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People in the News: Rowling's magic earns honorary degree Friday, June 23, 2000 J.K. Rowling, creator of the magical world of Harry Potter, received an honorary doctorate at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland yesterday for helping millions of children discover "the pure joy of reading." "Jo Rowling has shown that children's books are still capable of capturing and enchanting an immense audience, irrespective of the competing attractions of television, Nintendo, Gameboy and Pokemon," said spokeswoman Sue Cunnigham of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland's oldest university. Rowling's three books about Harry Potter and his classmates at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have sold more than 37 million copies worldwide. She was also recently named an Officer of the Order of British Empire. The fourth Harry Potter book is due out July 8; its title and contents have been kept secret. A movie based on the novel series is to start filming this year.
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