Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has written another novel, but you probably haven't heard of it; the book was released under the male pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
The crime novel The Cuckoo's Calling was released in the UK in April to critical acclaim, but sold only 1500 copies. Critics called it a "stellar" debut, but then, it wasn't a debut at all; London's The Sunday Times uncovered Rowling's secret after an anonymous tip off, and published its findings this weekend.
“I had hoped to keep this secret a little longer," said Rowling in the newspaper's expose, "because being Robert Galbraith has been such a liberating experience. It has been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation, and pure pleasure to get feedback under a different name.”
Richard Brooks, The Sunday Times arts editor who uncovered the secret, was tipped off by an anonymous Twitter account that has been subsequently deleted. His interest was piqued after finding similarities between The Cuckoo's Calling and Rowling's last novel, The Casual Vacancy, including a shared agent, publisher and editor. Brooks also noted that the novel contained phrases in Latin, as the Harry Potter books do.
A reprint of the book is on its way with a revised author biography, stating that "Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J. K. Rowling." A second novel by 'Galbraith' is apparently under way and will be published next Summer in the UK by Little, Brown as part of a planned series.
The Cuckoo's Calling now stands to sell a lot more than 1500 copies.
via The New York Times.
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