Which newspaper first revealed J.K. Rowling as the author of The Cuckoo’s Calling?

The Sunday Times first revealed J.K. Rowling as the author of The Cuckoo’s Calling.

The novel had been published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith in April 2013. A linguistic analysis commissioned by the Sunday Times identified similarities between the book and Rowling’s known writing. The newspaper reported the connection in July 2013, after which Rowling confirmed that the analysis was correct.

The revelation changed the book’s sales almost immediately. The Cuckoo’s Calling had received positive reviews but had sold relatively modestly while credited to an unknown author. Once Rowling’s identity became public, the novel moved rapidly up bestseller lists.

The story is sometimes confused with The Times because the words are closely related and both are British newspapers. The newspaper involved in revealing the pseudonym was the Sunday Times, not the daily Times.