"We're expecting early visitors – but I don't think they'll be dressed as Hagrid.
"I would be very surprised if it wasn't the biggest book of the year, but we're not talking Harry Potter levels," said Jon Howells at Waterstones. Although no one is expecting The Casual Vacancy to notch up the first-day sales of the final Harry Potter novel, which sold 2.7m copies in the UK and 8.3m in the US in its first 24 hours in shops, both Waterstones and Foyles' branches are opening early to catch excited readers, and booksellers are expecting the novel to be the biggest book of the year. Said Stephenson: “It’s a book of such richness that - through humor, social commentary and, above all, fantastic characters - says something insightful and entertaining about the country we live in.Copies were being delivered to shops today, to be ready for Thursday morning when a strict embargo lifts at 8am. Rowling Book ‘The Casual Vacancy’Ĭohen described Rowling’s storytelling as “peerless in its popularity.” adding: “This project highlights the ambition and scale of BBC One Drama, as well as the ability of modern television to attract the world’s biggest talent and most exciting creative ideas,” Cohen said. brought the wildly successful Potter franchise to the big screen. “I always felt that, if it were to be adapted, this novel was best suited to television, and I think the BBC is the perfect home,” she said. Rowling said she is thrilled that the BBC commissioned the adaptation. Rowling’s novel, published in September, is set in a small English town whose picture-perfect facade hides a place where the rich are at war with the poor, teenagers are fighting their parents and wives and husbands are at loggerheads. The deal was struck following discussions between Blair and BBC One controller Danny Cohen. The series will be produced through an independent production company operated by Neil Blair, on behalf of the Blair Partnership, and Rick Senat. PHOTOS: Gillian Flynn and Reese Witherspoon, Stephenie Meyer and ‘The Host’ Cast: Authors With Their Stars Rowling will collaborate closely on the project, with the number and length of the episodes “to be decided once the creative adaptation process has formally begun,” according to the BBC. Rowling was just named to the The Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural list of the 25 most powerful authors in Hollywood.
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