Published in 2012, Casual Vacancy centers on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty façade, however, is a town at war: Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. BBC along with HBO will co-produce, JK Rowling's newest novel The Casual Vacancy into a three hour mini series . Even when JK Rowling isn't trying she makes money lol. The Casual Vacancy mini-series