J.K. Rowling To Release An Adult Novel

[Cookie Monster]

"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," Rowling said in a statement released by Little, Brown. "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."

Rowling's agent, Neil Blair, would not disclose financial details of the deal but said Thursday there had been no auction.
"As her new book is for a different audience, and marks a new literary direction for her, it made sense to separate the two and for her new book to be launched by a different publisher," said Blair.

In a statement, Bloomsbury said its 15-year relationship with Rowling "remains stronger than ever" — and new editions of the seven Potter novels were on the way.

In the U.S., Scholastic spokeswoman Kyle Good noted that Scholastic didn't publish adult books.
"We will continue to publish her children's books in the U.S.," Good said Thursday.

Any Rowling book would seem a guaranteed million seller, although it's questionable that her new novel will have the same mass appeal as Potter. Adult authors from E.B. White to Sherman Alexie have nicely managed the transition to writing for young people, but once a writer is defined as a children's author, the transition can be tricky.

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[Elisa Maza]

I'm glad for this. It shows that she truly believes in her writing and feels no need to repeat herself to grab even more money. If only more writers would be so creative.

I've followed her writing through HP, and I've seen her developing and becoming better. I know that she can do much good, so I'll keep an eye on her novel.

 

[looneymoon]

Interesting. Obviously it's not going to have the same kind of success Potter did, but I'm curious how her writing style will translate into something more adult. Even in the darker parts of Harry Potter, they still read like a children's novel.

More curious is what genre she's going to write for. The first couple of HP books were pretty enthralling mysteries, so it wouldn't surprise me if she takes a break from fantasyadventure for a while and goes down that route.

 

[Flintlock]

An adult novel or an adult novel? I really thought it was the latter when I first saw the headline.

 

[Sprites]

You know what, good for her I say, J.K Rowling devoted so much time to HP and is still devoting loads of time to Pottermore so fair play to her for branching out into something completely different and I'd be interested to read a different style of writing and genre from her

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Harry looked at Ron with lust in his eyes"Ron! Don't move! There is a terrifying troll right behind you!! Just let me reach for your wand and I will conjure a spell."
Harry took several steps forward and slowly began unzipping Ron's jeans.
"umm Harry what are you doing?" asked Ron.
"shhhh the troll will attack if you talk anymore!" Harry replied.


Tugging at Rons underwear, Harry found what he was looking for.














Seriously J.K!

 

[Alessa Gillespie]

by adult novel does she mean porn or

 

[Kobato]

why was my dirty mind thinking of hentai ? xD

 

[Ghost X]

*fap fap fap fap fap fap*

 

[Lumina]

Well so glad to see she moved on from Harry Potter. The series were good, but its nice to see her doing some other stuff instead of going back and forth in the series. I would like to see what will Rowling bring.

 

[Tennyo]

Regardless of whether or not you liked Harry Potter, you can't deny that J.K. Rowling has integrity and is a respectable person.

I know she had mentioned in the past that she would continue writing, if nothing more than because it's her job and she thinks it's important for her children to see her continue working as an example. She also mentioned that she might use a pen name so that her Harry Potter fame wouldn't have anything to do with its success.

 

[Ⓐaron]

Adult authors from E.B. White to Sherman Alexie have nicely managed the transition to writing for young people, but once a writer is defined as a children's author, the transition can be tricky.

This is generally true, but Rowling's novels had crossover appeal, which isn't true of most authors who start out writing children's novels.

Anyway I'll probably read whatever she releases out of curiosity.