J.K. Rowling announces the title and release date for her next book!

Big news that will no doubt go in history; Joanne Kathleen Rowling has announced that the title of her adult novel will be...

The Casual Vacancy

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Little, Brown provides a summary, as well:

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.

The Casual Vacancy will be released September 27, 2012 in bookstores!

Jo has also updated her official website to include an interesting timeline of news over the past few years, including Pottermore and The Casual Vacancy.
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