The Writer's Almanac - Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - a podcast by Prairie Home Productions

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It's the birthday of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series. She was on a train in 1990 when she suddenly got the idea for a novel. "I was looking out of the window at some cows, I believe and I just thought: 'Boy doesn't know he's a wizard — goes off to wizard school.'"