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"Twitter Cheers for New J.K. Rowling Adult Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via @_Snape_.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via @itsmarkmedley.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nU.K.-based crime novelist Ian Rankin sent out a tweet teasing that Rowling\u2019s novel could be crime-focused and set in Edinburgh.\nImage via @Beathhigh.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via @_Snape_.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via @StandUpKid.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via@Lord_Voldemort7.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via @Laur_Andrew.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage courtesy of @AdamLea94.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via @Ashton_LoveXO.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Tumblr link goes to this collection of Harry Potter-inspired GIFs.\nImage via @Daylafm.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHarry Potter fans flocked to social media sites on Thursday to celebrate the news that author J.K. Rowling will be taking a crack at adult fiction.\nThe best-selling author has announced that she will be returning to writing, and the content this time will be geared toward adults. Rowling will be working with a new publisher \u2014 Little, Brown and Company \u2014 for her latest book. No details about the name, storyline and release date are known at this time.\n\u201CAlthough I\u2019ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be very different to the Harry Potter series, which has been published so brilliantly by Bloomsbury and my other publishers around the world,\u201D Rowling said in a statement. \n\u201CThe freedom to explore new territory is a gift that Harry\u2019s success has brought me, and with that new territory it seemed a logical progression to have a new publisher. I am delighted to have a second publishing home in Little, Brown, and a publishing team that will be a great partner in this new phase of my writing life.\u201D\n\nSEE ALSO: Twilight vs. Harry Potter: The Social Universe Picks a Winner\nFans of the wildly popular Harry Potter series posted the news to sites such as Twitter and Facebook and made the announcement go viral. \nHashtags and keywords related to Rowling trended worldwide on Twitter, and the author become one of the most-searched terms on Google.\nEven the fictional characters from Rowling's previous books such as Professor Snape and Voldemort sent out tweets with their reactions. Meanwhile, U.K.-based crime novelist Ian Rankin sent out a tweet suggesting that Rowling's novel could be crime-focused and set in Edinburgh, Scotland \u2014 his and Rowling's home town.\n\"Wouldn't it be funny if J K Rowling's first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set in Edinburgh? My word yes,\" @Beathhigh tweeted.\nFor more Twitter reactions, check out the gallery above. Will you be reading Rowling's next novel? Could it possibly live up to the success of Harry Potter? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.\nImage courtesy of Flickr, Daniel Ogren"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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