Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s adult book: "The Casual Vacancy" April 12, 2012 - 18:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says her first book for adults will be called "The Casual Vacancy," AP reported. 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, April 2 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."   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
