who is the author of harry potter

The author of the Harry Potter series is J.K. Rowling, whose full name is Joanne Kathleen Rowling. She is a British author who wrote the seven-volume fantasy novel series published between 1997 and 2007. The series follows the life of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and has become one of the best-selling book series in history, translated into numerous languages and adapted into films and other media. J.K. Rowling conceived the idea for Harry Potter in 1990 and published the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , in 1997 under the pen name J.K. Rowling, which uses her initials to present a gender-neutral name