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J.K. Rowling will publish her first book in five years on Sept. 27. The Harry Potter author first announced the novel back in February, followed by the title – The Casual Vacancy – in April. Not much is known about The Casual Vacancy, which is protected by a strict non-disclosure agreement, but in anticipation of the book’s release, both The New Yorker and Britain’s The Guardian have written lengthy profiles on Rowling. While we recommend checking them both out, we’ve selected some of the most interesting facts from these profiles for you to enjoy here. JK•罗琳将在五年之后的9月27日出版她的第一本书。《哈利•波特》的作者早在2月份宣布该小说，随后标题《临时空缺》在四月份公布。大家对《临时空缺》知之甚少，它被一个严格的保密协议所保护，但由于对这本书发行的期待， 《纽约客》和英国《卫报》都写了很长的罗琳专访。尽管我们建议您阅读这两个版本，但我们还是从中选择了一些最有趣的事实，让您在这里欣赏。 1、The Casual Vacancy is not Harry Potter: Words featured in Rowling’s post-Potter effort include “cleavage,” “balls” and “vagina.” 《临时空缺》不是《哈利•波特》：罗琳以前形容哈利波特的努力的有特色词语包括“cleavage”、 “balls””和“vagina”。 2、The original title of The Casual Vacancy was Responsible: Rowling tells The New Yorker that “this is a book about responsibility” — both in a minor and a macro sense. However, she came across the real title when she got her hands on a copy of the standard British handbook for local administrators. “I needed it to check certain abstruse points. And in there I came across the phrase ‘a casual vacancy.’ Meaning, when a seat falls vacant through death or scandal. And immediately I knew that that was the title.” | 
