Which pseudonym appears on J.K. Rowling’s 2012 novel The Casual Vacancy?

J.K. Rowling appears under her own author name on the 2012 novel The Casual Vacancy.

The Casual Vacancy was Rowling’s first novel published after the Harry Potter series. Unlike her later detective fiction, it was released as a work by J.K. Rowling rather than under the Robert Galbraith pseudonym. The novel is an adult social drama set in the fictional English town of Pagford.

Its plot begins after the sudden death of Barry Fairbrother, a parish councillor. The resulting vacant seat on the local council exposes conflicts involving class, poverty, addiction, family relationships, and public responsibility.

The book was published by Little, Brown Book Group in the United Kingdom and by Little, Brown and Company in the United States. It is not a continuation of Harry Potter, and its setting, characters, and themes are separate from the wizarding world.