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Little, Brown and Company
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling proved she can write more than just wizarding novels this year by releasing her first novel aimed at grown-ups, The Casual Vacancy. Among the subjects that Rowling dives into are heroin abuse, abusive dads, cutting, the British welfare system and sudden brain aneurisms. A dark turn for the author who has spoken about her own history of depression and near-poverty, but then again Harry Potter rowed some dark waters himself too.