Andrea Portes

Andrea Portes is a bestselling American novelist. Her novels include: Hick, Bury This and Anatomy of a Misfit. Portes was born in rural Nebraska, but spent her early years traveling from place to place, living in Illinois, Texas, North Dakota, North Carolina, and even Brazil. Portes went to Lincoln Southeast High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. Portes then attended Bryn Mawr College on a scholarship. She is a graduate of the Class of 1993.[1] She then received her MFA from University of California, San Diego. After graduation, Portes moved to the neighborhood of Echo Park in Los Angeles.

In 2007, Portes published her debut novel Hick,[2] which was an instant best seller.[3] After the book's huge success, the movie adaptation of Hick went into production in 2011.[4] The film, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Alec Baldwin, Eddie Redmayne, Juliette Lewis and Blake Lively premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011.

Portes's second novel, Bury This, was published in January 2014 by Counterpoint Press's imprint Soft Skull Press to critical acclaim.

Her third novel, Anatomy of a Misfit, was published in September 2014 by HarperCollins. In July 2014, the book was optioned in a pre-emptive deal by Paramount Pictures.[5]

In Winter 2015, Portes spy thriller series, LIBERTY, was bought in a three-book deal by HarperCollins. [6]

Her fourth book, THE FALL OF BUTTERFLIES, will be out in Summer 2016, published by HarperCollins

Portes is currently writing her fifth novel, CHEAPSKATE CHARLIE, a work of literary fiction.

References

  1. ↑ Bryn Mawr Alumni News blog, March 12, 2014
  2. ↑ "Hick". Amazon.com.
  3. ↑ "Los Angeles Times Best Sellers". Buena Park Library District.
  4. ↑ "Andrea Portes IMDb". IMDb.
  5. ↑ http://deadline.com/2014/07/ya-novel-anatomy-of-a-misfit-stirs-pre-july-4th-fireworks-798787/
  6. ↑ http://deadline.com/2015/02/liberty-book-deal-andrea-portes-joel-silverman-1201372860/

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