Good News Everyone!

More exciting news to share with regards to that well know author J.K. Rowling!
First of all, she has a new book coming out this fall.....now before you ask:

No, it is not a Harry Potter Book.
No, it does not contain magic.
No, it is not written for children.

Yes Rowling is taking a leap into the world of adult fiction and is trying her hand at writing a book aimed at an older audience.  The Casual Vacancy will be available on Thursday September 27th 2012.  Here's the blurb that has been released:

"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. " (http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/TheCasualVacancy)

So what do we think? I will read it because I simply can't not read it but a party of me does ache at the thought of reading a book by her that does not follow the adventures of Harry and friends....

Speaking of them....Here is the second piece of Rowling news!

This was recently published on her website in the FAQ section:

Question: What about the Harry Potter Encyclopedia? (side note: Rowling had mentioned at some point that she hoped to one day write and publish this)

"For a long time I have been promising an encyclopaedia of Harry’s world, and I have started work on this – some of it forms the new content in Pottermore. It is likely to be a time-consuming job, but when finished I shall donate all royalties to charity." (http://www.jkrowling.com/en_US/#/about-jk-rowling/faqs-and-rumours)

Let the excited squealing begin!