JKR honoured at British Book Awards

http://www.publishingnews.co.uk/bba/pnbb_shortlist_index.asp

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aJadwhlOfh8Y&refer=muse

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2272141,00.html

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That ceremony took place tonight in London, England where Jo was presented with the Outstanding Achievement honor. You can see early photos of Jo at this event, here in our galleries. Bloomberg reports that JKR was given the award by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown who said “She has joined a distinguished line of British authors whose work has got the whole country reading,’’ Brown said in a presentation speech made available before tonight’s ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Her books “will be read for many years to come by successive generations,’’ he said. He continued noting “She has been incredibly generous with her time and her money supporting some of the U.K.’s most deserving charities, but always in a quiet way,’’ he said in the prepared remarks.”