Editing J. K. Rowling (section)

=== Adult fiction and Robert Galbraith ===
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In mid-2011, Rowling left Christopher Little Literary Agency and followed her agent [[Neil Blair (agent)|Neil Blair]] to the Blair Partnership. He represented her for the publication of ''[[The Casual Vacancy]]'', released in September 2012 by [[Little, Brown and Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 2012|title=Review: 'The Casual Vacancy'|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/54123-review-the-casual-vacancy.html|access-date=10 January 2022|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref> It was Rowling's first since ''Harry Potter'' ended, and her first book for adults.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 April 2012|title=JK Rowling announces The Casual Vacancy as title of first book for adults|work=[[The Guardian]]|agency=[[PA Media|Press Association]]|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/apr/12/jk-rowling-the-casual-vacancy|access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> A contemporary take on 19th-century British fiction about village life,{{sfn|Pugh|2020|pp=114–115}} ''Casual Vacancy'' was promoted as a [[black comedy]],{{Sfn|Pugh|2020|p=110}} while the critic Ian Parker described it as a "rural [[comedy of manners]]".<ref name=Parker2012/> It was adapted to a [[miniseries]] co-created by the [[BBC]] and [[HBO]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Frost|first=Vicky|date=28 January 2015|title=Could the BBC/HBO adaptation of JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy be an improvement on the book?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/28/could-the-bbchbo-adaptation-of-jk-rowlings-the-casual-vacancy-be-an-improvement-on-the-book|access-date=10 January 2022|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> 

Little, Brown and Company also published ''[[The Cuckoo's Calling]]'', the purported début novel of Robert Galbraith, in April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Whodunnit? J. K. Rowling's secret life as a wizard crime writer revealed|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/whodunnit-jk-rowlings-secret-life-as-wizard-crime-writer-revealed-35k8dfw5nmz|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|page=1|date=14 July 2013|first=Richard|last=Brooks|access-date=13 June 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171343/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/whodunnit-jk-rowlings-secret-life-as-wizard-crime-writer-revealed-35k8dfw5nmz|archive-date=13 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Telling the story of detective Cormoran Strike, a disabled veteran of the [[War in Afghanistan]],{{sfn|Molin|2015|pp=15–18}} it initially sold 1,500&nbsp;copies in hardback.<ref name=Lyall2013/> After an investigation prompted by discussion on [[Twitter]], the journalist Richard Brooks contacted Rowling's agent, who confirmed Galbraith was Rowling's pseudonym.<ref name=Lyall2013>{{cite news|last=Lyall|first=Sarah|date=14 July 2013|title=This detective novel's story doesn't add up|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/books/a-detective-storys-famous-author-is-unmasked.html|url-status=live|url-access=registration|access-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126065844/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/books/a-detective-storys-famous-author-is-unmasked.html|archive-date=26 January 2017}}</ref> Rowling later said she enjoyed working as Robert Galbraith,<ref>{{cite news|last=Watts|first=Robert|date=13 July 2013|title=JK Rowling unmasked as author of acclaimed detective novel|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10178344/JK-Rowling-unmasked-as-author-of-acclaimed-detective-novel.html|url-status=live|url-access=registration|access-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227125109/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10178344/JK-Rowling-unmasked-as-author-of-acclaimed-detective-novel.html|archive-date=27 December 2019}}</ref> a name she took from [[Robert F. Kennedy]], a personal hero, and Ella Galbraith, a name she invented for herself in childhood.{{sfn|Pugh|2020|p=116}} After the revelation of her identity, sales of ''Cuckoo's Calling'' escalated.<ref name=Meikle2013>
{{cite news|title=JK Rowling directs anger at lawyers after secret identity revealed|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/18/jk-rowling-anger-lawyers-secret-identity|access-date=19 July 2013|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=18 July 2013|first=James|last=Meikle|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013065654/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/18/jk-rowling-anger-lawyers-secret-identity|archive-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>

Continuing the ''[[Cormoran Strike]]'' series of detective novels, ''[[The Silkworm]]'' was released in 2014;{{sfn|Errington|2017|p=592}} ''[[Career of Evil]]'' in 2015;{{sfn|Errington|2017|p=618}} ''[[Lethal White]]'' in 2018;<ref name=LethalReveal>{{cite web|date=10 July 2018|title=Lethal White: JK Rowling reveals Strike release date|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44779006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027174350/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44779006|archive-date=27 October 2018|access-date=27 October 2018|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> ''[[Troubled Blood]]'' in 2020;<ref>{{cite news|last=Rodger|first=James|date=19 February 2020|title=JK Rowling announces fifth Cormoran Strike novel Troubled Blood under pseudonym Robert Galbraith|work=[[Birmingham Mail]]|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/jk-rowling-announces-fifth-cormoran-17778415|url-status=live|access-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620160956/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/jk-rowling-announces-fifth-cormoran-17778415|archive-date=20 June 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Ink Black Heart]]'' in 2022;<ref name=Kerridge2022>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/ink-black-heart-robert-galbraith-review-jk-rowlings-strike-faces/ |title= The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith review: JK Rowling's Strike faces the social media trolls |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first= Jake |last= Kerridge |date= 27 August 2022|access-date= 30 August 2022}}</ref> and ''[[The Running Grave]]'' in 2023.<ref name=Bookseller2023/> In 2017, [[BBC One]] aired the first episode<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/when-is-strike-the-cuckoos-calling-on-tv/ |title= When is Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling on TV? |first= How |last= Fullerton |date=24 August 2017 |work= [[Radio Times]] |access-date= 31 March 2022}}</ref> of the five-season series [[Strike (TV series)|''Strike'']], a television adaptation of the ''Cormoran Strike'' novels starring [[Tom Burke (actor)|Tom Burke]] and [[Holliday Grainger]], with a sixth season being shot in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |first= Jack |last= Seale |title=Strike: Troubled Blood review – the show's real hook: will Robin and Strike finally get together? |date= 11 December 2022 |work = [[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/dec/11/strike-troubled-blood-review-the-shows-real-hook-will-robin-and-strike-finally-get-together |access-date= 18 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=1 February 2024 |title=JK Rowling's BBC Detective Series 'Strike' To Begin Season 6 Shoot This Month; HBO Back On Board |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/jk-rowling-bbc-hbo-strike-season-6-shoot-february-2024-1235810746/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |publisher= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The series was picked up by HBO for distribution in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|publisher= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/hbcormoran-strike-hbo-drama-on-j-k-rowling-crime-novels-1201843188/|title=HBO picks up 'Cormoran Strike' crama based on J.K. Rowling's crime novels|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|date=26 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112175803/http://deadline.com/2016/10/hbcormoran-strike-hbo-drama-on-j-k-rowling-crime-novels-1201843188/|archive-date=12 January 2017}}</ref>

In September 2024, Rowling [[Tweet (social media)|tweeted]] that she had begun work on a futuristic novel; she added that there were three different projects she could turn to, once the tenth and final planned ''Strike'' novel had been published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/jk-rowling-writing-futuristic-novel-1236093909/|title=JK Rowling Reveals She Has Started Writing A "Futuristic" Novel|website=Deadline|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=September 19, 2024|access-date=October 4, 2024}}</ref>