Barry Fairbrother

Little, Brown has released the cover for The Casual Vacancy, which is sure to be one of the buzziest books of the year when it?s released Sept. 27. Following the aesthetics of recent literary titles like The Marriage Plot and The Art of Fielding, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling?s first adult novel will sport swoopy script, solid colors, and minimal design. The checkbox on the cover is likely a nod to the political themes of the book, which takes place in a small England town roiled by controversy. The novel will be 512 pages long. Here?s an updated plot