'Harry Potter' author in deal for grown-ups book

Author JK Rowling is back – and writing for adults.

The author of the huge-selling 'Harry Potter' series has an agreement with publishers Little, Brown in the United States and Britain to publish her first novel for grown-ups.

The title, release date and details about the long-rumoured novel were not announced. Her seventh and final Potter story came out in 2007.

Rowling’s Potter books were published by Bloomsbury in Britain and Scholastic in the US.