Media learned about Rowling's loss of the first place in the list of bestsellers in Britain

British writer, author of a series of books about Harry Potter Joanne Rowling dropped out of the first place in the list of the best-selling authors in the UK. This was reported by The Telegraph newspaper on January 17.

"Joanne Rowling has been dethroned from the post of bestselling author in the UK by Julia Donaldson," - stated in the material of the newspaper.

It is specified that at the moment the first place of the list is occupied by Julia Donaldson, who wrote a children's picture book called "The Gruffalo". According to the newspaper, for all time Donaldson overtakes Rowling by 600 thousand units.

At the same time, the publication noted that the author of works about Harry Potter is the highest-paid writer. In total for all sales of her works, she earned £150 ($182 million) more than Donaldson.

Earlier, on September 19, 2024, it was reported that Rowling began work on a futuristic novel. The writer noted that she will fully dive into the new work after completing a series of books about detective Cormoran Strike, which are printed under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

Prior to that, on September 9 of the same year, the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was sold at auction for £6,600($8,600). It is specified that the book was bought by a resident of Birmingham 27 years ago for £3.5. All this time she kept a copy at home.