She may be interview-shy, but she couldn’t resist the call of Oprah. J.K. Rowling will sit down with the media mogul on Friday. The AP reports that Oprah will ask if there will be another Harry Potter book; a pretty transparent bid to get people to tune in.

A new trailer for the next in the HP movie franchise was released last week (check it out in HD on the official web site). If you’re wondering about future Harry Potters, perhaps the tagline is a clue — “It All Ends Here.”

The movie arrives Nov. 19th.

After a few slow weeks, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are back to featuring an array of authors, as well as a movie based on a book.

Monday

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Stewart returns the favor of appearing on O’Reilly’s show to promote his book, Earth (The Book). That outing did not produce the sparks of Stewart’s earlier appearances on “The No Spin Zone.” Perhaps the Daily Show set will bring on the heat.

Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama Bill O’Reilly Retail Price: $27.99 Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: William Morrow – (2010-09-01) ISBN / EAN: 0061950718 / 9780061950711

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Tuesday

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream Arianna Huffington Retail Price: $23.99 Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Crown – (2010-09-07) ISBN / EAN: 0307719820 / 9780307719829

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Wednesday

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

The Crisis Caravan: What’s Wrong with Humanitarian Aid? Linda Polman Retail Price: $24.00 Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Metropolitan Books – (2010-09-14) ISBN / EAN: 0805092900 / 9780805092905

The Colbert Report

One of the first books by an Obama administration insider, The Wall Street Journal says Overhaul its “Cutting, detailed presentation often makes the reader feel like he’s sitting at the table, feeling the tension, wincing at the profanity and taking in the scent of fast food breakfast sandwiches. There’s also a good chance the book will make readers angry.”

Overhaul: An Insider’s Account of the Obama Administration’s Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry Steven Rattner Retail Price: $27.00 Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade – (2010-09-20) ISBN / EAN: 0547443218 / 9780547443218

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Thursday

Both Stewart and Colbert will feature the movie, The Social Network; Stewart with star Justin Timberlake and Colbert with the movie’s screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin. Opening this Friday, it is already a hit with critics and is based on The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich (Doubleday, 2009). On their cover last week, New York magazine dubbed it “The Movie Facebook Doesn’t Want You to See.”

Official Web Site: TheSocialNetwork-Movie

Tie-in:

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal Ben Mezrich Retail Price: $15.95 Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Anchor – (2010-09-28) ISBN / EAN: 0307740986 / 9780307740984

As a result of her appearance on Oprah yesterday, Ingrid Betancourt’s memoir of her six years in captivity in the Colombian jungles, Even Silence Has an End, rose to #5 on Amazon.

You can see why in this series of excerpts from the show on the Oprah site.

Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle Ingrid Betancourt Retail Price: $29.95 Hardcover: 544 pages Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The – (2010-09-21) ISBN / EAN: 1594202656 / 9781594202650

Spanish language edition: No Hay Silencio Que No Termine;  9781616052430; Publisher: Aguilar; 9/21/2010; Pbk $19.99

Ingrid Betancourt, a Colombian politician, survived 6 horrific years held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Today, she appears on the Oprah show as “The Bravest Mom in the World.”

Her book about her ordeal, Even Silence Has an End, was reviewed in the New York Times on Monday.

Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle Ingrid Betancourt Retail Price: $29.95 Hardcover: 544 pages Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The – (2010-09-21) ISBN / EAN: 1594202656 / 9781594202650

Spanish language edition: No Hay Silencio Que No Termine;  9781616052430; Publisher: Aguilar; 9/21/2010; Pbk $19.99

Jon Stewart is not only going to appear on the O’Reilly Factor on Wednesday night to promote Earth (The Book), he will also be on Oprah tomorrow.

And, today, Oprah will feature the first of two segments on a documentary about America’s schools, Waiting for ‘Superman. An excerpt from the tie-in book will be featured on Oprah.com

Waiting for “SUPERMAN”: How We Can Save America’s Failing Public Schools Participant Media Retail Price: $15.95 Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: PublicAffairs – (2010-09-14) ISBN / EAN: 1586489275 / 9781586489274

HBO’s heavily-promoted addition to the New Jersey canon, Boardwalk Empire, began last night, sending the tie-in to #166 on Amazon sales rankings, from #366 the day before. The series continues for 12 more episodes, ending Dec. 12.

The book is an academic history, written by a NJ judge; the movie is “inspired by the book,” but is definitely fiction, even changing the name of the main character. Those who turn to the book, expecting the blood fest of the TV series will be disappointed.

Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City Nelson Johnson Retail Price: $16.95 Paperback: 312 pages Publisher: Plexus Publishing, Inc. – (2010-09-01) ISBN / EAN: 0966674863 / 9780966674866

Brilliance Audio; Read by Joe Mantegna; audio sample

This week, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert feature just one author each; both are on tonight.

Colbert  talks with Sam Wilentz and his new book on Bob Dylan; it’s fared much better with the consumer press than it did with the prepub review sources.

Bob Dylan In America Sean Wilentz Retail Price: $28.95 Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Doubleday – (2010-09-07) ISBN / EAN: 0385529880 / 9780385529884

Audio; Books on Tape; UNABR; 6 CD’s; 9780307714978; $40

While Stewart sits down with Britain’s former prime minister.

A Journey: My Political Life Tony Blair Retail Price: $35.00 Hardcover: 720 pages Publisher: Knopf – (2010-09-02) ISBN / EAN: 0307269833 / 9780307269836

Fans of George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series have been eagerly awaiting HBO’s series based on the first book, A Game of Thrones. A new trailer and a “making of “video were featured before the season finale of True Blood last night.

The series will begin in the spring of 2011.

Behind the Scenes:

It can now be quantified; an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart does more for a book’s sales than a review in the NYT Book Review.

The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic by Robert L. O’Connell, Random House is reviewed in the Sunday NYT BR; it rose to #106. on Amazon sales rankings.

The author appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on 7/30. The book  rose to #36 and went on to appear on the next NYT Hardcover Nonfiction list at #32.

With that in mind, below are the authors scheduled for this week:

Tuesday (today)

Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn’s book is at #539 on Amazon, well ahead of Runway judge Nina Garcia’s Look Book: What to Wear for Every Occasion (Hyperion, 8/10/10), at #1,426. It’s likely to pull even further ahead after this appearance.

Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work Tim Gunn Retail Price: $23.99 Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Gallery – (2010-09-07) ISBN / EAN: 1439176566 / 9781439176566

Thursday

Meghan Mccain continues her media blitz for her new book (she even competed on NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me this weekend). Still, the book is at a not-very-impressive #1,274 on Amazon. We’ll check in after her Daily Show appearance to see how much it moves the needle.

Dirty Sexy Politics Meghan Mccain Retail Price: $23.99 Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Hyperion – (2010-08-31) ISBN / EAN: 1401323774 / 9781401323776

No authors are scheduled to appear on the Colbert Report this week.

HBO has its book-based vampire series (True Blood). The CW has its YA-book-based vampire series (Vampire Diaries; new season begins 9/9).

And, now for something completely different, on Halloween, AMC is launching The Walking Dead, a series about flesh-eating zombies. Hotly anticipated by comics fans, it’s based on the Robert Kirkman series. The first trailer has just appeared online.

Don’t watch it on an empty stomach.

The series is available in five hardcover compilations:

The Walking Dead, Book 1 Robert Kirkman Retail Price: $29.99 Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Image Comics – (2006-07-19) ISBN / EAN: 1582406197 / 9781582406190

Book Two: 978-1582406985
Book Three: 9781582408255
Book Four: 9781607060000
Book Five: 9781607061717

Last night, Stephen Colbert grilled journalist Leslie Kean about her ten-year investigation into UFO’s. The book rose to #92 on Amazon sales rankings.

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UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record Leslie Kean Retail Price: $25.99 Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Crown – (2010-08-10) ISBN / EAN: 0307716848 / 9780307716842

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On Wednesday, Colbert interviews author Heidi Cullen on climate change.

The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet Heidi Cullen Retail Price: $25.99 Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Harper – (2010-08-01) ISBN / EAN: 0061726885 / 9780061726880

Stephen Colbert continues his streak of interviewing authors. The Daily Show, unusually, has no authors on the schedule this week.

Monday

A journalist’s ten-year investigation into UFO’s.

UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record Leslie Kean Retail Price: $25.99 Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Crown – (2010-08-10) ISBN / EAN: 0307716848 / 9780307716842

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Wednesday

The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet Heidi Cullen Retail Price: $25.99 Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Harper – (2010-08-01) ISBN / EAN: 0061726885 / 9780061726880

Last night, Stephen Colbert used his stunned-conservative persona to good effect to discuss the issues raised by John Krakauer in his book Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman.

The trade paperback is out now. A documentary, The Tillman Story (not based on Krakauer’s book) releases on 8/20.

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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman Jon Krakauer Retail Price: $15.95 Paperback: 480 pages Publisher: Anchor – (2010-07-27) ISBN / EAN: 030738604X / 9780307386045

It should be a hot week on Comedy Central as Jon Stewart wrestles with Dick Armey about the Tea Party, we learn about a devastating heat wave in NYC (in 1896), and Colbert talks to Thomas French about Zoo Story, which has received admiring attention in several places, including Salon and People magazine and is showing significant holds in some libraries. Also, John Krakauer joins Colbert to talk about his book on Pat Tillman, the former NFL player who was killed by “friendly fire” in Iraq, which is just out in paperback. The documentary, The Tillman Story (not based on Krakauer’s book) releases on 8/20.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Give us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto Dick Armey, Matt Kibbe Retail Price: $19.99 Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: William Morrow – (2010-08-17) ISBN / EAN: 0062015877 / 9780062015877

HarperAudio; 9780062027139; $34.95
Larger Print; HarperLuxe; ISBN: 9780062018175; $19.99

Wednesday

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt Edward P. Kohn Retail Price: $27.95 Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Basic Books – (2010-07-27) ISBN / EAN: 0465013368 / 9780465013364

The Colbert Report

Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives Thomas French Retail Price: $24.99 Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Hyperion – (2010-07-06) ISBN / EAN: 1401323464 / 9781401323462

Tantor Audio; Read by John Allen Nelson; UNABR; On Sale Date: 07/31/2010

Trade 9781400118830 9 Audio CDs $34.99
Library 9781400148837 9 Audio CDs $83.99
MP3 9781400168835 1 MP3-CD $24.99

Thursday

The Colbert Report

Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman Jon Krakauer Retail Price: $15.95 Paperback: 480 pages Publisher: Anchor – (2010-07-27) ISBN / EAN: 030738604X / 9780307386045

Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Olive Kitteridge, may become an HBO series.

According to the movie news site, Deadline, Frances McDormand will produce and play the lead, if the script is accepted.

McDormand is also working on a large screen adaptation of Laura Lippman’s Every Secret Thing, with Diane Lane in the lead role. Lippman’s new book, I’d Know You Anywhere, is coming out next week.