The idea of writing a novel using instant messages came to Susan Van Metre, Amulet’s senior v-p and publisher, after she read an article in the New York Times Magazine about teens’ penchant for communicating via that medium. A new Internet Girls title, yolo, is due in fall 2014.
Rewritten by Myracle, the reissues also feature a fresh cover look, updated cultural references, and a Q&A with the author. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of ttyl, Abrams/Amulet will reissue the three novels on February 18 in revised trade paperback editions that reflect the extensive changes in teens’ online and texting communication over the past decade.
This storytelling device clearly spoke to the IM generation: that novel and subsequent releases in the Internet Girls series, ttfn (2006) and l8r, g8r (2007), have sold more than two million copies worldwide.
In 2004, Lauren Myracle’s ttyl introduced an innovative narrative concept: it was a YA novel written entirely in instant messages.
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