Topping the list: J.K. Rowling, who banked a jaw-dropping $300 million over the course of the year.
Once a single mother on welfare, Rowling can now claim best-selling billionaire status thanks to her Harry Potter franchise. The adventures of the teen magician and his Hogwarts classmates took the publishing world by storm in 1998, when Harry [...]

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Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) by Christopher Paolini
It’s a little disappointing to find that Christopher Paolini isn’t dressed up as a medieval bard when I meet him, but such are the rewards of being a literary sensation. The red doublet, billowy black trousers and jaunty hat he wore to get noticed when he toured 135 US [...]

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition
Also available in The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector’s Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon)
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers’ attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger’s new translation from [...]

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