Ellen Hopkins fans have a lot to be excited about.
Fallout, the final book in a free verse trilogy that includes Crank (2004) and Glass (2007), comes out tomorrow. (Crank is about a girl’s life spinning out of control after she becomes addicted to crystal meth, and was inspired by Hopkins’ daughter’s experience. Glass continues Kristina’s story, and Fallout is told from the point of view of her children.)
And now Hopkins will write her first adult novel, called Triangles. According to Publisher’s Marketplace, it’s about “the dark side of love and friendship for three women at mid-life, as they face infidelity, the trials of parenting adolescents, and turning forty.”
The novel will be published by Atria, and Hopkins has tweeted that it will likely come out in the fall of 2011.
I wonder if Triangles will be told in free verse, which is a trademark of the author. This writing style was praised in BookPage’s review of Tricks, in 2009: “Hopkins is a fine practitioner of the free-verse novel; her voices are distinct and put readers directly into the minds and hearts of her characters.”
Are you a fan of Hopkins’ teen books? Will you look for Triangles?
Hey Eliza…. TRIANGLES will, indeed be in verse. And I plan a companion YA, which will be a 2012 book. Seems adults want to know how their teens think and teens want to know just WTF their parents are thinking… so writing from the opposing viewpoints will be fun. And I hope readers enjoy the companion books as well. Thanks for sharing the news!
Ummm…..with perfect are you going deeper into vannessa’s story? cause i about cried when her and the gay guys story ended.
that was my favorite book ever. Impulse is amazing. CANT WAIT TO READ TRIANGLES! just finished Fallout, god that was riviting.
i really want another book to go with burned, my favorite of the books
There is a sequel to Burned, called Smoke coming out in 2013.
I know you’re busy but whenever you have chance i think Tricks needs a sequel too i was dissappointed w/ how the charcter’s stories were left off i really just want to know what happened w/ Eden and Ginger.
Ellen hopkins is my favorite author. I always liked reading but kinda slowed down as I got older. But when I read crank I just got addicted. I now own all her books so far and I’m anxiously waiting for more.
Okay, so, I just have to say, this is the only author or person relatively famous that I have actually been honored just to know her name. Amazing. I will never be so dedicated to another author. I am 17, but I just fanned myself when I found out about her future books. Sad? Yes. But I dont care :p