Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has just announced the details, title and release date for her new book. J.K. Rowling’s new book will be titled ‘The Casual Vacancy’ and is aimed at an adult audience set in an idyllic English town called Pagford. There are more details on Rowling’s new book below.
The release date of ‘The Casual
Vacancy,’ J.K. Rowling’s newest book is set for September 27, 2012 and
will be released worldwide. This will be J.K. Rowling’s first book
after she wrapped up the mega hit series ‘Harry Potter.’
The seven-volume series about the adventures of a child wizard is one
of the most successful fictional series in history. The books also led
to the Harry Potter movies, which were also a huge success.
And
‘The Casual Vacancy’ is already receiving rave reviews and is predicted
to be another best-seller, according to Jon Howells of British book
store chain Waterstones.
“We were all expecting some sort of crime or mystery novel, but she has, refreshingly, surprised us all,” Howells said.
“The plot sounds like it will have hints of Mark Haddon and McCall Smith, and the promise of black comedy is very beguiling.”
Here is some more information on J.K. Rowling’s new book, ‘The Casual Vacancy,’ from the Associated Press,
The new book, aimed at a grown-up audience, will be set
in a seemingly idyllic English town called Pagford which is described
as far more menacing than its pretty facade would indicate.
It
opens with the sudden death of a popular man whose unexpected demise
shocks the town. The battle for his seat on the local council sets off
“the biggest war the town has yet seen,” with rich people fighting
poor, parents battling their teenagers, and wives in conflict with
their husbands.
The publisher said the 480-page novel will be sold as an e-book and audio download as well as in traditional hardback from.Rowling’s Potter books have sold more than 450 million copies in 74
languages. The series and the popular film spin-offs have made the
author one of the richest women in Britain with an estimated fortune of
almost $1 billion.