J. K. ROWLING

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling announced on Thursday that she will publish a book of wizarding fairy tales in December and donate an expected $8 million (4 million pounds) in proceeds to her charity for vulnerable children.


"The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which will be published on December 4, is mentioned in the seventh -- and final -- Potter book as having been left to Harry's friend Hermione Granger by Professor Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of their school Hogwarts.


She said the proceeds from the book would be donated to the Children's High Level Group, a charity she founded in 2005 to help the 1 million children across Europe still living in large residential institutions.