World | Barack Obama Rowling Wows Obama—and Medvedev, Too Prez praises Rowling; Michelle dines with high-flying women By Katherine Thompson Posted Apr 3, 2009 10:13 AM CDT Copied The wife of British Prime Minister Sar ah Brown, right, greets British author J.K Rowling, before they join the G-20 spouses for a visit to the Royal Opera House, Thursday April 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) Barack Obama took a break from the global economic crisis at a Downing Street G20 dinner this week, buttonholing JK Rowling to tell her that he had read all of her Harry Potter books—and had read them to his girls, the Telegraph reports. And Dmitry Medvedev did his US counterpart one better: The Russian president asked the writer for an autograph. Read These Next Utah's governor asks a tough question after Kirk shooting. Charlie Kirk's widow has a message for the world. People have thoughts on Charlie Kirk and are getting fired for them. Not so fast on scanning that QR code. Report an error