Now that Casey Anthony has been acquitted of murdering her daughter Cayley Anthony, the books about the case are starting to roll out. Attorney Jeffrey Ashton, who prosecuted Casey, has landed a book deal with William Morrow about the trial. The book is titled Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony and is already up for pre-order at Amazon.com.

The book will be released in November, 2011. Based on the title, we assume that Ashton will question the verdict and Casey's innocence. The author's Facebook page is here. There are a lot of emotional comments about Casey Anthony and the book, although it hasn't even been published yet.

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AP's weekly Video Game Video previewed the The Adventures of Tintin game. Drew Quakenbush, the Ubisoft Senior Producer, talks about the game. He says the game will tie in with the animated film, which is due out later this year and is based on the bestselling series of graphic novels.

Drew says the game has 15-20 hours of game play. The producers of the film, Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg, are avid gamers and had quite a bit of input into the story and the look of the characters. It's an action adventure that moves across multiple environments, he says. It looks like fun. Take a look:



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NPR has published the results of its annual summer reader's survey. 60,000 people voted in the survey. The Lord of the Rings topped the list of the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books. Here are the top ten books chosen:

1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

NPR also a printable version of the list.

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Scholastic announced its has signed a children's book deal with NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire. Scholastic will publish, STAT: Standing Tall and Talented, a chapter book series for middle-grade readers launching in August 2012. The new series, named after Stoudemire's nickname STAT, will be based on the life of Stoudemire and the many obstacles to become a great basketball palyer.

Stoudemire says, "I am excited to create my book series with Scholastic. They are the best in the business so I trust them with my stories. I decided to write for children because although I am an avid reader now, I wish I had read more as a child. I hope that together with Scholastic, we can creatively inspire a new generation to read."

In the first book in the series, "STAT #1: Home Court, eleven-year-old Amar'e Stoudemire takes both his sports and school work seriously. He is forced to step in and use both his athletic ability and intelligence to save the day when an older group of boys start bullying his friends on the basketball court.

Photo: Scholastic

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Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) has announced the largest first printing in its history for Rick Riordans Son of Neptune. The lay-down date of October 4, 2011 will be supported with special prepublication festivities in Los Angeles and New York City. The events will take place the weekend prior to the book's release, on Saturday, October 1, at Greeley Square in New York City, and Sunday, October 2, at The Grove in Los Angeles.

Disney Publishing will also launch Olympian Week, a seven-day, coast-to-coast celebration of Rick Riordan and his Heroes of Olympus series. There will also be online events at HeroesofOlympus.com.

Suzanne Murphy, vice president and publisher, Disney Publishing Worldwide, says, "Rick Riordan has created one of the most iconic characters in children's book history with Percy Jackson. Children, booksellers, librarians, and fans everywhere are eagerly awaiting Percy's return, and we believe that will propel The Son of Neptune to be the biggest book of the fall for young readers."

Image: Disney Publishing Worldwide

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Bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her daughter, Samantha van Leer, have teamed up to write Between the Lines, a young adult novel which will be published on June 26, 2012. Between the Lines is Jodi Picoult's first teen novel and the first book she has co-written with her daughter. The book will be jointly published by Simon Pulse and Emily Bestler Books.

Between the Lines is a story about a fairy tale prince who wants to break free of the constraints of his storybook existence, and the girl who falls in love with him. Delilah, a loner who feels happiest with her head in a book, is obsessed with a fairy tale about Prince Oliver at her library. One day Oliver speaks to Delilah from the book. Oliver feels trapped by his literary existence. Delilah decides to help her prince break out of the book.

Jodi Picoult said, "Several years ago, my daughter called me and said, 'I think I have a really good idea for a book.' As it turned out - she did! It has been a delight and an adventure to co-write this story with Sammy. For years, I've been amazed by her imagination and creativity; it's exciting for me to be able to introduce those talents of hers to a wide audience. And I love knowing that parents who've enjoyed my adult fiction will be able to share an age -appropriate story of mine with their kids."

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The first film in The Hunger Games series has not even arrived and Lionsgate is already announces the release date for the second movie. Catching Fire, the film adaptation of the second book in Suzanne Collins' trilogy, will arrive in theaters on November 22, 2013. No other details about the movie have been released. Lionsgate must have a lot of confidence in the series to have already posted a date for the second movie.

Joe Drake, co-COO of Lionsgate, said in a statement, "The magical thing about the Hunger Games trilogy is that the books have such a vastly broad appeal. The stories truly offer something for everyone, and the period around the Thanksgiving weekend is such an opportunity for families and friends to make an event of going to the movies."

The first film in the series, The Hunger Games, is currently in production and will be released on March 23, 2012. The film is directed by Gary Ross, and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Some photos of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen have been released.

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This has to be some kind of proposal first. A man proposed marriage in a very literary fashion and then posted the video to Youtube. He inscribed the proposal in a book, then placed the ring in a hollowed out section of the book, which he carefully placed back on the shelf. Take a look:



So what happened next? Did she say yes? Was that really a library book? (surely not). Did the librarians shush him? Did some unsuspecting library patron get a big surprise when he or she pulled that particular book off the shelf? We need an ending to this story.

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Jaycee Dugard's memoir, A Stolen Life, sold 175,000 copies the day it went on sale, according to publisher Simon & Schuster. The combined sales figure include s print books, audiobooks, and nearly 100,000 ebooks. Dugard's memoir covers her the time period from her abduction in 1991 at age 11 to present day.

Simon & Schuster publisher Jonathan Karp says, "Clearly, the book has touched a nerve. The millions of people who read the excerpt in People magazine and watched Jaycee Dugard's interview with Diane Sawyer want to hear more of her voice, on the page, and the comments we're seeing online indicate that readers are finding inspiration in Jaycee Dugard's strength and resilience."

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