Author and historian Solomon Schmidt, who penned the unofficial biography on JK Rowling, discusses the “vicious cancellation” of the famous Harry Potter author. “It made her more resilient to keep going and to punch back harder; that is JK’s personality, she is a fighter,” Mr Schmidt told News24 Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. “It also devastated her emotionally. “It caused her to snap in terms of her temper, which she admits to, by the way.”