I’m excited to reveal the news about next novel, my YA debut! IMAGINARY GIRLS is the story of two sisters, their strong bond, and the dead body that threatens to break it. It’s due out from Dutton in hardcover tentatively in Summer 2011 and a second YA novel will follow a year later.
I was honored and thrilled that Dutton announced the novel in Publishers Weekly. Here’s the announcement:
Dutton Kids Gets ‘Imaginary’
Prevailing over five other houses at auction, Julie Strauss-Gabel at Dutton Children’s won North American rights to Nova Ren Suma’s YA debut, Imaginary Girls. The novel, which is tentatively slated for summer 2011, features various spooky elements—Penguin called it “reminiscent of Shirley Jackson’s supernatural family dramas”—and follows two sisters, one of whom is shunned by their town after discovering a dead body in the local reservoir. Suma, a grad of Columbia’s M.F.A. program, has ghost-written more than 17 books and has been published in various literary journals. Michael Bourret of Dystel & Goderich brokered the deal.
For the true story of how this novel came to be, and all the struggles and re-starts that went into it, check out this blog post.
I’ll update this website with any more news as soon as I can!