She had an early start-she published her first novel at the age of 19 and had sold an additional four books before graduating college-and has worked steadily ever since. “ The Inheritance Games was my 21st book,” she said. It’s not unheard of for an established author to experience a breakout hit, but it took Barnes a bit by surprise. The cover is revealed here for the first time in a PW exclusive. Hot on those heels, LBYR has announced the sequel, The Hawthorne Legacy, due out this September. Sony Pictures TV and Josh Berman’s Osprey Productions secured rights to the book (and its sequel), developing the project for Amazon. Buzz had been building around the story of a teen girl who is named heir to the fortune of a billionaire she’s never heard of, and by mid-month, the book had landed on the YA Hardcover New York Times bestseller list-a career-first achievement for Barnes. She had been through it many times before, having already published 20 novels as the September pub date for her twisty and suspenseful YA series-starter The Inheritance Games (Little, Brown) approached. Author Jennifer Lynn Barnes is well familiar with the excitement that comes with the launch of a new book.
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