JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy: cover design revealed

The release of the cover image for JK Rowling's first adult novel has unleashed a flurry of speculative tweets. "What's with the lower case i?" wondered our own @gdnchildrensbks . Response to the bold red design for The Casual Vacancy , the tale of an idyllic town torn apart by the results of a parish council election, has not so far been entirely positive. "Nice of them to let one of JK Rowling's kids design her new cover on MS Paint," grumbled @meandmybigmouth , though @robobviously took a more positive view, tweeting: "I quite like this but the content hints towards Miss Read?" Waterstones' Jon Howells feels it's all a bit of a tease: "While it is great to see such a bold cover image, it'll cause frustration among those desperate to find out more about the plot. There are no clues here! As ever, the JK Rowling guessing game continues..." Almost lost in the chatter about the cover is the news that Tom Hollander - star of Rev and Any Human Heart - is to voice the audio version of The Casual Vacancy. Does that casting offer any further clues we wonder? Cast your votes here.