ROWLING SIGNS WITH LITTLE BROWN FOR NEW ADULT BOOK

Don'tKnowDon'tCareWHOOHOO. Will read anything she writes. I trust her.

I'm sure they had a spontaneous dance party on the tops of their desks the moment she said she was interested.

I'll read it .

Posted this in the YA thread on the same subject, but I think it's fun so I'm sharing it here. This is the front page for her agent's website where they announce that she has a book deal. Someone on Twitter suggested they should keep the title of the book featured here through to publication. It made me laugh, because truly, that's all you need to say: http://www.theblairpartnership.com/

I probably will get it. I think she's a good writer. So, I'm sure she will be fine. I'm not quite sure what she'll write though. Given that she's written fantasy for so long, she may not write fantasy. Or if she does, it may not be what we expect.

I'm looking forward to reading whatever she writes next. I don't really care what genre she decides to write in.

I didn't get too far into the first HP book, so no, I won't be reading it.

Not that I think JKR will be crying over it.

Exciting news.
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It didn't go to auction. There are a lot of very, very miffed publishers out there wondering how this came about.

Whatever it is, I'll read it.

I guess I feel mixed about it.

thothguard51 said:

True, she is a big coo for them.

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Now, for all eternity, I will see the staff at Little, Brown and Company as pigeons, pecking celebratory bread crumbs off the conference room table.

IMO, the HP books were, like many animated movies, as well-suited to adults (who could appreciate JKR's wry voice) as to children (who could appreciate the more obvious fireworks.)

The later HP books were as complex as most adult fiction, and Bloomsbury acknowledged their grown-up appeal by issuing the entire series in "adult" editions as well as children's.

So, no, I've no fears that she can't write adult fiction. She's already done so.

I hope the new book will be fantasy, though. Something huge and tasty and weird like Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.

I've never read a JK Rowling book because her subject matter never appealed to me, but I just might read one of her grown-up books. Congratulations to her!

Torgo said:

It didn't go to auction. There are a lot of very, very miffed publishers out there wondering how this came about.

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Just a guess, but if any writer out there doesn't need auction money, it's Rowling. She can afford to go with the publisher she most wants, rather than the one who offers the most money at auction.

And Little, Brown is one of the very best, anyway. I can't think of one I'd rather write for.

You can also bet she's going to make another fifteen tons of money, whatever the size of the advance.

I'll wait until the hype dies down and a few people have read it who can be objective. I've been disappointed by over-hyped novels before.

(offtopic) Since when does someone's name take the possessive? (/offtopic)

I liked HP and I think Rowling is a great storyteller. My appreciation is probably not going to inspire me to cross genre lines, though. If she writes in an area I know I enjoy, then I'll buy the book. If she writes in something I don't already seek out, like crime thriller, then I'll probably pass.

Jamesaritchie said:

Just a guess, but if any writer out there doesn't need auction money, it's Rowling. She can afford to go with the publisher she most wants, rather than the one who offers the most money at auction.

And Little, Brown is one of the very best, anyway. I can't think of one I'd rather write for.

You can also bet she's going to make another fifteen tons of money, whatever the size of the advance.

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Agreed, but an auction isn't just about money; it's about the whole proposition. Little, Brown is one of the very best, but you'd think the rest of the very best might have been given a chance to prove that one of them is better. [/miffed]

Torgo said:

Little, Brown is one of the very best, but you'd think the rest of the very best might have been given a chance to prove that one of them is better. [/miffed]

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I don't know. The general angst that she bypassed the auction process (if I understand the underlying issue) sort of implies (to me) that all publishers have a right, here. It might have been in her own best interests to see what others would have been willing to do for her, but she's not under any obligation to give them the opportunity if she knew, for whatever reason, that she definitely wanted to go with Little, Brown.

heza said:

I don't know. The general angst that she bypassed the auction process (if I understand the underlying issue) sort of implies (to me) that all publishers have a right, here. It might have been in her own best interests to see what others would have been willing to do for her, but she's not under any obligation to give them the opportunity if she knew, for whatever reason, that she definitely wanted to go with Little, Brown.

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Oh, I'd never claim entitlement - no obligation on her; the angst is as much confusion as anything else, I think.

Torgo said:

Oh, I'd never claim entitlement - no obligation on her; the angst is as much confusion as anything else, I think.

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Oh, nevermind then.

So they're more "When did that happen?" than "How dare she not let us bid?"

I look forward to reading it. She'll be under the microscope with people comparing this novel to her Harry Potter novels.