J.K. Rowling Gives Rumour and FAQ Update on Website

Section: Rumours
One of the 'J K Rowling's on the social networking sites must be the real one. ( http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/rumours_view.cfm?id=51 )

No, sorry, not even one of them, though they do seem to lead very exciting lives, these fake J K Rowlings. I like to imagine them partying with all my imaginary friends ('a close friend confided...') in some bright and shiny alternative universe. But meanwhile, on planet earth, the dull human J K Rowling hasn't got, and has never had, a profile on MySpace, Bebo or any similar site.

Section: F.A.Q.
Why 'The Scottish Book'? ( http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=123 )

After my recent appearance on Leaky's podcast, several people have asked me why I called the as-yet-unpublished Encyclopaedia of Potterworld 'the Scottish Book'. Answer: it was a joke, though evidently not a very good one...

There is a superstition that it is unlucky to speak the name 'Macbeth' in the theatre, so actors always refer to it as 'the Scottish Play'. Given the contentiousness that has sprung up around the Encyclopaedia lately, I simply thought we might start showing it similar respect!