JK Rowling crime novels to be adapted for BBC series

Crime novels The Cuckoo’s Calling and The Silkworm, written under the author’s pseudonym, to form the basis of new dramaThe BBC will adapt the crime novels written by JK Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, its second collaboration with the Harry Potter author.The Cuckoo’s Calling, the first book to feature private eye Cormoran Strike, became a huge bestseller after Rowling was unmasked as its author when her cover was blown by a legal firm that had worked for her. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Granta acquires 'searing' novel by Cynan Jones

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McGraw-Hill reveals the SmartBook: an 'adaptive' ebook for students

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