Literary Giants: J.K. Rowling, Dershowitz, and the Craft of Writing with Solomon Schmidt

What drives a living literary icon to risk her massive empire and step into the crosshairs of modern culture wars? In this episode of Gray Matter, host Leighton Gray sits down with prolific 22-year-old historian and author Solomon Schmidt to unpack his latest biography, A Pen to Change the World: The Life of J.K. Rowling. 🔥 JOIN THE COMMUNITY & STAY INFORMED 🔥 📲 Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter for deeper insights into the cultural, legal, and spiritual challenges facing Canadian families today: https://substack.com/@greymatternewsletter 📚 Get Leighton’s new book, "Trials, Tribulations, and Truth" on Amazon right now: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0H23BHMRY 🇨🇦 Support our mission to speak truth across Canada. Partner with us financially: www.buymeacoffee.com/greymatterpodcast   Solomon shares his objective, unbiased approach to chronicling Rowling’s tumultuous life—from her complex relationship with her father and experiences with domestic abuse to the deeper Christian and messianic themes woven directly into the fabric of Harry Potter. The conversation also dives into Solomon’s background as a homeschooled author of ten books, his previous biography of legal titan Alan Dershowitz (Legal Gladiator), the critical importance of defending the constitutional rule of law, and his next massive undertaking: an objective biography of Donald Trump. 🍁 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS 🍁 Puurathletics.ca: Thanks to our sponsor Puurathletics.ca! Show your support with hats, hoodies, and hand-held coffee cups: https://puurathletics.ca/collections/grey-matter EMR-TEK: K-Beauty products and gifts: EMR-TEK · Duty-free worldwide. Use code LEIGHTON59306 at check out: https://www.emr-tek.com/LEIGHTON59306 Grey Wowk Spencer Grey Matter is a Canadian 🇨🇦 podcast hosted by Alberta criminal trial lawyer, Leighton Grey. Visit Grey Matter: X - x.com/GreyMatterConvo Instagram - instagram.com/greymatterpodcastofficial Facebook - facebook.com/thegreymatterpodcast Rumble - rumble.com/c/GreyMatterPodcast Thanks to our sponsors Puurathletics.ca & Grey Wowk Spencer