J.K. Rowling’s best-selling career began with the release of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s [Sorcerer's] Stone” in June 1997.  The seventh and final book was released July 21, 2007, an entire decade after the series’ debut.

For over ten years, Rowling’s books have built a global fanbase, dubbed “Pottermania.”  Fans lined up outside bookstores for midnight releases of the last four books; filled movie theaters for days after the films’ releases; and most recently, queued up for entrance to Pottermore, Rowling’s official Harry Potter site. [Read more...]