The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination. J.K.
Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, delivers her Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. For more on the 2008 Commencement Exercises, read "University Magic. " News & Press Releases. Speech Home Page.