of children's literature presented by Barry Cunningham and Mary Byrne. The practical advice centred on elements of successful children's literature and the publishing and marketing process. In association with the Verbal Arts Centre in Derry. Recorded at Dublin City Library and Archive on 23 February 2008. Mary Byrne worked in the children's publicity department of Puffin for years and she is now a PR consultant specialising in children's books. She plans campaigns for children's writers such as Cornelia Funke, Darren Shan, Cathy Hopkins, Derek Landy and Kate Thompson. She works closely with The Chicken House, Harper Collins and Picadilly Press. Barry Cunningham was the Marketing Director for Puffin, while there he worked with many of the great names in children's publishing including Roald Dahl, Mary Norton and Spike Milligan. He then set up the children's publishing wing of Bloomsbury and while there he discovered JK Rowling. He set up his own publishing company The Chicken House in 2000. The Chicken House has published best selling books by Cornelia Funke, Kevin Brooks, Lucy Christopher and Rachel Ward and bestselling The Tunnels series by Roderick Gordon.

15 years ago, Scholastic partnered with Chicken House, a publishing company based in the UK begun by publisher Barry Cunningham. In this episode, Barry, perhaps best-known for being the original acquiring editor of a little book called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the U.K., shares his vision of book publishing and talks about the state of the industry. He's joined by Chicken House author M.G. Leonard, writer of Beetle Boy, who regales listeners with her story of writing children's books about creepy-crawlies...while being utterly terrified of them.  Guests: Barry Cunningham is the founder of Chicken House, a lively and creative company publishing highly original and enjoyable children's books, with a special emphasis on new fiction. Chicken House launched in the US in 2001 and marked its 15th anniversary here this past summer. Barry is also known for signing up J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone while at Bloomsbury. Together with Chicken House and Scholastic, Barry is proud to have brought the voices of five-time New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke (The Thief Lord; Dragon Rider; the Inkheart trilogy), Printz Honor Award-winning Lucy Christopher (Stolen), Kevin Brooks (Martyn Pig; Lucas; Candy), Rachel Ward (Numbers trilogy), Cathryn Constable (The Wolf Princess), and M.G. Leonard (Beetle Boy) to the world. M. G. Leonard is the senior digital media producer at Britain's National Theatre where she creates podcasts and documentaries about theater. Beetle Boy is her debut novel and the first in a trilogy. Leonard lives in Brighton, England with her family. Please visit her online at www.MGLeonard.com. Additional resources: Chicken House Books  Beetle Boy book trailer 5 Fascinating Facts About Beetles Barry Cunningham on Twitter M.G. Leonard on Twitter Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson Produced by Morgan Baden

15 years ago, Scholastic partnered with Chicken House, a publishing company based in the UK begun by publisher Barry Cunningham. In this episode, Barry, perhaps best-known for being the original acquiring editor of a little book called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the U.K., shares his vision of book publishing and talks about the state of the industry. He's joined by Chicken House author M.G. Leonard, writer of Beetle Boy, who regales listeners with her story of writing children's books about creepy-crawlies...while being utterly terrified of them.  Guests: Barry Cunningham is the founder of Chicken House, a lively and creative company publishing highly original and enjoyable children’s books, with a special emphasis on new fiction. Chicken House launched in the US in 2001 and marked its 15th anniversary here this past summer. Barry is also known for signing up J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone while at Bloomsbury. Together with Chicken House and Scholastic, Barry is proud to have brought the voices of five-time New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke (The Thief Lord; Dragon Rider; the Inkheart trilogy), Printz Honor Award-winning Lucy Christopher (Stolen), Kevin Brooks (Martyn Pig; Lucas; Candy), Rachel Ward (Numbers trilogy), Cathryn Constable (The Wolf Princess), and M.G. Leonard (Beetle Boy) to the world. M. G. Leonard is the senior digital media producer at Britain’s National Theatre where she creates podcasts and documentaries about theater. Beetle Boy is her debut novel and the first in a trilogy. Leonard lives in Brighton, England with her family. Please visit her online at www.MGLeonard.com. Additional resources: Chicken House Books  Beetle Boy book trailer 5 Fascinating Facts About Beetles Barry Cunningham on Twitter M.G. Leonard on Twitter Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson Produced by Morgan Baden

In 1996, after many rejections, author JK Rowling at last finds a publisher for her first Harry Potter novel. Witness talks to editor, Barry Cunningham, who spotted the boy wizard's potential and helped create a phenomenon that would revolutionise childrens' book publishing, selling more than 450 million copies. Picture: author JK Rowling holds the sixth and penultimate Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. (Credit: AP) Audio recording © J.K. Rowling

Creative Writing Workshop full of practical advice centred on elements of successful children's literature and the publishing and marketing process.