But why did she decide to go with her initials for her pen name? Well the reason is actually pretty crummy, especially as it wasn’t her choice at all. Bear Grylls//Digital Spy JK was told by her ...

THE author of the Harry Potter books has performed her own personal conjuring trick. Joanne Rowling, better known by her initials J K, does not have a middle name, according to her birth certificate.

If you can call it that. Unsurprisingly, and somewhat depressingly, JK was told by her publishers that they would rather use her initials on her books so as to "disguise" her gender. (Sigh.) ...