J.K. Rowling's Book Recommendations

"Incredible achievement. Stunning book."

"Incredible achievement. Stunning book."

"Q. - If you could bring only three books to a desert island, which would you pack? JK.R - Collected works of Shakespeare (not cheating — I’ve got a single volume of them); collected works of P. G. Wodehouse (two volumes, but I’m sure I could find one); collected works of Colette."

"My most influential writer, without a doubt, is Jessica Mitford."

"Possibly my favorite Shakespeare play."

"I was thinking of The Iliad when Harry saved Cedric’s body."

"One of my all-time favorites."

"Perhaps more than any other book, it has a direct influence on the Harry Potter books."

"I lived in it the way that you do with truly great books; putting it down with glazed eyes and feeling disconcerted to find yourself in the 21st century."

"There are two books whose final lines make me cry without fail, irrespective of how many times I read them, and one is Lolita."

"I’d give our prime minister Justice."

"It’s in my bathroom, and it’s always good for a giggle."

"[The author] manages the fine line between magic and reality so skilfully, to the point where the most fantastic events feel plausible."

"I still reread Ballet Shoes."

"I loved it."

"My favorite literary heroine is Jo March."

"This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met."

"One of J.K. Rowling's answers to "If you could bring only three books to a desert island, which would you pack?"

"My favorite living writer is [this author]."

"[J.K. Rowling] ranks The Story of the Treasure Seekers as her favorite of Nesbit's books."

"One of J.K. Rowling's answers to "If you could bring only three books to a desert island, which would you pack?"

"One of funniest books I've ever read."

"One of J.K. Rowling's favorite books as a child."

"A literary discovery that may have influenced [J.K. Rowling's] alleged intention to kill off Harry Potter at the end of book seven."

"The final scene is incredibly moving; it makes me cry."

"Jane Austen is J.K. Rowling's favorite author of all time, and 'Emma' is her favorite of her books."

"I literally just finished reading it!"

"My most vivid memory of being read to is my father reading The Wind in the Willows when I was around 4 and suffering from the measles."