Blackout (young adult novel)

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Blackout
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Authors
  • Dhonielle Clayton
  • Tiffany D. Jackson
  • Nic Stone
  • Angie Thomas
  • Ashley Woodfolk
  • Nicola Yoon
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherQuill Tree Books
Publication date
June 22, 2021
Pages256
ISBN978-0063088092

Blackout is a young adult novel written by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon. The book follows six interlinked stories about Black teen love during a power outage in New York City.[1][2] The book was released on June 22, 2021.[3][4][5]

Development and publication[]

Dhonielle Clayton is credited with the initial idea for the book.[6] The authors expressed their desire to write a book about Black love and joy rather than about police brutality.[7][8] The book was announced via Twitter in November 2020.[8] Clayton described the novel as "our love letter to love, to New York City, and to Black teens. Our reminder to them that their stories, their joy, their love are valid and worthy of being spotlighted."[7] Thomas also described the novel as a love letter to Black teens.[9]

The North American rights to the book were secured by HarperCollins after a twelve-way auction.[6] The novel was also acquired by Egmont in the U.K. for six figures.[6][10]

Plot[]

Blackout follows thirteen teenagers in six interlinked stories which celebrate Black love.[7][10][11] After a summer heatwave causes a citywide power outage in New York City, Black teens explore love, friendships, and hidden truths over the course of a single day.[3][6] Among the characters are exes who have to bury their rivalry to walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn for a block party, two boys who get trapped on the subway, and best friends who get stuck in the library.[10]

Adaptations[]

In July 2021, it was announced that the novel would be adapted into a TV series and a film.[12] It will be a project produced for Netflix by Higher Ground Productions and Temple Hill Entertainment.[12] Some of the stories from the novel may end up in the film, while others may appear in the television show.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Blackout: Everything We Know (So Far) About YA's Biggest Book of 2021". Epic Reads. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ Reich, Hannah (March 9, 2021). "Writing Black Lives Matter: Maxine Beneba Clarke and Angie Thomas on their latest books for children and young people". ABC News. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "National Bestselling Authors Team Up To Publish BLACKOUT, A Novel Of Interlinked Stories Of Black Love And Joy". Cision. February 23, 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Cover Revealed for 'Blackout' by Angie Thomas, Nic Stone, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Nicola Yoon". Nerds and Beyond. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Some of YA's Biggest Names Collaborate on "Blackout," a 2021 Release About Black Love". School Library Journal. November 18, 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d Deahl, Rachel (November 20, 2020). "HC Buys YA Novel About Black Love". PublishersWeekly. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Rankin, Seija (November 8, 2021). "Six top YA authors are collaborating on one of 2021's most exciting books". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b Mims, Stone (January 23, 2021). "Bestselling Black female authors team up for romance novel, 'Black Out'". Rolling Out. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  9. ^ Grey, Idris (January 5, 2021). "Q & A with Angie Thomas". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Hackett, Tasmin (November 19, 2020). "Electric Monkey pre-empts collaboration from six YA authors". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  11. ^ Rankin, Seija (January 11, 2021). "The 15 books we can't wait to read in 2021". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b c Goldberg, Lesley (July 12, 2021). "Obamas Readying Film and TV Event 'Blackout' for Netflix". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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