I am so excited for my friend, Aimee L. Salter. Her book has been acquired by Alloy Entertainment as part of their new digital first imprint.
Here's all the goss!
The Media Release:
Today, Amazon
Publishing and Alloy Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Television
Group, announced a digital-first imprint that will focus on young adult, new
adult and commercial fiction.
The new imprint, named Alloy Entertainment, will be
part of Amazon Publishing’s Powered by Amazon program. Powered by Amazon
enables publishers and authors to leverage Amazon’s global distribution and
personalized, targeted marketing reach.
Alloy Entertainment, a division of the Warner Bros. Television Group,
develops and produces original novels, television series and feature
films. All titles in the new Alloy
imprint will have the advantage of being part of group that aggressively
supports and promotes its properties.
In fact, more than 75 of AE’s books have been on The New York Times bestseller list, including The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl, Sisterhood of
the Traveling Pants, The Luxe, Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line,
and The 100.
Every Ugly Word will be one of the first of three titles to be
released under the newly launched imprint.
Alloy
Entertainment will also look for opportunities to develop acquired titles as
television series, feature films, and digital entertainment.
Every Ugly Word follows
17 year
old Ashley who is relentlessly bullied at her high
She
seeks help by looking to her future self, “Older Me” who supports her through
it all and teaches her to love herself. But is she really seeking “Older Me” or
is she looking within herself for the answers?
When
Ashley looks in the mirror she can see and talk to her future self. “Older Me”
has been her support system through her relentless tormentor’s bullying, her
unstable mother at home, and her forlorn love for her longtime best friend. But
when Ashley discovers “Older Me’s” betrayal, she is targeted in the worst way
and impends her last chance with Matt. She’s done with hearing every ugly word.
About the Author
Aimee L. Salter
writes novels for teens and the occasional adult who, like herself, is still in
touch with their inner-high schooler. She never stopped appreciating those
moments in the dark when you say what you're really thinking. And she'll always
ask you about the things you wish she wouldn't ask you about.
About
Alloy Entertainment
Alloy Entertainment, a division of the Warner Bros. Television Group,
develops and produces original novels, television series and feature films.
More than 75 of AE’s books have been on The New York Times bestseller list,
including The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl, Sisterhood of
the Traveling Pants, The Luxe, Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line, and
The 100. AE has successfully adapted several of its properties into hit
television shows for broadcast across multiple networks, including The CW, ABC,
ABC Family and Nickelodeon. Current Alloy Entertainment television series
include Pretty Little Liars, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and The 100. AE
feature films include Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1 & 2, Sex Drive
and The Clique, with several additional projects currently in development
including Sisterhood Everlasting, The Merciless and The Brokenhearted.
About
Amazon.com
Amazon opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is
guided by three principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus,
passion for invention, and long-term thinking.
Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime,
Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire
tablets, and Fire TV are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon.
Advance
Praise for Every Ugly Word
"Original.
Authentic. Heart-breaking....Officially one of my favorites!"
-- Cora Carmack, New York Times Bestselling
author of Losing It.
"A
gripping story about a teen facing her demons with twists you won't see coming, Every Ugly Word is a chilling and heartbreaking debut
with raw emotion searing every page. I couldn't put it down."
-- Katie
Sise, author of The Boyfriend
App.
"Every Ugly Word is a punch to the gut from chapter one. The tension and mystery build through every page to an inevitable showdown that left me breathless. With a splintered protagonist you can't help but root for, you'll battle through the worst of humanity's ugliness to emerge at the end dirty and broken and full of hope."
"Every Ugly Word is a punch to the gut from chapter one. The tension and mystery build through every page to an inevitable showdown that left me breathless. With a splintered protagonist you can't help but root for, you'll battle through the worst of humanity's ugliness to emerge at the end dirty and broken and full of hope."
-- Mary Elizabeth Summer, author of Trust Me,
I'm Lying.
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