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Author J.K. Rowling, right, reads from " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows " to fans during an interview with NBC's Meredith Vieira in Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday. The interview airs through Friday on the "Today" show and Sunday on "Dateline NBC".

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will be the next HBO Book Club selection. But we need to answer a coupla basic questions first: When should we begin the discussion. And how should we handle the discussion. I felt we didn't do justice to our discussion "Water for Elephants." We began well. But we got distracted by breaking news (i.e. the prosecutor e-mails) and the book club slipped onto a back burner after 2-3 days. I've asked Blog Tech Jeff to create a separate button where we can go to discuss the book of the moment -- something separate from the blog posts. Also, I'd like to know what kind of interaction do you want with the moderator? How long should a discussion last? The Book Club is a good idea. But it needs to be tweaked. (BTW, I read 100 pages of "Deathly Hallows" last night.)

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