JK Rowling is driven by ego like Kim Kardashian, says Joanna Trollope

City of Friends author claims the way Harry Potter creator airs opinions over Twitter poses threat to literary industry

The author Joanna Trollope has criticised JK Rowling, comparing the Harry Potter writer to Kim Kardashian because of her “insatiable” appetite for social media.

Trollope described artists who air their opinions over platforms such as Twitter as being overly influenced by their ego and claimed that this posed a threat to their entire industry.

OK, here it is. Please don't start flame wars over it, but this year I'd like to apologise for killing (whispers)... Snape. *runs for cover*

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