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Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of a wizard, Harry Potter and his friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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Harry Potter author J .K . Rowling's first book for grownups will be 'The Casual Vacancy'

Harry Potter author J.

K. Rowling says her first book for adults will be called "The Casual Vacancy."She says the book will be set in an English town called Pagford that is not as idyllic as it seems on the surface.The book published by Little, Brown & Co. will represent her first post-Potter offering. She is credited with creating one of the most successful fictional series in history with the saga of the boy wizard.The publisher said Thursday the new book will be available worldwide on September 27.It will be sold as an e-book and also as a traditional hardback volume.The publisher says the book will be "blackly comic."...

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