It's a black comedy about an election in a small English village
(NEWSER) - Publisher Little, Brown has finally peeled back the curtain a bit on JK Rowling's much-anticipated foray into adult literature , revealing the title and synopsis of her upcoming book. Entitled The Casual Vacancy, the book will be a "blackly comic, thought provoking, and constantly surprising" tale of political intrigue in the idyllic English countryside town of Pagford, the publisher said, according to The Bookseller . More»