A Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 photo from files showing British author J K Rowling arriving at a cinema in London's Leicester Square for the World Premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. She may not be able to match the phenomenal success of the Harry Potter series, but J.K. Rowling has high hopes for "The Casual Vacancy," her first novel for adults. The title was announced Thursday, April 12, 2012, by Little, Brown & Co. along with a brief plot synopsis for the book. The publisher said it will be available worldwide on Sept. 27. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
The Cricket's Daily 3: Waiting for 'The Casual Vacancy'
Published on Apr 13, 2012 09:32AM
Here's what's happening today in pop culture:
• Coming to your bookstore on Sept. 27: The Casual Vacancy, a "darkly comic" tale of intrigue in a small English town. Why should you care: It's the first book by J.K. Rowling since finishing the Harry Potter series - and her first book aimed at adults. [Entertainment Weekly]
• Frances Bean Cobain says "Twitter should ban my mother," Courtney Love, after Love's accusation that Dave Grohl -- the former Nirvana bandmate of Love's husband Kurt Cobain, now fronting Foo Fighters -- once "hit on Frances." Both Frances Cobain and Grohl said Love was not telling the truth. [Billboard]
• Oh brother -- or, rather, oh sister: The Catholic League's William Donohue, self-appointed defender of the faith, is mad about "The Three Stooges" for putting Kate Upton in a nun-bikini and for naming Larry David's character "Sister Mary Mengele." Filmmakers Peter and Bobby Farrelly treat the complaint with all the seriousness it deserves: "I think we did the audinece a favor by letting Kate Upton wear the nun-kini rather than Larry David -- it could have gone either way." [The Hollywood Reporter]
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