Last week the Penguin Young Readers Group imprint laid down a seven-figure advance for three books from debut* novelist Ally Condie, in a heated auction featuring seven other houses.
Her first book, Matched, is a dystopian novel that Dutton [Children’s Books] likens to Brave New World and The Handmaid’s Tale. In the novel, a 17-year-old girl, who has waited her entire life to be told by a group known as “the Society” who her soul mate is, has her world upended when she discovers she’s in love with someone other than the group’s pick.
*NB. Ally Condie has published several books already but this may be her debut for Penguin.
Jesus Christ, SEVEN FIGURES?!?! For a debut novelist?! This must be one hell of a book. I'll have to keep my eye out for more info about it. Thanks for the info!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up! This must be awesome or groundbreaking. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
ReplyDeleteAmazing. And she is not a debut novelist. This will be her sixth published book.
ReplyDeleteI think they said the debut thing because her other novels were published at a regional press?
ReplyDeleteGo Ally!
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