UF students might have said “mischief managed” when the last Harry Potter movie came out in the summer of 2011, but they won’t have to say goodbye to author J.K. Rowling just yet.
She announced Friday via Twitter that her new novel for adults will be published later this year.
Rowling wrote the seven Harry Potter books, which were released in the U.S. from 1998 to 2007. The books have been translated into 69 languages and have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide, according to Rowling’s page on the Scholastic publishing website.
Her new novel, however, will be aimed at adults instead of children.
“It would only make sense for her to write an adult book, seeing as all her readers that grew up reading the books have just done that: grown up,” said 21-year-old interior design major Mayling Sigler.
The book deal is estimated to be worth about $8 million, according to the UK Daily Mail website.
Telecommunication major Andrew Arons, 19, said he wishes Rowling were writing a Potter prequel.
Details about the novel will be announced later in the year, according to Rowling’s website.
“I’m honestly surprised it took her this long to make something new,” said 20-year-old religious studies major Stephen Smith. He said he looks forward to seeing Rowling’s potential outside of Harry Potter.
“Of course I’m going to read it,” Smith said. “Frankly, I’d read her grocery lists.”
