Book News: Rowling's Pen Name, Writers in Paris: The New Yorker J. K. Rowling has been revealed as the author of the widely praised "début" crime novel "The Cukoo's Calling." The Magna Carta has become one of those items that has transcended its original meaning, to become something for everyone. Peter Aspden on evolution of the symbolic meaning of the Magna Carta. Elyse Moody on reading on the subway in order to attract potential mates. Lions Gate, the studio producing the film adaptation of "Ender's Game," has distanced itself from the writer Orson Scott Card's views on gay marriage, which prompted calls for a boycott of the movie last week. In honor of Bastille Day, Alison Nastasi collects famous authors" descriptions of Paris. Look at me. I'm a mess. At McSweeney's, Peter Kispert transcribes a message from your first short story.