You Are Killing the Children!

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J.K. Rowling was denounced by people she'd worked with for years, including her publishers and human rights organizations. Actors who had grown up on the Harry Potter film sets distanced themselves from her. Die Hard Fans got their Harry Potter tattoos removed. Some called for anyone supporting Rowling to be fired from their jobs. The condemnation moved to rallies where Rowling became a symbol.

Host Megan Phelps-Roper writes a letter to J.K. Rowling—and receives a surprising invitation in reply: the opportunity for an intimate conversation in Rowling’s Scottish home.

Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, and Megan Phelps-Roper, with special thanks to Candace Mittel Kahn and Emily Yoffe.

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