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The Casual Vacancy: The book news of the week, of course, has been the release of J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. How is it? In her review, USA TODAY's Deirdre Donahue gives the book two stars (out of four), saying, "Unfortunately, The Casual Vacancy reads less like a work of fiction and more like a plea for Britain's comfortable middle-class Muggles to be more aware of the obstacles faced by poor children growing up in dysfunctional homes."

Gillian Flynn: It may have been deemed the thriller of the summer, but the former EW writer's third novel, Gone Girl, is still No. 8 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list as September comes to a close. In June, USA TODAY's Carol Memmott wrote that the story of murder and marriage was "dark and gripping," giving it three stars. Two Flynn fans (and writers at The Millions) discuss Flynn's three books in this humorous exchange.

Embrace headed to TV: The CW Network is developing Jessica Shirvington's supernatural young adult series into a TV series. Embrace is about a "half-angel embroiled in an ancient war between exiled angels on earth and their protectors."

More Godfather: A New York judge has ruled that Paramount will not lose the rights to make more Godfather films, despite contract breach claims from the estate of Mario Puzo.

To e-book or not to e-book: Are some books simply better in print form? A new retelling of The Odyssey for children makes the case that not all books can work on a digital platform.

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Magazine self-help: Looking for some girl-power-fueled self-help books? Deirdre Donahue reviews news books by Kate White, former editor in chief of Cosmopolitan, and Janice Min, former editor in chief of Us Weekly. Plus, read an interview with White about Cosmo and success secrets.

New mystery/thrillers: Check out fall's crop of mysteries and thrillers including two books that Carol Memmott gives four stars (out of four): Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham and Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay.

New voices: Bob Minzesheimer profiles debut novelist Kevin Powers, who has written the novel Yellow Birds about two friends deployed to Iraq.

Book buzz: "I have I think three people who could play Christian and about four who could play Ana. And I'm not going to tell you any of them," E.L. James told Katie Couric last week. Her erotic trilogy is back at the top of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. Plus, Ken Follett's newest, Winter of the World, debuts at No. 5 and Joseph Anton, Salman Rushdie's memoir, lands at No. 46. Read all about the buzz here.

New National Book awards: The National Book Foundation is honoring five authors under 25: Jennifer duBois, Stuart Nadler, Haley Tanner, Justin Torres and Claire Vaye Watkins.

Overdue books: Publisher Penguin is suing several prominent writers for failing to turn in books for which they received advances.

The Casual Vacancy: TheWashington Post explains, "why the embargo on Rowling's Casual Vacancy didn't hold," plus read a roundup of reviews of J.K. Rowling's new book in The Guardian.

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Robby Benson: The actor talks to USA TODAY's Scott Bowles about his new book, Not Dead… Yet!, a "part Hollywood diary, part medical journal" about undergoing two open heart surgeries while maintaining a career.

Neil Patrick Harris: The star of How I Met Your Mother is writing a "nonlinear" memoir, due out in spring 2014.

J.K. Rowling: For better or for worse, people are talking about the Harry Potter creator's new book, The Casual Vacancy. Breaking a strict embargo, the New York Daily Newspans the book, while the AP says it has "emotion" and "heart." Plus, Rowling says she's not ruling out a book set in Harry Potter's wizarding world.

Colin Meloy: EW interviews Colin Meloy, frontman for indie rock band The Decemberists and successful middle-grade author. His sequel to last year's Wildwood, Under Wildwood, was released this week.

George Pelecanos: The Daily Beast catches up with the crime novelist and Treme contributing writer about his writing process and the qualities he looks for in a good book.

Book blogging: Are bloggers killing literary criticism? Man Booker Prize judge Sir Peter Stothard makes the case in The Independent.

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Life after Potter: J.K. Rowling gives a rare sit-down interview to USA TODAY's Carol Memmott in Scotland, discussing what inspired her first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, and why she "needed to write this book." And take a look at Rowling's career by the numbers.

Tig Notaro: Ecco will publish a book of autobiographical essays by the stand-up comedian, known for her work on This American Life, Conan and other radio and TV shows, tentatively scheduled for 2015.

Scientology book: Maybe no juicy details came out in the TomKat divorce, but those intrigued by Scientology will be able to read Beyond Belief: My Secret Life inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill, a memoir from the leader's niece that William Morrow will publish in January.

Ross Perot: Simon & Schuster will publish the autobiography of the businessman and politician, to be released in January, with a story that will "speak immediately to the challenges America now confronts."

King heads to stage: Stephen King's Misery is being adapted for the stage by William Goldman, who wrote the screenplay for the 1990 Oscar-winning film version. It will have a limited run at Bucks County Playhouse in Pennsylvania in November.

Live by Night: Read an exclusive excerpt of Live By Night by Dennis Lehane, one of USA TODAY's fall book picks.

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New and noteworthy: Check out new books on sale this week; plus, just in time for election season, read reviews of The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin (3 1/2 stars out of four) and My American Revolution by Robert Sullivan (3 1/2 stars).

Book festivals: Did you check out a book festival this weekend? Here's my recap of the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., and Jeffrey Eugenides's answer to my question of who should star in the movie version of The Marriage Plot.

Damien Echols: After spending much of his life on death row as one of the defendants in the West Memphis Three murder case, an exonerated Echols has written a memoir, Life After Death. He talks to The New York Times about the emotional experience.

Porn star novel: Former adult film actress Sasha Grey is writing an erotic novel called The Juliette Society, being described as "Fight Club set in a highly sexualized world," Deadline reports.

TV writing: Last night at the Emmys, Homeland won for best writing in a drama. GalleyCat interviews co-creator Howard Gordon about the process of writing for television.

Bookish eats and reads: Check out photography inspired by literature's famous food scenes on NPR, and Flavorwire lists 10 great novels and the cocktails they should be paired with.

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Book love fest: Really, what could be better than books and fall weather? D.C. and Brooklyn dwellers can enjoy their favorite authors at book festivals this weekend. Follow me @lindsdee and check Monday for a recap from the National Book Festival.

Full circle: When they could not pitch The Strain as a TV show, Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan wrote the books as a vampire horror trilogy. Now, there will be a pilot from FX, to be overseen by del Toro and former Lost screenwriter Carlton Cuse.

Happy Birthday, Stephen King: The king of horror turns 65 today. Read a letter the author wrote to his 16-year-old self and check out eight fun King fan sites.

Who authors teach: The Nieman Storyboard asks author-professors, from Mark Bowden to Rebecca Skloot, what books they include on their class syllabus.

Wal-Mart Kindles: Wal-Mart stores will discontinue sales of Amazon's Kindle tablets and e-readers, "a sign of how seriously (the chain) views Amazon as a competitor in the consumer goods market," The New York Times reports.

Les Miz: Check out an extended first look at the upcoming film musical Les Miserables, directed by Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) and starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.

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Middle-earth mania: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, and a flurry of books (plus a Peter Jackson movie!) document the occasion.

Moehringer on Sutton: After first thinking of writing a biography, author J.R. Moehringer re-imagined the story of bank robber Willie Sutton as a novel. Watch Moehringer talk about a murder pivotal to the Sutton story.

Clifford turns 50: Happy birthday to children's literature's favorite Big Red Dog. Read five facts and flip through a gallery of Norman Bridwell's furry character.

Listomania: Bob Woodward's The Price of Politics is No. 11 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list; older books are getting a boost from the new movies they've inspired; and Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin has an e-book sale right before his new book is published.

Nora Ephron: Two out-of-print Nora Ephron books, Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble, will be re-published as a single volume paperback and e-book, out Oct. 16 from Vintage.

Nobel in lit: Ladbrokes handicaps the Nobel Prize in Literature, and guess which erotic trilogy-writing Brit has a 500/1 chance.

Coffee and a book: Could there be a more ideal combination? Hillcrest Media Group and Dunn Brothers Coffee are teaming up for a new venture, coffeeandbooks.com.

Stephen King: Check out the cover of Stephen King's Joyland, out next June.

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Sandusky victim: Victim 1 in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case is writing a tell-all to be released in October, The New York Post reports.

Moguls take on e-books: Entertainment moguls Scott Rudin and Barry Diller are starting a venture called Brightline that will publish e-books and eventually physical books. Rudin has worked with authors including Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen on adapting their books.

Rushdie speaks: "For a long time I did not want to write this book. I felt that it would be upsetting to have to emotionally re-enter that time and immerse myself in it." Read a Q&A in The New York Times with Salman Rushdie, author of the 4-star memoirJoseph Anton, about living under death threats from a fatwa imposed over his book The Satanic Verses.

Where is Imagine?: What's the best way to recall a book? After it was discovered that Jonah Lehrer fabricated portions of Imagine, its publisher scrubbed the book from bookselling sites. The Atlantic discusses the right and wrong way to make a title disappear.

Long-lost Agatha Christie: A 1945 essay by Agatha Christie praising British crime fiction has been published in the UK, in which the best-selling author modestly calls herself "an industrious craftsman" and says her character Poirot is "somewhat of an embarrassment to me," The Guardian reports.

Schwarzenegger trailer: EW has posted a trailer for the Gorvernator's memoir, Total Recall, out Oct. 1

Hobbit hype: Watch the newly released trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:

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Brat Pack to globe-trotter: The new book by actor and writer Andrew McCarthy is part memoir, part travelogue, Bob Minzesheimer reports. Flip through photos of his '80s days and shots from his world travels, and watch a trailer for the book.

Salman Rushdie: Don Oldenburg gives the author's memoir, Joseph Anton, four stars out of four, saying "it would win fiction awards… if only it were fiction." Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times reports that Rushdie is "shrugging off" reports of heightened death threats stemming from his 1989 fatwa issued by Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini.

Justin Bieber's mom: What's it like to be the mother of the world's most beloved pop star? Elysa Gardner interviews Pattie Mallette about her memoir, Nowhere But Up: The Story of Justin Bieber's Mom.

New Chelsea Handler: The booze-loving best-selling author/comedian is back, with an aptly titled story collection, 50 Shades of Chartreuse, out in October 2013.

E.L. James is in the USA: The British author of Fifty Shades of Grey was interviewed by Katie Couric yesterday. Of course, the movie came up, with viewers voting for Alexis Beldel and Ian Somerhalder to play the lead roles. James would not weigh in, but you can! Flip through our gallery of reader-suggested stars. Plus, EW reports from a New York event with James, in which admittance came with handcuffs.

Listen to Melville: Tilda Swinton and 134 other readers will take part in a four-month-long online reading of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, The New York Times reports.

Diane Keaton reads: Diane Keaton talks to Mario Lopez about her experience narratingSlouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion. The star's memoir, Then Again, came out last year.

Shining sequel: Horror lovers, set your calendars. The release date for Stephen King's sequel to The Shining, Dr. Sleep, is Sept. 24, 2013. Watch him read from the book below:

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New and noteworthy: Check out books on sale this week, from Penny Marshall's memoir My Mother Was Nuts to Ken Follett's epic novel Winter of the World (read USA TODAY's 3 1/2 star review and an excerpt here). And don't miss a review of We Sinners (3 1/2 stars), a story that "offers grace, insight and compassion."

The Hobbit: Excited to see how J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved novel is being adapted to film? Check out exclusive photos from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of the three-movie adaptation.

Rushdie fatwa: According to the AP, a foundation in Iran has increased its "reward" for the death of author Salman Rushdie to $3.3 million; it was imposed on him in 1989 by the Ayatollah Khomeini for the "crime" of writing The Satanic Verses. Rushdie's memoir, Joseph Anton, is out tomorrow.

Calvin Klein tell-all: Nick Gruber, the 25-year-old model who dated the clothing designer, 69, for two years, is shopping a book about their "tumultuous" relationship.

On the Road: The Daily Beast talks to Jack Kerouac biographer Joyce Johnson about Kerouac's writing style and his "much-mythologized" label as "King of the Beats."

Maya Banks deal: The search for the next Fifty Shades of Grey continues. Berkley Books has acquired a new erotic trilogy, Breathless, by author Maya Banks. The first book will be published in February.

Silver Linings Playbook: The film based on the Matthew Quick novel (and starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper) won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival this weekend, an early predictor for awards season success.