Introducing New Author Allie Larkin and Her Debut Novel ‘Stay’
One of my favorite bloggers to read regularly is the green guru Allie Larkin of Allie’s Answers. Allie has som exciting fiction-related news to share with everyone: she just announced that she has finished her first fiction novel, Stay. Her novel is set to be published in 2010 and is already generating movie potential buzz.
Stay was announced last week by Publishers Marketplace:
“Allie Larkin’s STAY, pitched as in the tradition of Emily Giffin and Claire Cook, the story of a woman whose relationship with a loveable Slovakian German Shepherd helps her recover from heartbreak after the love of her life marries her best friend.”
Publisher Weekly said:
“Allie Larkin’s debut novel, about a woman who nurtures a broken heart and survives her failed marriage with the help of a lovable German shepherd, was preempted in the mid five figures. … [It's being pitched] as a “broad romantic comedy” in the spirit of My Best Friend’s Wedding meets Must Love Dogs.”
On her personal blog, Incidents and Accidents, Allie spoke of her novel:
“Yeah, that’s me. That’s my book. And I feel like the luckiest girl in the whole wide world right now, for getting to work with my awesome agent and amazing editor on this book. I love my main character so much, and I’m thrilled that she’s in such good hands.”
Start reading one or both of her blogs now while you await the arrival of Stay. Then, when she becomes a New York Times Bestseller, you can say “I knew her (on the internet) when …”
Congrats, Allie!
February 20th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
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