JK Rowling to write first novel for adults
JK Rowlinghas revealed that she plans to publish her first novel for adults, which willbe "very different" from her `Harry Potter' books.
It will bepublished worldwide, but no date or title has been released yet.
"AlthoughI've enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be verydifferent to the Harry Potter series, which has been published sobrilliantly by Bloomsbury and my other publishers around the world,"the BBC quoted her as saying in a statement.
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"Thefreedom to explore new territory is a gift that Harry's success hasbrought me, and with that new territory it seemed a logical progression to havea new publisher," she said.
All the`Potter' books were published by Bloomsbury, but Rowling has chosen a newpublisher for her debut into adult fiction.
"I amdelighted to have a second publishing home in Little, Brown, and apublishing team that will be a great partner in this new phase of my writing life."
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Little, Brown'sDavid Shelley said the company were "thrilled, honoured andproud" to be publishing Rowling's latest novel.
The writerpublished seven `Potter' books, which have sold more than 450 million copies aroundthe world.
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