Guess What! New Rowling Book Already Here!

We didn't know either. . .she has already written it and it has been in bookstores since April!

J. K. Rowling has been unmasked as the author of The Cuckoo's Calling, a crime novel following the trail of private eye Cormoran Strike as he investigates the suicide of a supermodel. Little Brown Publishing released the debut detective novel by Robert Galbraith (pseudonym), in April to a warm critical reception. Publisher's Weekly wrote, "Galbraith combines a complex and compelling sleuth and an equally well-formed and unlikely assistant with a baffling crime in his stellar debut."

How did this happen you ask?  Well, a single tweet by a colleague of an arts editor for the Sunday Times commented that the writing was too good and too sophisticated to be a debut novel. Then, an anonymous user replied that it wasn't a first appearance novel and that it had been written by the experienced author, J. K. Rowling. And so went the unraveling of Robert Galbraith. It appears that Rowling is a fan of the pen name since the name J. K. Rowling is also a pseudonym standing for "Joanne Kathleen."

Rowley's book was immediately well-received and shot to the top of Amazon's bestsellers list. A reprinting is already in progress which will add Rowling's name to the "About the Author" page.  Another Robert Galbraith book is scheduled for a summer 2014 release and will undoubtedly make a much grander entrance with much more media attention.

Reserve GPL's copy today and while you're waiting you can pass the time with Rowley's first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, which is very different from the Harry Potter series that made her rich and famous. It is about the early death of a small town councilman which reveals deep-rooted conflicts in the seemingly idyllic community of Pagford, which rapidly deteriorates in the face of cultural disputes, generation clashes, and a volatile election.


Hope you enjoy both of these titles this summer!