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JK Rowling book sales unaffected by transgender views row

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RoyalCorgi · 21/07/2020 13:38

Some good news:

www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/21/jk-rowling-book-sales-unaffected-by-transgender-views-row

Take that, suckers.

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ThatsHowWeRowl · 21/07/2020 17:07

Sorry, I missed that last post - so they are good then? I think I will try one to read on holiday!

ThatsHowWeRowl · 21/07/2020 17:06

Are the Cormoran Strike books any good? I know it's a totally different genre, but I just didn't really like Harry Potter, but I would like to try a bit of Robert Galbraith?

Sexnotgender · 21/07/2020 17:03

@CallarMorvern

I'm glad to hear this 🙂 Was also pondering about jumping into the Cormoran Strike books, but wasn't sure they would be my kind of thing. Good to hear your positive reviews.
Me too. I’ve been looking for something new to read.
JellySlice · 21/07/2020 17:02

which, although it reports that her sales rose year-on-year, says they rose a lot less than the industry average.

As a result of her statements over the past few months? I doubt it. Much more likely that there's already a set of HP books in most households, so it's a natural slowdown.

transdimensional · 21/07/2020 16:31

Unaffected in the UK. There's some evidence they may have been affected in the US. Someone mentioned Variety variety.com/2020/film/news/jk-rowling-book-sales-harry-potter-1234708777/ - which, although it reports that her sales rose year-on-year, says they rose a lot less than the industry average. I'm not an expert so I don't know for sure whether they're reading the data correctly, but it could indicate that there has been a backlash affecting US sales to some extent.

VortexofBloggery · 21/07/2020 16:26

I bought a Robert Galbraith book (my first) to celebrate JKR speaking up for Women's Rights. I expect many women found a way to support her.

Siablue · 21/07/2020 16:13

That is not surprising at all. Come the autumn when she has the next Cormoran Stike book and the Ikabog our she will be even more successful.

Beamur · 21/07/2020 16:08

I think the Graun is more likely to fail than JK Rowling be less successful.

lakesidesummer · 21/07/2020 15:32

I noticed the total lack of balance in the reporting.
But I think this stuff is huge on Twitter and sails over the heads of most families buying books.

AuntyPasta · 21/07/2020 15:23

They’re not even trying to be balanced.

FFSFFSFFS · 21/07/2020 15:17

@AuntyPasta - its one of the things that has fucked me off the most about the whole thing. I have not found a single article in the mainstream press that refers to women and girls' rights. The framing of it has been ludicrous.

If it wasn't so upsetting - it would be such an interesting phenomenon. The Cultural Revolution right before our eyes.

AuntyPasta · 21/07/2020 15:07

No mention of women’s rights at all. Apparently JK Rowling wrote ’expressing “deep concerns” about transgender rights’ Not concerns about protecting the existing rights of women and girls. It’s all in the framing isn’t it. I think I’ve finally peak Guardianed.

Joisanofthedales · 21/07/2020 14:59

Not a Harry Potter fan but love love love the Comorant Strike books.
Poor TRAs. No ones taking any notice of their book burning, witch finding antics.

FFSFFSFFS · 21/07/2020 14:50

Still irritating that the phrase Women's Rights was used exactly zero times in the article. That being her key point.

Cattiwampus · 21/07/2020 14:41

The American website Book Riot recommended Cormorant Strike as a top 10 detective list choice, despite being an excruciatingly woke group.

PurpleCrowbarWhereIsLangCleg · 21/07/2020 14:36

If she never, ever, sold another book, she'd still not exactly be rooting down the back of the sofa to feed the gas meter, would she?

Anyway, I bought the entire HP set on Kindle (had the books in hardback but passed them on years ago once my dc outgrew them). Had a lovely week curled up with the cat & a brew binge reading them.

Might give the Cormoran Strike ones a go - not my usual sort of thing, but I keep hearing that they're great.

Datun · 21/07/2020 14:28

Of course they're not. Most people have no idea what's going on and when they do, they simply don't understand why anyone disagrees with her. It's more bemusement than anything else.

It's interesting that Bloomsbury wanted to mention it, though.

JellySlice · 21/07/2020 14:17

It'll be all those outraged TRAs buying her books in order to burn them.

('Cos they cant bear to burn the copies they cherished as children. No doubt now safely hidden away at the break of the wardrobe - their shameful little secret stash of joy.)

Roseburn · 21/07/2020 14:15

Ive just bought and read all the Cormoran Strike books. Great lockdown reading. Looking forward to the new one coming out.

Collidascope · 21/07/2020 14:14

I read the Strike books recently too. Really enjoyed them. As with Harry Potter, the power in in how well plotted they are. They'll never win the Booker 😉 but they hook you in.

ListeningQuietly · 21/07/2020 14:10

Kids who like Harry Potter do not care about Trans
colour me surprised

Whatsnewpussyhat · 21/07/2020 14:08

Just wait until The Ickabog is released worldwide. I suspect it will be at the top of the children's book charts for a while.

CallarMorvern · 21/07/2020 14:05

I'm glad to hear this 🙂 Was also pondering about jumping into the Cormoran Strike books, but wasn't sure they would be my kind of thing. Good to hear your positive reviews.

BaronessSnippyPantsofCroneArmy · 21/07/2020 14:02

Oh no, have they been caught out MAKING STUFF UP AGAIN?!

Surely not...

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RoyalCorgi · 21/07/2020 13:59

I love the Cormoran Strike books too, MrsSlocombesPussy, and have ordered the next one, which is due out in September, as Pudmyboy says.

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