JK Rowling book sales unaffected by transgender views row

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Some good news:

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

Take that, suckers.

Some of us did start the Strike series due to her comments, buying a full set.

Ahaha haha haha!

That is all.

Oops I meant

TRAs can have the biscuit as a consolation prize.

Remember Mermaids trying to kick her with their spiteful comment about book sales? Bet they feel like right dicks now.

Still won't shut the TRAs up though, I bet. They've proven themselves to be blind when it comes to facts. They'll keep parroting that her book sales are plummeting, because it makes them feel good. It's tragic really.

It doesn't surprise me. I've spoken to so many people who had no idea about this debate before. Without exception, the responses have been a bemused version of, "I don't think she said anything wrong. Do you...?"

I'm really enjoying the Cormoran Strike books, on my 3rd one now. Isn't the latest one out soon? I may splash out on a hardback!

Glad to see this, did see something reported in Variety saying her sales were not as high as expected (though reported as a loss in the headline). Like maidmorion I intend to buy the Strike set at full price (and am looking forward to the next one: out September I believe)

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

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

Surely not...

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.)

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

@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.

They’re not even trying to be balanced.

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.

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