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Honestly Presents: The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

Honestly with Bari Weiss

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Harry Potter: The First Book Was Rejected by 12 Different Publishers

The first Harry Potter book was rejected by 12 different publishers. Publishing wants to be with the side guys, which is a business decision. Nobody anticipated that it was going to do as well as it did. Even after Rowling was finally able to get a publisher they only printed 500 copies.

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