Chris Colfer isn’t just another pretty gay face: His new children’s book, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell is set to land on top of The New York Times’ children’s best-seller list on Aug. 4, according to a tweet from the actor-writer.
“#TheLandOfStories is debuting at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller’s list!!!” tweeted Colfer, who also penned the screenplay for the teen comedy Struck by Lightening. “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine this. Thank you!!!”
The story, Colfer’s first foray into kid’s lit, is about Alex and her twin brother Conner, who travel to the land of fairy tales and encounter an assortment of witches, trolls and magic creatures. (Very on target with Grimm and Once Upon a Time on TV and Maleficent coming to the big screen.)
Did Land of Stories get a boost because of Colfer’s TV fame? Sure, but so what? If Madonna, Laura Bush and LeAnn Rimes can write children’s books, so can Kurt Hummel.
How about we take this to the next level?
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Ted B. (Charging Rhino)
He’s become the Noel Coward of our times…
Daez
The amount of effort it takes to write a children’s book is small. The amount of effort it takes to write a GOOD children’s book is huge. Sales have absolutely nothing to do with determining a good children’s book. I’m not saying this book is not good, but lets see if it manages to earn at least an honorable mention at the various literature rewards for children’s literature.
NateB79
@Daez: Exactly.
Bob
Hey Daez, link the books you’ve written at Amazon here so we can check out your work since you’re an expert. Colfer’s “childeren” book is not some 12 page ditty. It’s a 440 page novel. He is debuting at Number One on The NY Times Bestsellers List. A simple congratulations would have sufficed.
Kiera
@Bob: Exactly.
Pathetic
Wow, what’s with the b1tchy comments? Why can’t you be proud that this young gay man is successful? This is why the gay community is a mess – because there is no real community. Gays don’t want to stick together and be supportive of eachother, they just want to tear everyone apart. Sad.
Geoff B
@Pathetic: Exactly
londonbridge
Unfortunately this how it is. One day we may know different.
Chuck
Chris, love ya, but at this point, you’re just making the rest of us look like lazy slobs. Enough already.
Tackle
@Pathetic: Agree… sad but true.
DJ
Agreed Daez.