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Metabook And Penguin Random House UK Announce Deal For New Wally Lamb NovelNEW YORK and LONDON, Sept. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --Metabook and Penguin Random House UK announced today a deal for I'll Take You There, the new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb. Susan Sandon, managing director of Cornerstone, Penguin Random House, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights excluding Canada to I'll Take You There from Metabook for Cornerstone's Hutchinson imprint. Metabook will publish the novel worldwide exclusively as a multimedia app for iPad and iPhone on November 20, 2016. In addition to the full text of the novel, the I'll Take You There Metabook will include a full-cast audio dramatization of the book, an original soundtrack, short films, 360° galleries, shareable images and more. Hutchinson will release the book in hardcover and export trade paperback on November 22, 2016, with an Arrow paperback to follow in 2017. "We are excited to be partnering with Hutchinson on this title," said Christian Alfonsi, president and CEO of Metabook. "Hutchinson's proven success with some of the world's best-loved authors makes them a welcome addition to our distinguished group of publishing partners worldwide." "As his millions of adoring American readers can attest, Wally Lamb has an incredible gift for getting inside the minds of his heroines and revealing them in all their complexity," said Susan Sandon. "I am delighted to welcome him and I'll Take You There to Hutchinson and glad that readers here will now have the opportunityto discover this affecting new novel." Against a kaleidoscopic convergence of Hollywood iconography and one family's shared secrets, I'll Take You There tells a deeply evocative, generations-spanning story of one man's life—and of the remarkable women who impacted it. Lamb's stunning new novel stands as a testament to the power of family, the resilience of love, and the enduring magic of movies. ABOUT WALLY LAMB ABOUT METABOOK ABOUT HUTCHINSON To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metabook-and-penguin-random-house-uk-announce-deal-for-new-wally-lamb-novel-300323296.html SOURCE Metabook |