J.K. ROWLING'S THOUGHTS ON HARRY POTTER GO ON SALE

Sotheby's is auctioning first edition books with handwritten notes by the authors and the top lot is the first Harry Potter novel containing revealing commentary by J.K. Rowling. Watch a video about it here.

How much would you be willing to pay? Do you collect rare editions of books, books signed by the author, special editions or book memorabilia?

J.K.ROWLING - The Casual Vacancy

Hey there, Harry Potter fans! I guess you must be expecting J.K. Rowling's new book. Much to my shame I must admit I haven't read any Harry Potter books (and in fact, none of her other novels).

In case you can't wait until September 27th, here's a heads-up on The Casual Vacancy:

"When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty fa?ade 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…Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?"

Rowling's first novel following the mega success of the seven Potter novels, which center around the adventures of the beloved boy wizard, will be published as a hardcover and as an e-book.

The Casual Vacancy, the publisher says, will be "blackly comic."

SOURCE: USA TODAY (read the whole article here).