--- title: JK Rowling Had to Clear Up a Misunderstanding with Blondie description: After playing a Twitter game that poked fun at Debbie Harry's band name, Rowling and Harry had a social media exchange. canonical: https://time.com/5097305/jk-rowling-blondie/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-10T19:13:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:22.718Z og:title: J.K. Rowling Had to Clear Up a Misunderstanding with Blondie og:description: And now we know that Rowling is a fan of Debbie Harry's music og:url: https://time.com/5097305/jk-rowling-blondie/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: J.K. Rowling Had to Clear Up a Misunderstanding with Blondie twitter:description: And now we know that Rowling is a fan of Debbie Harry's music twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # J.K. Rowling and Blondie Cleared Up a Misunderstanding Via Tweets > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME Newsletters: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition TIME publishes seven free email newsletters, written and edited by TIME journalists, reaching more than 1.1 million engaged readers. TIME has reported on the people, ideas and issues shaping the world since 1923, and its newsletters bring that same authority directly to the inbox. 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In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Harry Potter author J.K.Rowling revealed that she wrote a manuscript for a new fairy tale and while she decides whether or not to publish it, she’ll keep it hanging in her closet_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 10, 2018 7:13 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 10, 2018 7:13 PM UTC One of the most amusing parts of Twitter is the daily, seemingly infinite hashtag games that take place on the social media platform. From #RejectedProductNames to #CreativeNamesForWinterStorms, users attempt to one-up each other with puns, viral stories and plays on words. On Tuesday, the hashtag [#MakeABandLessInteresting](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MakeABandLessInteresting&src=tyah) started trending, prompting people to come up with their funniest twists on classic artist titles. So of course [queen of Twitter](http://time.com/5021405/jk-rowling-writing-advice/) J.K. Rowling got in on the fun, submitting “Blandie” into the mix — as a significantly less exciting replacement for the iconic [band Blondie](http://time.com/106324/review-blondie-ghosts-download/), of course. (For reference, others went the route of monikers like [“Panic! At the Costco”](https://twitter.com/proud%5Fand%5Ftall/status/950813364267225088) and “[Extremely Mild Bell Peppers.”](https://twitter.com/KuckHammett/status/950799686243438594), toning down the rebellious spirit of those rock bands.) But Blondie’s [Debbie Harry](http://time.com/3328219/blondie-interview-debbie-harry-chris-stein/) plays the Twitter game, too, and happened upon Rowling’s message. “Ironic, cause we have on occasion gotten a crap review that’d go there,” Harry’s official account resonded. To which Rowling tweeted: “Never from me,” appending a heart emoji. Looks like all’s well that ends well in the Twitterverse — and now we know that Rowling herself is a Blondie fan, too. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/950738737109045248) > [](https://twitter.com/BlondieOfficial/status/950741685721542656) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/950806440318468098) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5097305/jk-rowling-blondie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5097305/jk-rowling-blondie/"},"headline":"J.K. 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