J.K. Rowling’s new book is called The Casual Vacancy and will be released September 27, 2012:
The Casual Vacancy
When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.
Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?
Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults.
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J.K. Rowling has inked a deal with Little, Brown Book Group and Little, Brown and Company to publish her first novel for adults. The publisher did not reveal the title or publication date, but the novel will be published in print and eBook formats.
Little, Brown Book Group publisher David Shelley will edit and publish for UK readers; will be responsible for publication in the United Kingdom and Little, Brown and Company executive vice president Michael Pietsch will publish in the United States.
Rowling had this statement in the release: “Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be very different to the Harry Potter series, which has been published so brilliantly by Bloomsbury and my other publishers around the world. The freedom to explore new territory is a gift that Harry’s success has brought me, and with that new territory it seemed a logical progression to have a new publisher. I am delighted to have a second publishing home in Little, Brown, and a publishing team that will be a great partner in this new phase of my writing life.”
IS THIS REAL LIFE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! PLEASE OH PLEASE BE TRUE.
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I love the simplicity. I love these.
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Harry Potter as a teen comedy.
Evidence that music placement is very important.
I swear I watch this every time it comes on my dash.
this is brilliant.
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Chills. As always, with well-made Harry Potter videos.
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Edinburgh, Scotland. (via.)
Fun fact about Jefferson: I would love to visit Scotland. Especially Edinburgh. And especially in the winter.
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WHAWHAWHAWHAWHAT? But I’ve always been in Ravenclaw!!! Don’t get me wrong - I’m glad that Pottermore placed me in Gryffindor instead of Hufflepuff (I was afraid it was going to put me there). I think I’m just going to have a hard time accepting that Pottermore put me in a different house than the one I’ve spent 12 years of my life believing I was in.
Don’t mind me. I’ll be happy about it with time, I’m sure. For now I’m going to go sit in a corner and try to figure out who I even am anymore.
#identitycrisis
I hope it works.
