In the June
issue of
Words with JAM magazine,
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling discussed her current reading habits, including some of her favourites, those she loves to re-read, and her opinion on e-books - which she is very much for. The full interview, in which she does joke a bit about some of the more tedious parts of writing the
Harry Potter book series, and describes her rather cluttered desk in detail, can be read below.
Quote:
Which word or phrase do you overuse - in writing or in life?
J.K. Rowling: I'm not proud too say that it's probably swearwords in every day life. Writing the Harry Potter books, I got sick to death of the words 'passage', 'corridor' and all other relation to my heroes' endless movement around Hogwarts castle.
Quote:
Ebooks - Nemesis or Genesis?
Rowling: Genesis. There’s no point trying to hold back progress, but print will never die; there’s no substitute for the feel of an actual book. I adore physically turning pages, and being able to underline passages and not worrying about dropping them in the bath or running out of power. I also find print books objects of beauty, and I don’t speak as a precious, first-edition-mustn’t-crack-the-spine-type collector, but as somebody who loves a shiny new paperback, and the smell of second-hand books.
However, there are times when e-books are a Godsend. We forgot to pack my youngest a bedtime book when we were away last year, and I truly appreciated the magic of being able to download one in seconds! This summer will be the first time that I take away fifty e-books to read while we’re on holiday, rather than filling up my suitcase with print books.
The full interview can be read
here.