Book buzz: Rowling reigns, Bill Walton to write memoir

Lindsay Deutsch, USA TODAY

Bill Walton speaks during the Basketball Hall of Fame class announcement. Walton is ready to recap his amazing career and even more amazing recovery in a memoir due out in 2013.

J.K. Rowling's 'The Casual Vacancy' has sold 375,000 copies
Basketball great Bill Walton is writing a memoir
Saturday is Star Wars Reads Day

Here's a look at what's buzzing in the books world today:

Rowling reigns: The mega-selling author of Harry Potter is officially back on top. J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy will land on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list at No. 1 Thursday. Publisher Little, Brown announced the book sold 375,000 copies in all formats in its first six days on sale.

Bill Walton book: The basketball great will recount his career and recovery from a collapsed spine that left him barely able to move in a memoir, Back From The Dead, out next fall.

Martin Amis: "A novelist doesn't blame his characters, he just tries to make them intelligible." Amis discusses his antihero-centered novels, influences and writing process with The New York Times Arts Beat. And read a review of his newest book, Lionel Asbo.

Teenage memoirs: Zest books will publish a line of non-fiction books for teenagers, including Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves.

Star Wars Reads Day: May the force of reading be with you, Star Wars fans. On Saturday, bookstores and libraries across the U.S. will team up with publishers for a day of Star Wars-themed literary celebrations.

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