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‘After’ Author Anna Todd Talks Franchise’s 10th Anniversary, Adapting Her Books for Film — and Colleen Hoover’s, Too
"After" author Anna Todd reflects on her popular book series on the 10th anniversary and teases upcoming film adaptations with Colleen Hoover.
When “After” launched on Oct. 21, 2014, Todd was a newcomer to the formal publishing industry and had gotten her start as a Wattpad writer, where she gained a mass following of readers interested in the love saga she penned about Tessa and Hardin. Ten years, five books, 12 million copies sold worldwide, multiple film adaptations and several graphic novels later, and Todd has now moved on from the “After” franchise to other works, including her “Brightest Stars” trilogy and “The Spring Girls.” She’s also launched her own production company, Frayed Pages Media, in that time and struck a deal for her own imprint with Wattpad. And she was like, “I mean, it’s not really normal, but you can try it.” And then it ended up being this pattern of, not every time, but often when they would listen to me in a real way, things would work, and everyone was like, “Oh, it’s great.” And I started getting that rush of like, this is why it’s so fun to create something.
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