Author Rowling to pen ‘Potter’ encyclopedia

JK Rowling is working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia, and will donate the royalties to charity, she has said on her website.

Four years ago the British writer took an independent US publisher to court to stop its plans for a reference book on the world of the fictional boy wizard, saying it constituted a “rip off” of her work.

On her re-vamped website, Rowling addressed the question of a Harry Potter encyclopedia in a “frequently asked questions and rumours” link.